The other day, Alex told me he wanted to develop homemade green tortillas as a DIY project. Genius! We buy tortillas all the time, so I’ve been looking for a good homemade method. Also, adding spinach can up the nutrients in a typical tortilla. And most importantly, who doesn’t love naturally green tortillas? I was hoping the green color would intrigue our toddler Larson. Alex created this very delicious healthy tortilla recipe, and it got rave reviews: from both me and our toddler Larson! Larson kept asking for the “geen” food. This DIY project is best taken on as a fun activity with more than one person: either two adults, or an adult and children. Just beware that if you enlist kiddos, you might end up with some misshapen tortillas…don’t worry, they taste the same!
Tips on making homemade spinach tortillas
These homemade spinach tortillas are flour tortillas, so unlike our corn tortilla recipe they are not naturally gluten free. The reason we chose flour for these homemade spinach tortillas is the texture of corn tortillas can be hard to perfect at home. They can easily turn out too dense if you’re not a corn tortilla pro. Since we were making these spinach tortillas for our new loaded veggie quesadilla recipe, we knew they’d have to have just the right texture and thickness. To make these homemade spinach tortillas, here are a few tips:
You’ll need a handful of ingredients: spinach, flour, butter and salt. Equipment you’ll need is: food processor to blend the ingredients (this is key to evenly mixing the spinach), a rolling pin, and a ruler for measuring your 8-inch circle. It’s helpful to do with friends or family. These spinach tortillas are a great DIY to do as a fun weekend project with friends or family, especially kids. It really helps to speed up the rolling and cooking process to have at least 2 people. Alex and I did this together, so they were quick to make since he rolled while I was cooking the tortillas. Each spinach tortilla takes less than 1 minute to cook, so it usually takes a bit longer to roll the tortillas than cook them.
Got spinach left over after making these tortillas? See our top spinach recipes!
Watch us make homemade spinach tortillas!
Because it’s nice to watch someone show you how to make something like tortillas…we made you a video! Here we are showing you how to make spinach tortillas in our kitchen:
How to store homemade tortillas
Once you’re done making the tortillas, you can store them in the refrigerator in a sealed bag wrapped in a towel, and they’ll stay for about a week. You can also freeze them wrapped in aluminum foil. This one is such a fun project: let us know if you give it a try!
Looking for a food processor?
You’ll need a food processor for this spinach tortillas recipe! Here’s the one we recommend. You’ll need a large sized food processor to accommodate this batch.
This spinach tortillas recipe is…
This homemade spinach tortillas recipe is vegetarian. For vegan, plant based, and dairy free, use olive oil.
More food DIYs
Outside of these homemade spinach tortillas, we like to do food DIYs at home for weekend activities. Here are a few of our favorite DIY recipes: No reviews
Easy Homemade Pizza DoughHomemade Almond Cashew CrackersMultigrain Artisan No Knead BreadSpicy Chipotle Sauce
Looking for recipes that use tortillas?
There are so many ways to use these homemade spinach tortillas. A few of our favorite tortilla recipes include:
Vegetarian TacosBBQ Bean Tacos with Pineapple SalsaChipotle Quesadilla with AvocadoSpiced Chickpea Tacos with Avocado CreamSuperfood Veggie QuesadillasEasy Tofu Tacos
