Tailgating Recipe – Pinwheels! Mealtime Monday

Published September 5th, 2016 by Recently Empty Nested

Not only are these pinwheels easy and yummy, they can, quite literally, be made right on your tailgate!

It’s true! To prove this point I actually prepared these pinwheels tonight, not on a tailgate, but on the coffee table in my hotel room – no oven, no fancy appliances, not even a microwave! I went to the grocery store and bought the items you see in the image below, and using an inexpensive cutting board, sharp knife and some plastic cutlery I went to work. It’s that easy!

Pinwheels Recipes

Veggie Ranch Pinwheels

Ingredients: Veggie Ranch Pinwheels

• Flour Tortillas
• 1 pkg. Cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 packet ranch dressing mix
• 1 small bag fresh broccoli and cauliflower florets with carrots

Directions:

1. Finely chop the vegetables, the smaller the pieces the better they stay in the pinwheel.

2. Spread cream cheese on the tortilla clear to the edges, being careful not to tear the tortilla.
3. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the ranch seasoning over the cream cheese.
4. Sprinkle veggies generously over cheese.

5. Roll up tightly.
6. Let sit, seam side down, for 10 minutes.
7. Carefully slice roll in 1 inch thick pieces, discarding the very ends, and place on serving dish.

Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels

Ingredients: Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels

• Flour tortillas
• 1 pkg, cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 jar cheese sauce
• 1 can diced jalapenos, or one jar sliced. (If sliced you will need to dice them)

Directions:

1. Spread cream cheese on the tortilla clear to the edges, being careful not to tear the tortilla.
2. Spread cheese sauce lightly over the cream cheese, staying away from the very edges of the tortilla.
3. Sprinkle the jalapenos evenly over the cheese layer.

4. Roll up tightly.
5. Let sit, seam side down, for 10 minutes.
6. Carefully slice roll in 1 inch thick pieces, discarding the very ends, and place on serving dish.

Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels

Ingredients: Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels

• Flour tortillas
• 1 large can of white meat chicken, drained (will do about 2 rolls)
• 1 bottle of buffalo sauce for hot wings

Directions:

1. Spread a light layer of buffalo sauce over tortilla, going all the way to the edges.
2. Break up the chicken and spread it over the sauce, stopping about 1 inch form the top edge of the tortilla.
3. Drizzle a little more buffalo sauce over chicken and roll up tightly.
4. Let sit, seam side down, for 10 minutes.
5. Carefully slice roll in 1 inch thick pieces, discarding the very ends, and place on serving dish.

PB&J Pinwheels

Ingredients: PB&J Pinwheels (Your littles’ will like these!)

• Four tortillas
• Creamy peanut butter
• Jelly (not jam) I used grape.

Directions:

1. Spread one tortilla all the way to the edges with peanut butter.
2. Lay another tortilla on top of the peanut butter.
3. Spread the 2nd tortilla with a thin layer of jelly, staying away from the edges. Careful – too much jelly and it will ooze all over when you roll it up.
4. Roll up tightly.
5. Let sit, seam side down, for 10 minutes.
6. Carefully slice roll in 1 inch thick pieces, discarding the very ends, and place on serving dish.

Enjoy!