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Here in the Midwest, you know it's a party when there are tortilla pinwheels. You'll find them next to the Crock Pot Little Smokies and Ham Pickle Roll Ups.
Tortilla pinwheels are my favorite thing to make for parties. They look pretty, are easy to make, travel well, and EVERYONE LOVES THEM! And as added bonus, I get to eat the uneven ends when I slice them up :).
I reached out to the top bloggers across the interwebs and asked for their very best tortilla pinwheel recipes. And you're going to love all of them.
With flavors like taco, BLT, jalapeno popper, Mediterranean, Boursin roast beef, ham and cheese, veggie, and more, you're sure to find just the right game day appetizer, holiday party finger food, easy lunch, or after-school snack.
I honestly don't know how you'll choose which ones to make!
The 25 Best Tortilla Pinwheel Recipes
These are hands-down, the 25 most delicious tortilla pinwheel recipes out there. Perfect for entertaining, make-ahead lunches, or a last-minute snack.
Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels
These rainbow Veggie Pinwheels are made from yellow and red bell peppers, carrots, spinach, purple cabbage, shredded chicken, and ranch flavored cream cheese rolled up in a spinach tortilla wrap. Delicious and easy lunch for work or back to school.
Mexican Tortilla Rollups
Mexican Tortilla Rollups are an easy make-ahead appetizer made from cream cheese, green chilies, black olives, cheddar cheese, and spices in a flour tortilla. Perfect no-cook taco roll recipe for parties or Taco Tuesday!
Smoked Turkey Pinwheels
Delicious Smoked Turkey Pinwheels are a perfect party appetizer, light lunch, or game day snack. They are easy to make with fresh herb cream cheese, slices of turkey, baby spinach, and shredded cheddar cheese for the win!
Vegan Pinwheels
Savory Vegan Pinwheels are filled with a rainbow of fresh vegetables and a delicious, easy to make chickpea spread. Serve this easy pinwheel recipe as appetizers at your next get-together or potluck, or for an easy lunch or afternoon snack.
Boursin Roast Beef Pinwheels
Boursin Roast Beef Pinwheels are a simple yet elevated party appetizer you can prepare with just ten minutes of prep time. Filled with delicious flavors of creamy herb cheese, roast beef, roasted red pepper, red onion, and fresh greens you won’t be able to stop after just one of these rich and savory tortilla roll-ups.
Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Pinwheels
Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Pinwheels feature fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, crisp crumbled bacon, and romaine lettuce rolled up in soft flour tortillas. This delicious recipe is a perfect finger food, lunch, or snack!
Italian Pepperoni Rollups
Italian Pepperoni Rollups are the perfect pinwheels for pizza lovers everywhere. All your favorite pizza toppings and garlic cream cheese rolled up in large tortillas make an ideal lunch, appetizer, or snack.
Salami Pinwheels
Salami Pinwheels with dill pickle relish are easy to make with just four simple ingredients! Great recipe for a fun and tasty snack, lunch, or party food.
Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels
If you're a fan of buffalo wings, you'll love Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels. Tortilla wraps rolled up with a creamy buffalo chicken salad have all the flavors of hot wings with tender chicken, hot sauce, celery, and blue cheese. Great way to use up leftover chicken and perfect party appetizer, Super Bowl snack, and holiday finger food.
Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
Need a quick and delicious appetizer or snack? Make easy ham and cheese pinwheels! These cream cheese pinwheels are made with simple ingredients: deli ham, cheddar cheese, and cream cheese spiked with ranch seasoning mix all rolled up in regular or whole wheat tortillas.
Tortilla Wrapped Cream Cheese Pinwheels
Chicken fiesta cream cheese roll ups are a quick appetizer you can make with rotisserie chicken, taco seasoning, shredded Mexican cheese blend, green onion, diced tomatoes, cream cheese, and burrito size tortillas. The best part about this recipe is you can customize it with your favorite flavors.
Pinwheel Sandwiches
Quick and easy Club-style Pinwheel Sandwiches are the best appetizer to bring to parties and BBQs or to take along for lunch. They're filled with fresh sliced tomatoes, lettuce leaves, your favorite cheese and deli meat, bacon bits, and a delicious mixture of cream cheese, mayo, and ranch dressing mix.
