Pizza is such an easy lunch option, especially since it’s so versatile. There are easy ways to make pizza rolls, pizza toast, pizza quesadillas, pizza lunchables, and so much more—to pack for school or to serve at home. These pizza ideas for kids work for toddlers, big kids, and adults, so save this post to come back to for easy lunches for everyone. If you want to keep packed pizza warm to pack these ideas for school or daycare, it’s best to use a kids thermos. Though if your kiddo doesn’t care, room temp or cold pizza is always an option, too. (You may also like favorite Lunch Snacks, easy lunch wraps, and lunches for work.)
Pizza Lunch Ideas to Try
Below are some of our very favorite easy pizza lunch ideas. Each can be packed or served at home, and they can all be prepped or made ahead of time. Add an easy side like raw veggies, a fruit cup, or fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt to round out the meal and let the kids dig in to fuel the rest of their day.
Pizza Lunchable
Have more fun with lunch with this super quick and easy Pizza Lunchable idea. It’s one of our favorite copycat recipes that makes it less expensive to re-create Lunchables at home—and you can even customize them!
Pizza Bites
Warm and pack with a little side of warmed marinara sauce for dipping and easy sides in the mix. (Holy moly, they’re so yummy.)
Flatbread Pizza
This is the easiest way I know how to make a homemade pizza lunch that actually tastes like scratch-made, and it’s lightning fast. Flatbread Pizza is perfect for an easy dinner or lunch, and it’s a great recipe to have in your back pocket since it needs only 3 ingredients!
Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough
With a crust that needs just three ingredients and no rising time, this is a fast homemade pizza dough for meals at home—as a pizza lunch or even dinner—or you can use it to make Pizza Rolls to pack in a lunch box.
Pizza Quesadillas
These are ready in about 6 minutes, have classic pizza flavor with a soft and easy-to-chew texture, and are almost endlessly versatile!
Pesto Pizza Rolls
This recipe works well to make ahead of time and then warm up right before lunch—or before packing as a pizza lunch in a lunch box.
Pita Pizza
With a simple no-cook method plus whole grains, plant-based protein, and probiotics, these easy Greek Pita Pizzas are a super quick and easy dinner (or lunch!) for kids.
Pizza Pockets
These are a super fun way to change up how you usually serve pizza AND easier to make than you might think!
Pizza Muffin
Bake a batch of easy Pizza Muffins for the flavor kids love, in an easy-to-eat (and reheat!) format. These healthy muffins have a dose of shredded carrots for extra nutrition and are an easy lunch option to pack or serve at home.
Pizza Rolls with Spinach
You can make these fun pizza rolls in about 30 minutes and stash them in the fridge or freezer for future meals. They reheat so well!
Pesto Pizza
With three simple ingredients, iron and vitamin C in the sauce, and a kid-friendly format, this super easy Pesto Pizza is a perfect kids’ lunch option that parents can enjoy, too!
How to Pack Pizza for School Lunch
If your kids don’t mind pizza cold or at room temperature, you can pack these ideas in their kids lunch box. If they prefer it warm, kids thermoses are great so you have the option to warm the food and keep it warm throughout the morning.
Best Tips for Success
Do your best with portion and keep an eye on what comes home so you know if you need to pack more or less food. Add an easy side, such as a lunch snack, to round out the meal. Pack warm in a thermos or cold or room temperature in a lunch box.
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This post was first published August 2022.
