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Homemade Lunchables Pizza

A Homemade Lunchables Pizza made with real ingredients that your kid will be excited to assemble and eat.

We all know store-bought Lunchables are a highly appealing option for kids, and it’s not hard to see why. Unfortunately, it’s also not hard to overlook the lack of nutrition and quality ingredients in these pre-packaged lunches. 

sliced pita pizza in a lunch container with strawberries, cucumber, and carrots.

This recipe for Homemade Pizza Lunchables shows you how to recreate this concept into a much healthier lunch that’s just as fun to assemble. 

Homemade Pizza Lunchable

This Homemade Pizza Lunchable uses better-for-you ingredients like nitrate-free pepperoni, whole wheat pita rounds, shredded Mozzarella cheese, and marinara sauce. It’s just as easy to put together as the store-bought option and tastes way better. Here’s how to do it: 

  1. Spread the marinara sauce over the pita round
  2. Top with cheese and pepperoni

That’s it! Add a drink, some fresh fruit, and a homemade treat, and this meal is complete. 

Pizza Lunchable Topping Ideas

Another bonus to creating your pizza lunchable is choosing what ingredients and toppings go into the lunch. Below are ideas your child can select to create their personal pizza: 

  • Chopped deli meat
  • Black olives
  • Sliced bell peppers
  • Tomato Sauce
  • Homemade Alfredo
  • Veggie Pesto
  • Shredded cheese
  • Feta cheese
  • Hummus (if your child doesn’t like sauce)

Making healthy homemade lunchables isn’t hard; just swap “their” ingredients with more wholesome alternatives. Easy! 

Homemade Lunchable Essentials

To make your own lunchables, I recommend investing in the items below: 

  • A compartmentalized lunch container: to keep wet and dry ingredients separate
  • Lidded sauce containers (2-4 ounces): perfect for sauces and prevents spills 
  • Ice pack: keeps ingredients chilled
  • Reusable plastic cutlery: for spreading

If you don’t have a lunch container with compartments, use a regular container and silicone muffin cups to keep the ingredients separate. 

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A Homemade Lunchables Pizza made with real ingredients that your kid will be excited to assemble and eat.

  • Author: MOMables-Laura
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 mintues
  • Yield: 1 lunch
  • Category: Lunch
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 pita round
  • ¼ cup shredded cheese
  • 4–6 nitrate-free pepperoni slices
  • ¼ cup marinara sauce

Instructions

  1. In a compartmentalized lunch container, divide the pita round, cheese, and pepperoni slices, making sure to keep the ingredients separate. 
  2. Pack the marinara into a lidded sauce container and send with the rest of the ingredients and a plastic spoon. 
  3. To assemble, spread the marinara sauce over the pita and top with cheese and pepperoni. 

Equipment

Kids Lunch Box

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Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 pizza lunch
  • Calories: 357
  • Sugar: 5.3
  • Sodium: 1522
  • Fat: 11
  • Saturated Fat: 5
  • Carbohydrates: 43
  • Fiber: 5
  • Protein: 24
  • Cholesterol: 53

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Comments

  1. april

    August 18, 2019 at 9:31 am

    do you use regular jar pizza sauce?

    Reply
    • MOMables - Laura

      August 20, 2019 at 5:23 pm

      Yup! Whatever I have on hand!

      Reply
  2. Tiana

    August 19, 2016 at 12:35 am

    Such an awesome post!! Definitely trying this one next :) I was wondering, what is the brand you used? Or where to buy it or make it? I tried finding in my local grocery (I live in Hawai’i) & I can’t seem to find any.

    Reply
    • MOMables

      August 19, 2016 at 11:44 am

      They are open sandwich thins. I can’t remember the brand but thin bagels work too!

      Reply
  3. Debbie Kolodij

    October 13, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    Does the child need to heat up this lunch or does he/she make the little pizza and eat it right out of the box?

    Reply
    • MOMables

      October 13, 2015 at 9:16 pm

      most kids do it right out of the lunch box, at room temperature. Enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Kristi

    October 03, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    I am very sad to say that my 5 year old loves the pizza lunchables. I am a military wife and have 3 kids. Husband deploys for a minimum of 6 months every year. Our youngest (10 months) just had major surgery. So, trying to cook every meal is very difficult. But I’ve noticed on the days that I try really hard to feed them healthy food they seem happier and aren’t so moody. I googled “homemade pizza lunchables” and this post came up. I am so happy I found your website!

