Kid-Approved Vegetable Pizza Pinwheels Recipe
This vegetable pizza pinwheels recipe is fast an and easy snack or family-friendly dinner recipe. The best part about this easy starter recipe is that it’s loaded down with veggies and is so colorful, the kids might actually eat it.
This pinwheel sandwich recipe is a great way to fuel little bodies all day long and letting the kids help prepare them will increase their changes of eating them, too. Grab what you have in your fridge, and let’s get started with these fun tortilla roll ups.
Veggie Pizza Pinwheel Recipe
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I love easy food recipes and pinwheel recipes are some of my favorites because they are so kid-friendly. These pizza pinwheels stuffed with vegetables are the perfect way to fill all bellies with healthy foods! And honestly, I think the best part is that you don’t have to turn on the oven.
Anything wrapped up like a pinwheel is always fun to eat and it’s a great way to get some more veggies into your daily diet. Oh, and I should mention that we have had these pinwheels as a snack, a party appetizer for a get together, and light dinner.
Be sure to check out my recipe for Bacon Ranch Pinwheels – bacon is always a good idea, friends. Always.
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Tips for Making Veg Pizza Pinwheels
- Before we get started, let me just say: we have added pepperoni to these veggie delights and it was yummy. We also substituted pizza sauce in place of the cream cheese and Ranch seasoning – also, very tasty. My point: mix them up!
- Let it come to room temperature before mixing. If it’s not spreadable, it could be distributed unevenly and might even tear the tortilla.
- To increase chances of these getting eaten by picky eaters, spread the cream cheese mixture all over the tortilla, as little mouths seems to enjoy that part the most.
- If you’re not a fan of flour tortillas, you can use corn tortillas. Corn tortillas won’t hold their shape so you’ll have to put a toothpick in them to stay together and they are not going to be as soft. My child won’t eat them with corn but will eat them with spinach, sun dried tomato basil, and even whole wheat.
- Change up the type of veggies that you add. This pinwheel recipe is so versatile, quick, and easy, you can add most types of chopped veggies.
- If you are new to making pinwheel sandwiches, use a piece of plastic wrap around the log when rolling to really get it tight. The tortilla roll should stay together on its own.
- Optional veggies we like to add: green leaf lettuce, chipped green onions, deli meat, turkey pepperoni, orange, yellow, and red peppers, and steamed vegetables left over from the previous night’s dinner.
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Vegetable Pizza Tortilla Roll Ups Recipe
Below is the written and printable recipe for these yummy, healthy pinwheel sandwiches. Let me know if you have any questions about the recipe and please share more veggie combos – my kids will thank you. :)
Veggie Pizza Pinwheels
This recipe for vegetable pizza pinwheels is the easiest way to add more vegetables into your diet. It is fast, easy, and uses what you have on hand. Included are alternate ingredients for additional ideas.
Ingredients
- 4 flour tortillas
- 8 ounces of softened cream cheese
- 8 ounces of sour cream
- 1 ounce of packet dry ranch seasoning, or ¼ cup homemade ranch seasoning
- 1 cup of carrots, shredded
- 1 cup of broccoli, chopped
- 1 cup of mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup of red bell pepper, chopped
Instructions
- Put the cream cheese in a bowl and smooth it together. Add in the ranch seasoning and the sour cream and mix.
- Chop up the vegetables you will be using. It is best to chop them into very small pieces (for young children, no more than 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch otherwise).
- Lay out the flour tortilla and scoop about 1/4 of the mixture on each one. Spread it out on the entire tortilla.
- Add 1/4 cup each of all the chopped veggies.
- Start at one long side of the tortilla and roll it tightly to the other.
- Put the pinwheel log in the refrigerator to chill for up to 2 hours.
- Take the pinwheel roll out of the fridge and cut off the ends of the tortilla. Slice the rest into 1-inch slices and serve immediately.
Notes
You can substitute any raw or cooked vegetables in this recipe.
You can substitute the cream cheese and ranch flavor my children love for pizza sauce.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
For the best flavor and texture, this recipe should not be frozen.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 567Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 1853mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 6gSugar: 11gProtein: 15g
All nutrition information is estimated. For accuracy, please calculate your exact brands and ingredients if accuracy is desired.
How to Store Leftover Vegetable Pizza Pinwheels
To keep this simple pinwheel appetizer as fresh as possible, store it in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge. They are easy to grab one when you want a quick meal or to meal prep so they’re nice and chilled for your guests.
These are not going to be at their best when frozen and thawed, so eat them within a couple of days.
More Pinwheel Recipes
We devour pinwheel sandwiches in our house, I think mostly because they are fun to make and to eat. Here are a few of our favorites and be sure to check out all of the pinwheel sandwich and desert recipes here.
- Ham and Cheese Pinwheels – This is a popular recipe because everyone gobbles it right up!
- Cheeseburger Pinwheel Rolls – If you want more of a heartier pinwheel sandwich, try these hot roll ups.
- S’mores Pinwheel Treats – Oh yes, these are worth each and every mouthful.
- Club Sandwich Pinwheels – Check out these yummy, colorful pinwheel sandwiches Aubrey put together.
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