Baked Jalapeno Popper Roll-Ups
Baked Jalapeno Popper Roll-Ups are a favorite bite-size tortilla pinwheel filled with everything you love about a classic popper: creamy cheese, fresh jalapenos, and crispy bacon. You can make these roll-ups for a quick snack or a tasty party appetizer everyone will love.
Mediterranean Pinwheels
Mediterranean Pinwheels are a delicious finger food and easy party appetizer! These Mediterranean-inspired snacks feature wholesome ingredients like creamy hummus, arugula, thin slices of cucumber, red onion and Peppadew peppers, and feta cheese rolled up into a healthy pinwheel sandwich.
Pizza Pinwheels
These fun Pizza Pinwheels are a kid-approved back to school lunch or easy weeknight dinner. These tortilla pinwheel sandwiches are easy to make with mini pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, and cream cheese wrapped in flour tortillas.
Mexican Street Corn Pinwheel Appetizers
Mexican Street Corn Pinwheels are so easy to make with charred corn, jalapeno, fresh lime, chili powder, Cotija cheese, and a tangy mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, and mayo. A delicious and easy appetizer to bring to your next gathering or special occasion. Just be sure to bring plenty -- they go fast!
Easy Cheeseburger Pinwheels
Cheeseburger Pinwheels are a quick lunch with all the flavors of a cheeseburger with lettuce and tomatoes. Fun recipe even picky eaters will love and a great way to use up leftover ground beef!
Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pinwheels [VIDEO]
Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pinwheels are the ultimate party appetizers that you can put together in less than 20 minutes. Loaded with bacon, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and ranch, these chicken pinwheels are packed with flavor, and guaranteed to be your favorite appetizer.
Turkey Pinwheels
Turkey Pinwheels with spinach are a tasty way to change up your lunch routine, and super easy to make! Perfect for parties and easy to customize with different ingredients to create your favorite flavors.
Creamy Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels with Roasted Red Peppers
Creamy Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels are so easy to make with roasted red peppers, black olives, cabbage, and ranch cream cheese. Delicious no-cook appetizers, perfect for summer potlucks!
Mexican Tortilla Pinwheels
Mexican Tortilla Pinwheels are always the hit of the party. Made with two types of cheese, black beans, and colorful veggies all rolled up inside tortillas and cut into rounds, they're the perfect stress-free entertaining recipe, or make-ahead snack!
Chicken Cranberry Salad Pinwheel Sandwiches
Chicken Cranberry Salad Pinwheel Sandwiches are filled with chicken, almonds, dried cranberries, green onions, and feta, rolled up in spinach tortillas. A festive appetizer for holiday parties that tastes even better than they look.
Easy Sandwich Pinwheels
Sandwich Pinwheels are super easy to make with deli turkey, pepperoni, crisp lettuce, and herb cream cheese in flour tortillas. Perfect packable lunch for picnics and back to school and delicious appetizer for entertaining and game day.
Turkey Pesto Pinwheels with Smoked Provolone
Pesto Turkey Pinwheels are loaded with smoked provolone cheese and turkey wrapped in a pesto cream mixture. Perfect recipe for a simple lunch, party platter, or snack that will have you coming back for more
Holiday Tortilla Pinwheels (A Festive Party Snack!)
These pretty Holiday Tortilla Pinwheels will add a festive touch to your
next holiday gathering. A rich and creamy feta and cream cheese
mixture, deli ham, and tart-sweet dried cranberries make them unique and
totally delicious!
How to Make Pinwheel Sandwiches
Making tortilla party pinwheels is fun and easy to do! And the best part is you can come up with a million creative ideas by mixing and matching all your favorite ingredients.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
Chose your fillings
When selecting what you’re going to roll up into your tortilla, look for ingredients that don't have too much moisture. Anything with too high of a water content can lead to soggy pinwheels.
- Meat & beans: rotisserie chicken, deli meat slices, pepperoni, canned tuna, leftover turkey or ham, any type of canned beans
- Shredded cheese, cheese slices, or cheese crumbles
- Crunchy fruit and veggies. Stick to firm fruits and vegetables. Anything too moist and juicy can make the pinwheels soggy.
