5 Minute Veggie Pinwheels with Hummus

These easy Veggie Pinwheels combine whole wheat tortillas, sliced veggies, mashed chickpeas and hummus for a quick, no bake snack or meal option. Great in a lunchbox, as an after-school snack or an easy weeknight meal, these hummus pinwheels are the definition of easy and versatile!

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When I have the time and energy, I often try to think of out-of-the-box ideas for after school snacks.

We do lots of healthy muffins and bars, fruit plates, and cereal, but these hummus pinwheels were a new idea that sprang from the fact that I didn’t want to turn the oven on or make anything extravagant.

Veggie pinwheels can also double as a lunchbox idea or camp lunch idea – because finding protein for kids lunches can be challenging!

Plus, as a Dietitian and mom, I wanted these to be more than just veggies and hummus, just to offer more protein and staying power. And the mashed chickpeas worked perfectly!

Why You’ll Love These Veggie Pinwheels

• Kids can make it themselves – Make it a fun food activity for kids and let them pick the toppings, add the cheese, etc for this fun veggie pinwheels recipe. Older kids may even be able to fold theirs, too.
• Protein and fiber boost – Because we’ve added mashed chickpeas, these hummus pinwheels offer more protein than most! You could also add your favorite deli meat for more staying power. Each mini pinwheel has about 3 grams of fiber and 3-4 grams of protein!
• Fun way to incorporate veggies – While we can’t always make every mealtime fun, these veggie pinwheels offer a great opportunity to add some fun with different colors, textures, toppings and more.
• After school snack or easy no-cook meal – These veggie pinwheels with hummus are really great any time of day! A great clean-out-the-fridge meal, and you can customize hummus pinwheels based on what veggies you have!

What You Need

You don’t need to follow these veggie pinwheels to a T – use what you have and explore new combinations!

• whole wheat wraps – You can also choose white tortillas, whatever you have!
• hummus – No hummus? You could also swap in cream cheese, a light mayo, guacamole, tzatziki or even a softer cheese, like goat cheese.
• canned chickpeas – Make sure to drain and rinse them!
• veggies of choice – I used carrot, pepper, spinach and sundried tomatoes – But any option of those, or additional veggies, like cucumber, zucchini, grape tomatoes, diced celery, are other options!
• feta cheese – When testing this recipe, I felt that cheese gave it a whole new dimension of flavor. Dairy free? Omit the cheese or use a cheese substitute!

Other fun additions – avocado (sliced or mashed), deli meat, shredded chicken, sliced zucchini or cucumber, etc. Let your imagination run wild!

How to Make This Veggie Pinwheels Recipe

Before I even begin making these veggie pinwheels, I’ll take note of what leftover veggies we have for the week? Half a pepper, great! A large carrot I can shred up? Wonderful!

Then, I’ll scrap together my veggies and make sure they are chopped evenly in uniform shapes to make the rolling easier.

Then, spread hummus (or whatever base spread) on your tortillas.

Next, mash your chickpeas. I like to do this with a potato masher, or even using the bottom of a canned good.

I find this is actually a very efficient method for using the resources you have. They don’t have to be fully mashed – but this will make the veggie roll-up part much easier.

Then, arrange your veggies on the wraps and start rolling.

To roll, I’ll take both sides of the tortilla and fold them in, and gently push the veggies up as I wrap from the bottom of the tortilla.

Once you roll up the tortilla, you’ll cut them into veggie pinwheel shapes, making about 3-4 pinwheels per tortilla.

They are the perfect bite-sized snack, with something crunchy like grapes or chips. Enjoy!

Servings 8 rolls

5 Minute Veggie Pinwheels with Hummus

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

These easy Veggie Pinwheels combine whole wheat tortillas, sliced veggies, mashed chickpeas and hummus for a quick, no bake snack or meal option. Great in a lunchbox, as an after-school snack or an easy weeknight meal, these hummus pinwheels are the definition of easy and versatile!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 2 Whole wheat wraps or medium tortillas
• ½ cup hummus
• ½ cup canned chickpeas, rinsed
• ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 5-6 bell pepper slices, thinly and vertically sliced
• ⅓ cup shredded spinach
• 2 Tbsp feta cheese, optional

Instructions 

1. Spread your hummus out on your tortilla wraps.
2. Mash your chickpeas using a potato masher or even the bottom of the chickpea can.
3. Spread your veggie toppings among the two wraps.
4. To wrap, take both sides of your tortilla and gently push the veggies towards the center. Take the bottom of your tortilla and roll it upwards, keeping the veggies in tight as you roll.
5. Using a sharp knife, cut the tortilla into 3-4 small pinwheel shape roll-ups

Notes

For a fun swap, you can trade the hummus for cream cheese, a light mayo, guacamole, tzatziki, or even a softer cheese, like goat cheese. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 202mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 724IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 1mg

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