Tortilla Pinwheels: compare the 2 variations
Time, effort, key ingredients, diets, nutrition and cleanup side by side, so you can pick the one that fits tonight.
Which should I make?
- Lightest Rainbow VeggieAbout 300 calories a serving, against 450 calories for the other (an estimate).
- Least cleanup Turkey and CheeseOne thing to wash: mixing bowl.
- Vegetarian Rainbow VeggieThe only one that fits vegetarian, going by the ingredient lines.
Side by side
| Turkey and Cheese | Rainbow Veggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 1 hr 15 min | 1 hr 20 min |
| Prep | 15 min | 20 min |
| Level | Easy | Easy |
| Steps | 8 | 8 |
| Serves | about 32 pinwheels | about 32 pinwheels |
| Key ingredients | cream cheese, flour tortillas and deli turkey | cream cheese, flour tortillas and cucumber |
| Only in this one | dried dill, onion powder, deli turkey and provolone | sour cream, carrots, red bell pepper and cucumber |
| Dietary | None | |
| Calories | 450 | 300 |
| Protein | 22 g | 7 g |
| Carbs | 28 g | 29 g |
| Fat | 28 g | 18 g |
| Cleanup | 5/5 1 thing to wash | 4/5 2 things to wash |
| Kid helper | Yes, 7 of 8 steps | Yes, 7 of 8 steps |
Nutrition is per serving. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Dietary: Based on the ingredient list and estimated nutrition; check labels; not medical advice. Cleanup score: 5 means one thing to wash, 1 means six or more. We count pots, pans, bowls and appliances, not the knife, board and spoons.
How we pick
- Fastest: the shortest total time, at least 10 minutes ahead of the next.
- Easiest: the lowest level (easy, medium, hard), then at least 2 fewer steps.
- Lightest: the fewest estimated calories a serving, at least 15% and 40 calories under the next (only when two or more have an estimate).
- Kid helper: the variation where a child can do the biggest share of the steps (no knife, no heat), when that's not all of them equally.
- Least cleanup: the best cleanup score, a point ahead of the next.
- Make it ahead: the only variation whose notes say how to make it ahead.
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free: the variation that fits a diet the others don't, from the ingredient lines.
A pick needs a clear winner; close calls are left out.