These smoked taco pinwheels are an excellent appetizer for any event, especially something like a football gathering. They are super easy to make and turn out delicious every time!
Smoked Taco Pinwheel Ingredients
- 1 lb – Ground Beef
- 1 can – Pillsbury Pizza Crust
- 1 pkt – Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 – Water (follow taco seasoning mix for quantity)
- 1 cup – Shredded Mexican Blended Cheese
- Sour Cream (Optional)
- Lettuce (Optional)
- Guacamole (Optional)
- Onion (Optional)
How to Make Smoked Taco Pinwheels?
Fire up the Big Green Egg and get it dialed into around 400 degrees. This cook is best cooked with indirect heat in which the plate setter / conv”egg”tor will be inserted with the feet facing up (grate obviously on top of the plate setter).
While the Big Green Egg is heating up start out by browning about a pound of meat. Once browned be sure to drain and remove all the grease you can.
Once the meat is browned add your taco seasoning and water (quantity base on taco seasoning directions). Continue to simmer the taco meat for another 6-8 minutes until the water has reduced.
While the taco meat is simmering lay out the Pillsbury pizza crust dough. To do this I recommend laying out some parchment paper to keep it from sticking to the surface under it.
While it is good as is, I prefer a little less dough between the layers so I actually roll it out with a roller to make the dough a little thinner.
At this point, the water in the taco meat should be thinned out to barely anything. Simply layer it out on the pizza dough.
Continue with the cheese. Add a fairly even layer to the the taco pinwheel.
Now that all the ingredients are on the pizza dough its time to make it into a pinwheel. To do this, simply start rolling the dough.
Continue to roll the dough until it is completely rolled up.
Now it is time to get the taco pinwheel ready for the Big Green Egg. Take a sharp knife and cut all the way through every inch to inch and a half.
Once cut into a inch to inch and a half thick pieces place them on the side on some parchment paper. That is all there is to preparing taco pinwheels!
At this point the Big Green Egg should be fired up to about 400 degrees. Cook the taco pinwheels for about 10 – 12 minutes or until they are a nice golden brown color.
That is it, enjoy these deliciously smoked taco pinwheels. Don’t forget to serve with some sour cream as it ads some great taste to them (if you like sour cream)!
Smoked Taco Pinwheel
These smoked taco pinwheels are an excellent appetizer for any event, especially something like a football gathering. They are super easy to make and turn out delicious every time!
Ingredients
- 1 lb - Ground Beef
- 1 can - Pillsbury Pizza Crust
- 1 pkt - Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 - Water (follow taco seasoning mix for quantity)
- 1 cup - Shredded Mexican Blended Cheese
- Sour Cream (Optional)
- Lettuce (Optional)
- Guacamole (Optional)
- Onion (Optional)
Instructions
- Brown meat and drain the excess grease. Add the taco seasoning mix and water then simmer 6-8 minutes (follow taco seasoning directions).
- Roll out dough on some parchment paper.
- Evenly spread the taco seasoning on the flat doug.
- Add the cheese and what ever other ingredients you'd like.
- Roll the dough. Once rolled take a knife and slice the dough into 1-1.5" pinwheels.
- Once the Big Green Egg is dialed in right around 400 degrees you can place the pinwheels on the pizza stone and cook for 10-12 minutes.
- Pull and enjoy!
Ben has a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering. When not constructing or remodeling X-Ray Rooms, Cardiovascular Labs, and Pharmacies, you can find him at home with wife and two daughters. Outside of family, He loves grilling and barbequing on his Big Green Egg and Blackstone Griddle, as well as working on projects around the house.
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Greg
Monday 25th of April 2022
Do you cook these (on parchment) on the grill grate or on a pizza stone?
Ben Esman
Monday 2nd of May 2022
I prefer to use the parchment paper on a pizza stone. Once it has cooked for a minute or two you can remove the parchment paper. The parchment paper is just used to prevent the dough from sticking to the pizza peel.