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Quick, easy and extra cheesy, Taco Pinwheels are a real crowd pleaser! Made with lean ground beef, taco seasoning, a blend of Mexican cheeses and your favorite pizza dough, kids and adults love a plate of taco rollups as an after school snack or simple lunch.
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It’s back to school season and whether your littles are heading off on the big yellow bus or hanging at home for a bit of virtual learning, you’re going to need to have a few easy recipes to keep their bellies full during and after their school day.
I like to keep several easy, peasy recipes at the ready that are kid friendly and grown up approved (meaning, I like to eat them, too!) These easy Cheesy Taco Pinwheels are our NUMBER ONE snack recipe because they’re quick, simple and so tasty. Plus, who doesn’t love tacos?!?
Taco Pinwheels
A great option for the school year or tailgating season, Cheesy Taco Pinwheels are so easy to make with your favorite taco fillings.
Your taco seasoned ground beef is rolled up with cheese in a tender pizza crust before being sliced into pinwheels and baked into a fluffy, chewy taco treat!
How To Make Pinwheels
A party staple and after school must, pinwheels are easy to make with just about any filling you can think of. This Taco Pinwheel recipe is our all-time favorite to make for every occasion.
Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Drain.
Stir in taco seasoning, we like to use our homemade taco seasoning but the Signature Line Taco Seasoning is great, too!
Add water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Roll out the pizza dough.
Spread the ground beef over the pizza dough.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Roll the dough up jelly roll style.
Cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
Arrange the pinwheels on a baking sheet.
Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden and puffy.
Serve immediately.
How To Serve
We love to serve them with a creamy Cilantro Lime Dipping Sauce that comes together in pinch.
The fresh, creamy, light flavor is the perfect compliment to the hearty, cheesy taco pinwheels.
Arrange on a platter with chopped romaine lettuce, fresh salsa, cilantro and lime wedges for an epic party plate.
MORE SNACK IDEAS
If you love these easy Taco Pinwheels, you may also like these super easy Antipasto Squares or this Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus spears. For something sweet, we are loving this easy Fluffernutter Dip that’s ready in minutes.
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Cheesy Taco Pinwheels Recipe
Equipment
- baking sheet
Ingredients
For the Taco Pinwheels:
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 2 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pizza dough
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese
For the sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Drain.
- Stir in taco seasoning.
- Add water and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Roll out the pizza dough.
- Spread the ground beef over the pizza dough.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Roll the dough up jelly roll style.
- Cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
- Arrange the pinwheels on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden and puffy.
To make the sauce:
- Add the yogurt, dressing, lime juice and cilantro to a bowl.
- Stir to combine.
- Serve immediately with the sauce for dipping, fresh salsa and chopped fresh cilantro.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How many pinwheels does this recipe make?
It really depends on how big you slice them. Sometimes I get 8 and other times I have 10.
This looks delicious and I am making it tonight. I don’t see an oven temp anywhere to bake them at. What temp should we bake them?
Thanks! Love your recipes!!
Barbi
Hi Barbi! Bake at 400˚F. I updated the instructions….thanks so much!
Thank you Kellie! They are in the oven baking now. They smell so good. We can’t wait to try them!
LOVE how easy these were to make. We’ll definitely have these again soon.
These were the best cheesy taco pinwheels I have ever made! My husband loved them. Just so good!
Thank you! They’re a favorite here!
YUM! Initially these looked really complicated. But I cannot believe how easy they were to make and how delicious they look. Thanks for a fun and yummy recipe that our whole family loved.
They are SO EASY!!!
Kellie, Love getting your recipes…This one is definitely inspiration for an Italian version with Sweet Italian Sausage. Thank you Donna Keep them coming!
Thank you! I’ll have to make a sausage version, too!