Pizza Pinwheels for Back to School or A Busy Weeknight Dinner

These pizza pinwheels are as fun to make as they are to eat. Whether for a back to school lunch idea or a weeknight dinner, these pinwheel sandwiches are easy!

Kid-Approved Food: Pinwheel Recipes 

We are all about easy food here on Ruffles and Rain Boots. Kids and adults both love fun food, and pinwheel sandwiches, pinwheel appetizers, and basically, anything wrapped to look like a pinwheel qualifies!

In addition to these fun pizza pinwheels, we’ve also shared a family-favorite: ham and cheese pinwheels. They are so much fun to make and the kids love getting involved.

But we are making a fun way to serve pizza with these pepperoni pinwheels and cheese pizza pinwheels. How much fun are these?!

Gather your ingredients…

Easy Pizza Pinwheels Ingredients

This is an easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy kind of recipe, friends. Get the kids in the kitchen and let them help with these fun pinwheel pizzas.

• 8 flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 8 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature works best)
• 4-5 ounces of mini pepperoni (it’s okay if you eat some…)
• parsley

How to Make Pizza Pinwheels

Note: you can bake them for a few minutes before rolling, just enough to melt the cheese slightly. If you do this, remove the flat pizzas, roll tightly in a clean dish towel, and leave until they cool a bit. Then slice and serve.

Yield: 8 servings

Pizza Pinwheels

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Don't miss out on these kid-approved pizza pinwheels for a fun lunch or dinner.

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 8 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature works best)
• 4-5 ounces of mini pepperoni (it’s okay if you eat some…)
• parsley

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese and pizza sauce together. Have a taste. It’s good.
2. Spread a thin layer of the mixture over each tortilla.
3. Sprinkle cheese, then parsley on each tortilla.
4. Distribute mini pepperoni (or leave one just cheese) over the tortillas. Have a snack on one, two, or ten. :)
5. Gently roll each tortilla, trying to get it pretty tightly rolled. Cut each tortilla roll into pieces about 1-2 inches wide.
6. Serve lying down on their side (to see the fun pinwheel pattern) with a size of pizza sauce for dipping.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 944Total Fat: 69gSaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 33gCholesterol: 154mgSodium: 2248mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 35g

All nutrition information is estimated. For accuracy, please calculate your exact brands and ingredients if accuracy is desired.

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Are you a fan of pinwheel sandwiches or pinwheel appetizers? I am! They are so easy and fun to make – these pizza pinwheels are no exception!

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