Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels {Football Friday}

Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels – I am OBSESSED with these sandwiches! Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, Ranch and turkey wrapped in a tortilla. Can make ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to eat. Perfect for parties and tailgating!!

Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels - I am ADDICTED to these sandwiches! Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, Ranch and turkey wrapped in a tortilla. Can make ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to eat. Perfect for parties and tailgating!!

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Turkey Cream Cheese Pinwheels

This recipe was inspired by Plain Chicken reader, Suzanne Smith. She emailed me last year and asked if I thought the crack dip would work in tortillas. I told her it would totally work if she swapped the sour cream for cream cheese. She made them and said they flew off the plate at her South Alabama tailgate. I couldn’t wait to try them!

These Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels are totally addicting. I absolutely LOVE them! Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, Ranch, and turkey wrapped in a tortilla. How could anyone not love these?!?!?! This homemade version is SO much better than the Costco turkey pinwheels AND a lot cheaper!

How to Make Sandwich Wraps for a Party

These turkey pinwheel sandwiches are super easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. Here is what you need:

  • Cream Cheese
  • Ranch dressing mix
  • Cooked chopped bacon
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Milk
  • Sliced deli turkey
  • Flour tortillas

To make the sandwiches, mix together the cream cheese, ranch mix, bacon, and cheese. Add a splash of milk. Add as much as you need to make the mixture spreadable. Spread some of the cream cheese mixture over a tortilla, top with some sliced deli turkey and roll up tightly. Wrap the tortillas in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and then slice.

  • Do NOT make the ranch dressing. Use the seasoning dry.
  • I used Boar’s Head Blacked Turkey in these pinwheels. It is my favorite deli turkey. If you aren’t a fan of the blackened turkey, just use your favorite thin-sliced deli turkey.
  • Can use low-carb or gluten-free tortillas.
Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels - I am ADDICTED to these sandwiches! Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, Ranch and turkey wrapped in a tortilla. Can make ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to eat. Perfect for parties and tailgating!!

Make-Ahead Turkey Wraps

I make these Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels all the time and eat them as tortilla sandwiches for lunch or dinner. They are also PERFECT for tailgating and parties. They are super easy to make and will keep for several days in the fridge. Store the assembled tortillas wrapped in plastic wrap until you are ready to serve them. I take them to tailgates still wrapped and slice them when I get to the party.

In case you love easy tortilla pinwheel sandwiches as much as I do, here are a few more of our favorite roll up sandwich recipes from the blog:

plate of turkey pinwheels

Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels

Yield: 36 pinwheels
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cracked Out Turkey Pinwheels – I am OBSESSED with these sandwiches! Cream cheese, cheddar, bacon, Ranch and turkey wrapped in a tortilla. Can make ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to eat. Perfect for parties and tailgating!!

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  • Mix softened cream cheese with the ranch powder, cheddar cheese, 1 Tbsp milk, and bacon until well combined. Add more milk if desired.
  • Spread ¼ of this mixture evenly on each tortilla then lay 3-4 slices of turkey breast flat on top of the cheese mixture to cover in a single layer.
  • Roll the tortilla up gently, yet tightly to make sure it holds together and keeps its shape.
  • Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm up the softened cheese. Cut off ends of tortilla roll and cut into 1-inch slices.

Notes:

Do not make the ranch dressing. Use only the dry mix.
Here is our recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix/
¾ cup cooked chopped bacon is approximately ¾ pound of raw bacon.
Can assemble sandwiches in advance and refrigerate covered overnight. Slice before serving.
Can use low-carb or gluten-free tortillas. 

Steph

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  1. These are soooooo good! First time making pinwheels so I was a little nervous.
    I used honey bbq chicken instead of turkey since that’s all they had at the store. Flavor wise it’s perfectly fine. I ended up running out of my mixture and meat for four full sized tortillas so next time I plan on doubling the recipe so I can use more filling in each of them.
    Absolutely delicious though! I could eat all of them! Such a small amount of ingredients go such a long way for an event.

  2. Just made the cracked out turkey bacon cheddar ranch pinwheels for a retirement potluck. I know they will be a hit!! I have made Italian pinwheels before for 2 occasions, but these are outstanding 👌

      1. I have never frozen them, so I can not say how they taste after being frozen. In my experience, cream cheese isn’t really the same after freezing.
        They will keep in the refrigerator 3 to 5 days.

  3. Can you use ranch salad dressing instead of the dried mix? Can’t get it where I live. Thank you!

  4. How long will they stay good for in the fridge? I want to have them for lunch on Christmas but am wanting to make them the week before, as it gets really busy in my house before Christmas. Will they stay good for 4 or 5 days in the fridge, or could they go into the freezer?

    1. I have never frozen these tortilla pinwheels, so I can't say how they would be after freezing.
      You can make them in advance. I usually keep them about 2 or 3 days. You can absolutely make the filling a week in advance and just roll them up when ready to serve.

  5. Will these get soggy if kept overnight in frig? Making them for work and can prep there but would prefer to make ahead.

  6. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I am hosting a Football party on sunday Saints vs Cowboys (go Cowboys) and I think my crowd will love these. I am going to try them!!!

  7. Very good! I think there may be a mistake in you recipe though. 2 tbsps of the cream cheese mixture is no where near enough to cover a 12" shell, and if you only use 2 tbsps each for 4 shells, that will use up not even half of the cream cheese mixture. I doubled up to 4 tbsp per shell and had enough for 5 x 12" shells and it was perfect. Delicious recipe otherwise though!

  8. I made these to pack in my kids' lunches for school and they absolutely LOVED them! I of course had to taste one for myself and oh my, these are so good! They're so easy too. I'm going to have to make them for a party. The kids have already requested them again this week. One small change, I used almost the whole packet of ranch seasoning mix. We like our ranch flavor strong. I suggest you add it like the recipe suggests, then taste and add more if you see fit.

  9. I took the leftover turkey breast meat threw it in the food processor, with celery, onion, rainbow carrots, honey mustard and Aldi brand salad dressing aka Miracle Whip and made a spread. Then I said now what? It tasted great but after receiving your ideas in my inbox this morning, I'll add some cream cheese and some cheddar and bacon to it and make pinwheels. So thank you very much!!!

  10. I'm creating a round-up for easy lunchbox ideas for kids. Can I add your recipe. I'd be sure to give a link back to your recipe and credit you for it.

  11. Will be making these for my New Years Eve party with my family this year. They look and sound AMAZING! Might have to make a practice run during Christmas movies in about 3 weeks. Thanks. I think i'll try some deli ham also minus the bacon. Make 2 one ham roll and one turkey roll. Maybe some deli chicken also. Thanks for the inspiration on different kinds to make.

  12. I made this with leftover turkey breast (@ 3 to 4 cups), left out ranch and milk, added 2 tbsp mayo, used pepper jack cheese and Tony's Zachary to taste, and used 8 slices crumbled bacon since I didn't have bits and served it with crackers …IT WAS AWESOME!!! TURKEY BACON CHEESEBALL…YAY

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