- Crisp greens like romaine, kale, spinach, or green leaf lettuce
- Dried fruit for chewy sweetness
- Nuts and seeds for crunch
Pick the cream cheese stir-ins
A savory cream cheese spread adds delicious flavor and when chilled, firms up to hold the rolls together. Combine cream cheese with herbs, spices, and other flavor enhancers, or use plain cream cheese to let the flavor of the fillings shine.
- Creamy condiments: mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, creamy dressing, Greek yogurt
- Fresh or dried herbs, spices, red pepper flakes, dry ranch mix, salsa, pesto
- Flavor enhancers like green onions, green chiles, jalapenos, olives, pimentos, roasted red peppers
Select a wrap
Extra large flour tortillas work well for pinwheels because you can cut each one into 8-10 slices.
Choose from flour tortillas, whole wheat tortillas, or flavored tortillas like spinach herb, sun-dried tomato, or jalapeno cheddar. You can also use lavash or thin flatbread.
How to Assemble Pinwheels
Step 1: Mix softened cream cheese with herbs and spices, flavorings, or creamy condiments.
Stir shredded or chopped meat, chopped vegetables, and shredded or crumbled cheese into the cream cheese mixture.
Step 2: Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over 10-inch flour tortillas, to within about a half-inch of the sides.
Layer thin-sliced toppings like meat and cheese, lettuce, and other large pieces over the cream cheese mixture.
Step 3: Roll the tortillas into a tight roll. Wrap them in plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator for several hours to let the cream cheese firm up. Keep them wrapped until you're ready to serve, up to 24 hours.
Step 4: Before serving, use a sharp serrated knife to gently cut the tortilla roll into 8-10 slices. Use a sawing motion to keep from flattening the roll.
If desired, serve with your favorite dipping sauces.
Expert Tips
- Use a block of cream cheese. It's firmer than cream cheese in a tub.
- Softened cream cheese is much easier to mix and spread. To soften, let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Resist the temptation to overfill the tortillas. A thin layer of filling will make it easier to wrap the tortilla into a tight roll.
- Wrap the tortilla rolls in plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator to firm up for at least a few hours, up to 24 hours.
- To keep the rolls from flattening, use a sharp serrated knife and a sawing motion to gently slice the rolls into pinwheels.
FAQs
You can wrap pinwheels with tortillas, thin flatbread, or lavash.
Yes, you can make tortilla pinwheels a day in advance. Keep the tortilla rolls tightly wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator overnight, then slice them the next day.
To keep tortilla pinwheels from getting soggy, limit the moisture in the filling ingredients. Fresh fruits and vegetables with high water content can release water and add moisture to the filling.
If you are making the tortilla roll ups in advance, keep the tortilla rolls wrapped in plastic until it is time to serve them. Then unwrap the plastic, slice, and serve.
Yes, refrigerating the tortilla rolls before cutting them allows the softened cream cheese to firm up again so the pinwheels will hold together when you slice them.
Cream cheese tortilla pinwheels are best served within 24 hours. Store leftover cream cheese roll ups tightly wrapped in plastic or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Chicken Cranberry Tortilla Pinwheels Recipe
This recipe for Chicken Cranberry Pinwheels is one of my favorites. They're easy to stir together, the sweet and savory flavor combo is out of this world, and the almonds add such a lovely crunch.
Best Tortilla Pinwheel Recipes: Chicken Cranberry Salad Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese in a block, not a tub
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- 4 sliced green onions
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 3 10-inch tortillas
Instructions
- Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, and Dijon mustard together with a hand mixer.
- Add the chicken, almonds, cranberries, green onions, and feta cheese. Stir until combined.
- Spread the mixture onto a tortilla, leaving a ½ inch border along the sides and top.
- Tightly roll up the tortilla.
- Repeat with the remaining chicken salad and tortillas.
- Tightly wrap the tortilla rolls in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the rolled up tortillas for several hours to allow the filling to become firm.
- Remove the plastic wrap and slice the tortillas with a serrated knife into pinwheel sandwiches.
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Marisa, thank you so much for letting me know that the recipe on the linked page has changed. I have replaced it with a different Mexican pinwheel recipe. If you scroll down to the comments on the previous link, she shares the taco pinwheel recipe there. Here's the link: https://fantabulosity.com/easy-party-appetizer-taco-pinwheels/ Thanks again! Cara