    I’ve felt so guilty for so long about what I feed my kids. There’s been days when I feed them spaghettios from a can. I hate that!!!! I want to feed them healthy meals. I grew up eating unhealthy. I don’t want to do that to my kids. Thank you for your website! I am going grocery shopping this weekend and have written out several meals from your recipe index. I hope the kids like them!

    Reply
  5. Michele B

    September 24, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    My son’s favorite lunch – my homemade one of course! I make my own pizza rounds and homemade pizza sauce too. I will do about 15 pizza rounds and once and freeze what we don’t use for later. Love all your great ideas for lunches and just picked up your cookbook. Keep up the good work!!

    Reply
    • MOMables

      September 27, 2014 at 9:24 am

      thanks for picking up my cookbook! I hope you enjoy many of the recipes for years to come!

      Reply
    • Emily

      September 04, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      What do you make your pizza rounds out of? Regular pizza dough?

      Reply
      • MOMables

        September 22, 2015 at 11:57 am

        the ones in this post are store bought sandwich thins.

        Reply
      • MOMables

        September 22, 2015 at 11:57 am

        the ones in this post are store bought sandwich thins.

        Reply
  6. Michele B

    September 24, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    My son’s favorite lunch, my homemade one of course. I make my own pizza crust rounds and my own homemade sauce as well. I do about 15 rounds at once and then freeze the rest for a future lunch!

    Reply
  7. Joy

    October 01, 2013 at 10:14 am

    I shared this idea on my Facebook Page (Fearless Freezer Cooking) today. So excited to try it this week! I also found that Kroger makes less expensive sandwich thins….

    Reply
    • MOMables

      October 01, 2013 at 11:35 am

      thank you for sharing Joy!

      Reply
  8. happyvballgirl

    October 16, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    Love it! So fun and pretty. :) Thanks for sharing it! :)

    Reply
  9. Valden

    July 31, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    This is a great find! I will definitely be using this!

    Reply
  10. Mackenzie

    June 17, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Such a great idea! I’d love to invite you to join us on Saturday Show & Tell at Cheerios and Lattes! I know my readers would love this idea too!
    Have a great weekend!
    Mackenzie :)
    http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-15/

    Reply
    • Laura

      June 17, 2012 at 9:43 pm

      Thank you! I’d love to!!

      Reply
      • Mackenzie

        June 22, 2012 at 11:19 am

        Thanks so much for sharing this great post on Saturday Show & Tell @ Cheerios and Lattes last week! :) Hope to see you again this weekend! :)
        Mackenzie

        Reply
  11. Tiffany

    June 13, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    I love these. I am going to be a first time school mom this fall so I will have to visit often for ideas!

    Reply
    • Laura

      June 13, 2012 at 2:00 pm

      Tiffany, we are glad you love our ideas! if you decide you need a little help and a plan… it’s what we do! :)

      Reply
  12. Wendy

    June 12, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Great idea! It looks a lot tastier than the boxed one. I will be using this idea for the school year.

    Reply
  13. Danyell

    June 06, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Where do you find the little dip cup with attached lid? I love your lunches!

    Reply
    • Laura

      June 06, 2012 at 5:33 pm

      the ‘dip’ cup is a re-purposed to-go dip form a while back. It’s difficult to find something for sure, I also use gerber plastic baby food containers -although they are not leak-proof- but i place them inside the lunchbox and it does the trick.

      Reply
    • alice

      December 10, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      You can buy reusable sauce cups online! I actually bought some that sort of look like the ones pictured here except in assorted colors.

      Reply
    • Amy

      August 27, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      I found a 6 pack of the cups with lids at Dollar General. They are great.

      Reply
  14. Ludicrous Mama

    May 28, 2012 at 2:43 am

    Where to find the bread rounds? I’ve found mini pitas, but not those.

    Reply
    • Cristi

      May 29, 2012 at 11:06 pm

      They are actually sandwich thin/round/flats. I’m not sure what brands you have in your shops so here are a few examples : Nature’s Own Sandwich Rounds, Orowheat Sandwich Thins, Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats. They are softer than a pita but firmer than bread – they work great for mini pizzas.

      Reply
      • Sarah

        July 22, 2012 at 6:05 pm

        Target has the Archer Farms and Brownberry versions too. Yum!

        Reply
        • Laura

          July 22, 2012 at 9:28 pm

          thanks! we will go check them out and see..

          Reply
  15. Holly Spillers

    May 22, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    As kitchen challenged and as pressed for time as I am, I think even I could do this!

    Reply
    • Laura

      May 23, 2012 at 9:18 am

      Holly, all our school lunches in our menus are for the ‘kitchen challenged’ and take less than 10minutes to make. :)

      Reply

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