Smoked Turkey Italian Pinwheels with Spinach
My family loves pinwheels of any kind, especially these smoked turkey italian pinwheels with spinach. They are creamy from the cream cheese and sharp cheddar, tangy and salty from the italian dressing mix, and smoky from the sliced smoked turkey deli meat. They are perfect to prepare ahead of time for lunches or snacks and are great to put in lunchboxes!
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These pinwheels are such an easy lunch or snack to put together. With just a few simple ingredients, they are perfect for on the go. Fun fact: we once brought these into Disney with us in our little cooler and had a little picnic.
These are perfect size for packing, kids and adults love them, you can switch up the ingredients to change the flavors, and they really are fun to eat!
Why you’ll love Smoked Turkey Italian Pinwheels with Spinach
Super Easy – There is absolutely no cooking involved making this such as easy recipe to whip together!
Versatile – You can change up the ingredients and customize them the way you and your family love.
Great for Meal Prep – Comes together quickly and stores well in the fridge. It is perfect for lunch boxes, on the go, and snacks!
Kids Love Them – All of my kiddos love these because they are perfect bite sized, perfectly proportioned, and the right amount of ingredients in every bite.
Supplies needed to make Smoked Turkey Italian Pinwheels with Spinach
- A mixing bowl, like one of these
- We like this cheese shredder to shred our cheese
- A spatula or spoon to spread the cream cheese
- A a knife to cut the rolled tortilla into pinwheels
Ingredients
Smoked Turkey – Smoked turkey is my go-to in pinwheels because of the amount of flavor it adds to the dish. Any deli meat would actually work in this recipe!
Cream Cheese – We used full fat cream cheese for this recipe. Make sure your cream cheese has been set out to become room temperature so it is easier to mix.
Cheddar Cheese – I used sharp cheddar but any cheese will do!
Dried Italian Dressing Mix – This added that salty-twang to the pinwheels. Start with a half of a package of the seasoning and if you’d like add more to taste!
Spinach – I liked the fresh spinach but you could always leave that out or even replace it with thinly sliced red bell pepper.
Tortillas – We used the large burrito style ones here so we could get many layers as we rolled them up before cutting them into pinwheels.
The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.
How to make Smoked Turkey Italian Pinwheels with Spinach
First, mix together your package of italian dressing seasoning mix and your room temperature cream cheese until the seasoning is full incorporated.
Then, mix your finely shredded cheddar cheese into the cream cheese mixture.
Next, spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture onto your tortilla. I go right to the edge with the cream cheese because it acts as the glue around the edges once you roll them up. You can use as little or as much cream cheese as you desire. I tend to only use a thin layer.
After spreading your cream cheese mixture onto your tortilla, add your layer of spinach and then a layer of your sliced turkey. Leave a gap between the edge and your turkey and spinach so that you can use the edge as your “glue” once you roll up the tortillas.
Finally, roll your tortilla up and then slice them into pinwheels. I sliced out pinwheels at about a 1/2 inch.
Now, enjoy!
Tips
- You can use any kind of deli meat you like – sliced chicken, ham, salami, or even roast beef would taste amazing!
- If you don’t love spinach, just leave it out! I wanted to add a little something green and healthy for kids to eat inside of these but you can always leave it out or switch it for a different vegetable like romaine lettuce or even sliced thing red bell pepper.
- Instead of using italian dressing seasoning mix you could always use ranch dressing seasoning mix instead.
FAQs
Recipe
Smoked Turkey Italian Pinwheels with Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 block Room Temperature Cream Cheese
- ½ Pkg Dried Italian Dressing Mix
- 4 oz Sharp Cheddar shredded
- Spinach leaves a single layer (or as much as you desire) on your tortilla
- 10 Burrito Tortillas
- 16 oz Sliced Smoked Turkey
Instructions
- First, mix together your package of italian dressing seasoning mix and your room temperature cream cheese until the seasoning is full incorporated.
- Then, mix your finely shredded cheddar cheese into the cream cheese mixture.
- Next, spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture onto your tortilla. I go right to the edge with the cream cheese because it acts as the glue around the edges once you roll them up. You can use as little or as much cream cheese as you desire. I tend to only use a thin layer.
- After spreading your cream cheese mixture onto your tortilla, add your layer of spinach and then a layer of your sliced turkey. Leave a gap between the edge and your turkey and spinach so that you can use the edge as your "glue" once you roll up the tortillas.
- Finally, roll your tortilla up and then slice them into pinwheels. I sliced out pinwheels at about a 1/2 inch. Now, enjoy!
Notes
Tips
- You can use any kind of deli meat you like – sliced chicken, ham, salami, or even roast beef would taste amazing!
- If you don’t love spinach, just leave it out! I wanted to add a little something green and healthy for kids to eat inside of these but you can always leave it out or switch it for a different vegetable like romaine lettuce or even sliced thing red bell pepper.
- Instead of using italian dressing seasoning mix you could always use ranch dressing seasoning mix instead.
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