Grown Up Pizza Wraps

views the best pictures

So over the holiday, I have watched as the kids pulled out Pizza Rolls from the freezer and popped them into the oven for a quick lunch or snack.  Who is with me in thinking that NO grown up should be allowed anywhere near them?!  For one thing, they are fried before they get to you, full of fat, and anything that you need to eat a dozen at a time of to get full should probably be a red flag to leave it alone!

Fast forward to today... an alone day with no kiddos home.  After puttering around the house and going for a nice walk, all of a sudden it was pretty much lunchtime!  It's freezing outside right now, so a cold sandwich just wasn't going to cut it today.

I got the idea of making a grown-up pizza roll out of left over bits of things in the fridge:  left over tortillas, low fat turkey pepperoni, lean ham and turkey from the deli, low fat mozzarella string cheese, tomatoes, some dried basil, and of course pizza sauce that the kids were gracious enough to leave.

Let's just say that it was FABULOUS!!!  A crunchy outer shell (without frying), lots of lean protein in there to keep me full, enough cheese and tomatoes to make me happy, and enough sauce to feel like pizza... all made out of low fat ingredients.  Score!! 

Ingredients:

• flour tortillas (white or wheat)
• pizza sauce
• low fat turkey pepperoni
• lean deli turkey
• lean deli ham
• low fat mozzarella string cheese
• fresh tomato slices
• dried basil

Step-by-Step:

To your tortilla, start by adding some pizza sauce, cut up (or shredded) cheese, and the pepperoni.  Don't go all the way to the edges.

Add the sliced tomato and basil.

Then your lean deli meats....

Starting with the sides, then the edge closest to you, roll them up.

Spray lightly with cooking spray (I used a butter flavored one) and put them into a hot grill pan, starting with the seam side down to "seal" them. 

Use something heavy (maybe even another pan) to press them down while cooking.

Turn them over when they are wonderfully brown on the bottom.  Then I held them on the sides for a bit because I think the grill marks are so pretty on them.

The combination of hot grill and the cooking spray make the "shell" of this wrap wonderfully crispy.  The sauce and filling is hot and best of all - the cheese is gooey!  (Oh I DO have a love affair with gooey cheese!  Sure is a good thing I used the low fat kind!)

Serve these with some warm pizza sauce to dip them in if you'd like.  And now you don't have to be so jealous of the kids eating pizza rolls any more.  Trust me... these are BETTER!!!!

Written Directions

Layer all the ingredients (or choose some of your own) in a flour tortilla:  sauce, cheese, meat, tomato, seasoning.  Roll up.  (You can secure with toothpicks if you'd like.)  Spray with butter flavored cooking spray and grill on all sides in a grill pan or griddle until crispy and brown.  Serve with extra warm pizza sauce for dipping. 

Looking for more lunch ideas?

• Cranberry Cherry Chicken Wrap
• Cajun Chicken Salad
• Prosciutto and Spinach Pinwheels (and Pepperoni with Cheese for the kiddos)
• Toasted Chicken Pesto Flatbread Sandwiches
• Vietnamese-Style Lettuce Cups
• Cranberry Pecan Chopped Autumn Salad
• Tarragon Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Pecans
• Creamy Grape Salad
• Homemade Hot Pockets
• Meatball Stuffed Buns

Click here to Subscribe to MenuMusings so you won't miss a thing!