Pizza Bento Box School Lunch

Learn how to pack pizza leftovers like a pro for a terrific school lunch that’s tasty, fun, and convenient!

Homemade Pizza Bento for School

This pizza bento lunch was inspired by both my kids’ devotion to pizza and my determination to use leftovers to pack lunches. It comes together quickly with hummus, pita chips, and classic pizza toppings. It’s the better version of the pre-packaged crackers and cheese or deconstructed pizza lunches at the grocery store.

That’s the fun in building bento boxes: the ingredients are simple, ready to eat, and can be easily swapped or replaced with whatever items you have available, even with leftovers.

All you have to do is pair pizza toppings with fresh fruit, veggies, and whole-grain or grain-free carbohydrates to make it a complete school lunch you can prep ahead of time!

What is a Pizza Bento Box

Customize your pizza bento box with leftovers and simple ingredients you already have on hand for a convenient school lunch that kids will love to eat! This one includes:

• Hummus: a great dip for any bento. Use store-bought or homemade hummus.
• Pepperoni slices: traditional or turkey.
• Mozzarella: or any other cheese you use.
• Pita chips: swap them for regular crackers, pita wedges, or even pretzels.
• Your favorite pizza toppings: sliced olives, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, etc.

How to Pack Pizza Bento for a School Lunch

Keeping this lunch fresh until lunchtime is possible by packing ingredients correctly. Here’s how I assembled this lunch:

1. Pack hummus
   Fill a small lidded container with hummus, or place a single-serve hummus cup inside the main compartment of a lunch box.
2. Add pita chips and cheese
   In the same compartment as the sealed hummus, place the pita chips and cheese cubes. Keep the dry ingredients separately so they don’t get soggy.
3. Pack more toppings
   In another compartment or small lidded containers, place the other ingredients, especially any ingredient that contains moisture, like black olives and bell peppers (if using).
4. Refrigerate
   Close the lid and refrigerate until ready to pack inside the lunch bag, up to a day.

More Tips for Packing School Lunches

Pack ahead
You can save time -and be sure there will be leftovers- by packing this pizza bento box ahead, even before serving dinner! Store it in the fridge, and you got it ready to grab and go the next morning.

Swap ingredients
The same way you customize a pizza, you can adapt this lunch by adding the toppings you already have in your fridge and pantry. Any cubed cheese, any crunchy cracker, any kind of olives. Use fresh or roasted bell pepper, or swap it for cherry tomatoes.  

Fresh and easy ideas just like this one can also be found in my 101 Packed Lunches ebook.

Other Fun Ways to Pack Pizza in a Lunchbox

If your kids simply can’t get enough pizza in their lives, they are sure to enjoy one of these fun pizza lunch ideas for their next school lunch!

Tortilla Pizza | Bell Pepper Pizzas | Pizza Egg Cups