These Reuben Pinwheels are filled with corned beef, sauerkraut, cream cheese, thousand island dressing, and swiss cheese! Such a quick and easy, crazy delicious appetizer for any get together throughout the year!
These Reuben Pinwheels are always an appetizer I serve for Super Bowl and definitely around Saint Patrick’s Day with any leftover corned beef. In fact, I purposefully make my slow cooker corned beef twice, just to make sure I have enough for these pinwheels and our favorite Reuben Sandwich.
Pinwheels Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need:
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- Corned beef – It needs to be thinly sliced. You can use leftover corned beef or buy it from the deli counter.
- Swiss cheese – We love the mild, sweet, nutty flavor of Swiss cheese which pairs so well with corned beef. Use shredded, not slices, so it blends with the other ingredients.
- Sauerkraut – For those of you who hate sauerkraut, I swear it’s not overpowering at all, but simply gives the pinwheels a little texture and tang.
- Cream cheese – Make sure it’s room temperature, so it blends easily.
- Thousand Island dressing – tangy, sweet, and delicious!
- Flour tortillas – Use ones that are fresh, so they roll well without tearing.
Tips for the Best Tortilla Pinwheels
- Use fresh flour tortillas: Make sure you use soft, fresh, good quality flour tortillas. This prevents any cracking when you roll them up.
- Best quality corned beef: If you’re not using leftover corned beef, buy the freshest, best quality corned beef from your grocery store’s deli counter, not the prepackaged stuff.
- Cream cheese should be room temperature to make mixing and spreading effortless.
- Evenly distribute your toppings, so you get all the flavors in every bite.
- Roll these bad boys up tightly! This allows the flavors to blend and the pieces to stay together once you slice them up.
Recipe Notes
- Assembling the pinwheels: You want the cream cheese mixture to go almost to the edge of the tortilla, and for the corned beef to be inset a little from that, otherwise there won’t be a proper seal when you roll them up.
- Make Ahead: These are best when they have time to sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour. You can make them up to 12 hours in advance, but I personally wouldn’t go beyond that because the cheese can start to discolor and the tortillas become a little too soft for my liking.
These Reuben Pinwheels deliver a circus of flavors in your mouth and guaranteed to be a hit at your next party. Pinwheels transport easily too, making them perfect if you are the one needing to bring something!
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Reuben Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing
- 1/2 cup packed sauerkraut (rinsed and well drained)
- 2 cups shredded swiss cheese
- 12 ounces thinly sliced deli corned beef (16 slices)
- 8 (9-inch) flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, Thousand Island dressing, and sauerkraut until smooth and well blended.
- Scoop 2 heaping tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture onto one side of a tortilla; spread evenly almost to the edges.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the cheese. Lay 2 slices of the corned beef (tearing the slices to make fit, if necessary) on top of the cheese.
- Roll the tortilla up tightly. Repeat with all other ingredients.
- Wrap the tortilla rolls in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Remove from refrigerator and discard plastic wrap.
- Cut into rounds about 1 1/2-inches wide. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- You want the cream cheese mixture to go almost to the edge of the tortilla, and for the corned beef to be inset a little from that, otherwise there won’t be a proper seal when you roll them up.
- These are best when they have time to sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour. You can make them up to 12 hours in advance, but I personally wouldn’t go beyond that because the cheese can start to discolor and the tortillas become a little too soft for my liking.
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Great recipe! Thank you.
WONDERFUL THANK YOU
Could I use deli pastrami instead of corn beef? My bunch hate corn beef.
Thank you Amy for this new twist on the Rueben. I had to tweak mine some to fit into my low carb lifestyle. ( I just used low carb tortillas and a homemade 1000 island made with no added sugar ketchup, dill relish and mayo.) The sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, cream cheese and corned beef are all low carb naturally. Love to you, Paul and the kids.
My bad. I miss read ingredients.
Both cream and swiss are used.
Why is cream cheese mentioned but shredded Swiss in the actual recipe?
Hi Karen – confused by your question. They’re both listed in the ingredients, and both mentioned in the instructions. Might want to read it again?
Wait. There was sauerkraut in them? Jeez I didn’t even know.