These super easy Spicy Italian Pinwheels are filled with a creamy base, spicy pepperoni and roasted red bell peppers and then rolled up in a seasoned tortilla!
Not only are these great for a quick school or work lunch, but they’re also perfect for football appetizers!
Making these tortilla wraps as an easy snack or appetizer is one of my favorite things to do because they’re perfectly bite-sized and everyone LOVES them!
Spicy Italian Pinwheel Recipe
I’ve taken all the flavors of my favorite sub sandwich and stuffed them into these tasty pinwheels… and it’s absolutely delicious!
Ingredients for Pinwheels:
Here’s a basic list of the ingredients you’ll need in order to make these crave-worthy, fan favorite pinwheels. As always, you can find the full list of ingredients listed below in the recipe card.
- Large Tortillas – I used a 10″ Sun Dried Tomato flavored tortilla here, but you can also use plain
- Cream Cheese
- Italian Salad Dressing
- Italian Seasoning – try my homemade version!
- Sliced Provolone Cheese
- Sliced Deli Ham
- Thinly Sliced Salami
- Sliced Pepperoni
- Roasted Red Bell Peppers – you can either make your own or use store bought (found in the aisle with pickles and olives)
- Sliced Pepperoncini Peppers – feel free to leave these out if you don’t like the spice level
How To Make Pinwheels:
The first thing you will want to do is spread your delicious cream cheese mixture all over the tortilla.
Next, lay your filling ingredients slightly off center on the tortilla, making sure you don’t use too much filling, or it will make it difficult to roll up.
Finally, roll the tortilla up tightly, enclosing all the filling, into a nice tube. Use a sharp knife to slice the pinwheels into about 1 inch pieces.
How To Make Pinwheel Sandwiches Ahead of Time
Since pinwheels are a great snack or appetizer for watching the game, it’s a great idea to make these ahead of time and pull them out when you’re ready to serve!
Simply leave the tortilla wrapped up tightly with it’s filling, then wrap it securely in plastic wrap or foil and place it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Just before serving, pull it out of the fridge and cut into the 1 inch pieces.
PRO TIP: If your filling is too much for the tortilla to hold, try using a toothpick to secure it together. The toothpick also makes it easy to pick up off of a plattter!
More Easy Pinwheel Recipes:
These creamy delicious pinwheels are just to get you started. I have loads more for you to impress your friends and family with!
Here are more easy pinwheel recipes for you to try…
- Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Pinwheels
- Salami, Olive and Cream Cheese Pinwheels
- Creamy Salsa and Black Bean Pinwheels
- Turkey Cranberry Pinwheels
Everyone is sure to love these delicious, bite-size pinwheels!
More Spicy Italian Recipes
Love the classic flavors of the Spicy Italian as much as I do? Here are a few more favorites you’re sure to enjoy…
- Spicy Italian Salad Recipe
- Crispy Spicy Italian Egg Rolls
- Warm Spicy Italian Panini
- Spicy Italian Crescent Ring Sandwich
These pinwheels would make the perfect addition to your lunch or party platter!
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Spicy Italian Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 5 large tortillas, 10" (I used Sun Dried Tomato Wraps)
- 8 oz Cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp Italian Salad Dressing
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, dry
- 5 slices provolone cheese, halved
- 15 slices deli ham
- 15 slices salami, thinly sliced
- 20 slices pepperoni
- 2 large roasted red bell peppers, drained and patted dry and cut into thin strips
- 1/2 cup pepperoncini peppers, sliced (drained and patted dry)
Instructions
- Combine the cream cheese, Italian dressing and Italian herbs in a bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread about 2 tablespoons on each tortilla.
- Start layering ingredients on tortilla a little off center and evenly across the tortilla in a horizontal line in this order: 2 slices halved provolone cheese, 3 slices deli ham, 3 slices salami, 4 slices pepperoni, 3 to 4 strips of roasted red bell pepper, 1 tbsp pepperoncini peppers.
- Roll the pinwheel into a tight tube, starting at the end with the filling. Use a sharp knife to slice the pinwheels into 1 inch slices. OR wrap the tortilla roll in plastic wrap and store in fridge until ready to eat, then slice. Enjoy!
I’m looking forward to trying these, but I am curious as to whether it could be more easily spread on the tortilla if the cream cheese recommended was replaced with mayo (combined with the Italian dressing and Italian Seasong). I make a hoagie dip and this seems like it would be comparable and easier to make than the hoagie dip, also a great appetizer or lunch option.
Can’t wait to try this over the holidays!
I would stick with the cream cheese for this recipe. The more liquid the sauce, the more soggy the rolls will become. The cream cheese spreads nicely when paired with the seasonings.
There was not enough cream cheese mixture to end up looking like the photo, made a very thin layer on the 10″ tomato basil wrap. Followed recipe exactly using all ingredients listed but all in found it to be bland & dry.
Kids went back to school this past Wednesday, so it’s back to packing delicious lunches. They are older now, so I want to make sure I pack enough food for them so they’re not STARVING when they get home. so, I made these for them and they were a HUGE hit! I packed them with a Caesar salad (dressing and croutons packed separately) and a yummy chocolate dessert for a complete and yummy lunch. I used regular flour tortillas because I had some I needed to use. Next time I would definitely try them on Sun Dried Tomato wraps. Because I was making these for the kids, I left off the roasted red bell peppers and no one here likes pepperoncini so those were left off as well. They loved them and want them again! So, I will have to make more soon!
What a tasty lunch!! I’m so glad your kids are enjoying it!
Terrific! pure pleasure, like many others (Strawberry-caramelized peacans, Enchiladas, …); congrats!
So glad you enjoyed it!
These look wonderful. I was hoping you could just clarify for me that the 1 tablespoon of Italian dressing is the bottled liquid form poured on a salad, not the dry powder (Good Seasons mix)? Thank you.
The dressing is the liquid bottled kind. 🙂
I can’t wait to make these for our next football game! I’m going to try the cranberry ones too. Thanks!
Great! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
They look yummy and nice. Great finger food for parties!
Thanks Medeja! 🙂