The Best Turkey Pinwheels

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You only need a few ingredients and a refrigerator. This is very important when you make these easy turkey roll-ups. Want to learn how to make turkey pinwheels from scratch? Let’s get started!

How To Make Turkey Pinwheels

1. Making turkey pinwheels at home is very easy. First, you start with the ranch seasoning mix. If you make it yourself, put it in a bowl and mix it with a spoon.
2. Then take the cream cheese, stir the ranch seasoning through the cream cheese, and set it aside.
3. Now it is time to preheat a skillet and bake the bacon. Cut the bacon into small bits. If you use oven-baked streaky bacon just cut it into small strips.
4. Then take a burrito-sized tortilla. These 12-inch burrito tortillas are the biggest tortillas you can find or make them yourself.
5. Put about two tablespoons of cream cheese on the tortilla and spread it with a spoon. Then sprinkle the bacon bits on the tortilla. Cover with slices of turkey and top with shredded cheese. Roll up the tortilla tightly.
6. For the second tortilla repeat the cream cheese and bacon routine. Add the shredded cheese on top and then cover with the slices of serrano ham.
7. Again, tightly roll up the tortilla. If needed you can put a little toothpick or skewer in the tortilla so the tortilla will stick together. Now put the two tortillas in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so they can firm up before serving.
8. Then take the tortilla rolls out of the fridge and cut the ends of the tortillas. Slice the tortilla into 1-inch-thick slices.
9. You are ready to serve your turkey roll-ups.

Turkey Pinwheels Recipe

Tortilla pinwheels come in many different varieties. Today you will see two versions but you can easily make a million versions by adding or subtracting ingredients you like and don’t like.

This is a great recipe to prepare in advance like the day before a party. As long as you store the turkey roll-ups in the refrigerator you are good to go.

Storing the pinwheels overnight in the fridge gives the pinwheels time to absorb all the delicious flavors of the homemade ranch seasoning.

The base for pinwheels is always the same which is a big flour tortilla. You can buy them in the store or make them yourself.

If you have a big party and want to make this recipe, I suggest you buy the burrito-size tortillas, but if you have time make some flour tortillas yourself. They will make these turkey pinwheels taste extra special.

Can You Make Turkey Pinwheels Ahead?

You can make tortilla roll-ups like these pinwheels ahead of time. Just take a look at the ingredients that you use because there are ingredients that do not store well.

For example, ingredients like lettuce or vegetables like tomatoes contain a lot of liquid and can make pinwheels very soggy. So, beware when you want to prepare tortilla pinwheels in advance to not add lettuce or tomatoes.

Can You Freeze Turkey Pinwheels?

Yes, you can freeze pinwheels as long as they do not contain any type of lettuce wilt when you thaw the pinwheels. Store the pinwheels in a freezer-friendly airtight container like this leak-proof food container or a resealable plastic bag.

Label the container or bag so you know the date when you put them in the freezer. You can keep pinwheels in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Other Tortilla Pinwheel Options

As mentioned above you have so many options to make pinwheels. To name a few:

• Vegetarian – do not want any meat in your pinwheels no problem. Add some tapenade to your tortilla. For some crunch use corn. Roll up tightly et voila. Or make some pinwheels with cream cheese and lots of veggies
• Tomato salsa – another great option is to use roasted tomato salsa which is naturally sweet
• Vegan – want to make it vegan and not use cream cheese try this vegan cheese as a base and put some avocado on top with some sun-dried tomatoes and olives. A great combination
• Salmon – salmon and cream cheese are a wonderful combination so remove the meat and add smoked salmon
• Other meats – you can use any type of lunch meat like salami, chorizo, or regular ham

More Pinwheel Recipes To Try

If you like these turkey ranch pinwheels you will love these recipes below. Just take a look:

• Tapenade Prosciutto pinwheels – made with puff pastry, tapenade and prosciutto ham
• Cream cheese pinwheels – a great vegetarian option
• Mexican pinwheels – vegan roll-ups with a bite

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The Best Turkey Pinwheels

Yield: 20

Prep Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

The best turkey pinwheel recipe. These turkey ranch roll-ups are made with ranch seasoning and big tortillas. A great party snack!

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Ingredients

• 2 burrito tortillas
• 4 slices turkey
• 4 slices of Serrano ham
• 6 strips ovenbaked streaky Bacon
• 125 g cream cheese
• ½ cup shredded cheese

Ranch mix:

• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried chives
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Mix the ingredients for the ranch seasoning and stir through the cream cheese
2. Cut the oven-baked bacon into small bits
3. Take a tortilla and spread about 2 tbsp of cream cheese on it. Sprinkle the cuts of bacon on the tortilla
4. Cover with slices of turkey breast and add half of the shredded cheese
5. Roll up tight and set aside
6. Repeat the cream cheese and bacon on the second tortilla. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on the tortilla and cover with the serrano ham
7. Roll the tortilla up tightly to keep it in shape. If necessary put a small skewer in the rolled-up tortilla
8. Put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to an hour to let it firm up
9. Cut off the ends and then cut them into 1-inch slices
10. Serve

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 125Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 391mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 7g

Please note: Nutrition information is added for informational purposes only. It is possible it isn’t completely accurate.