Mushroom Spinach Pinwheel (Kid's Lunch Box)
Mushroom Spinach Pinwheel is a quick and easy healthy vegetarian pinwheel dish. You can serve it as a snack in parties, easy to pack for picnics, and it is my kid's fav lunch box.
Ingredients
- 3 white button mushrooms
- ½ cup baby spinach (roughly chopped)
- 1 egg
- 1 medium size flour tortilla
- ¼ cup grated cheese of your choice
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Rub the mushroom with a clean kitchen towel and slice it thin.
- In a heavy bottom skillet, pour the oil and bring it to medium heat, then scatter the mushroom but don't add salt. Let it brown for 2 minutes by stirring it around.
- While that happens, whisk the egg and add a pinch of salt to it.
- Once the mushrooms are slightly brown, add the spinach and add a tiny pinch of salt (remember salt it already added to the egg while whisking)and stir around for 30 seconds.
- Then spread it out evenly and pour the egg on top and spread that out evenly too.
- Spread the grated cheese and place the tortilla on top. Let the egg cook and bind everything. It will take 1 minute. Then release the edges and flip the tortilla. Cook the other side for few seconds to 1 minute and then take it to a chopping board.
- While it's still a little warm, roll the tortilla. Now you could either pack it in a lunch box as a roll or, using a serrated knife, slice small pinwheels.
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Notes
Other things I added in the lunch box along with the Pinwheels
Cherry tomatoes, he absolutely loves raw cherry tomatoes. Two chocolate wafers sliced in half. And assorted nuts. I do give him some snack after school, but this lunch box with all these sides is one of his fav that always comes back empty!Other Variations you can try to add in the pinwheel
Crumble tofu or paneer will make a great addition as it will cook very fast. If you have some sausage rolls, or shrimp, you could slice it super thin and then add those instead of the mushroom. Left over roasted chicken can be shredded and added. You can also stir fry some precut, assorted frozen veggies too, then add the egg or cheese to bind it to the tortilla. Please note that I am adding the variations keeping a 3rd grader in mind. The same pinwheel can be uplifted and made fancy or more filling for grown ups and for parties.Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 17gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 214mgSodium: 553mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1g