So, I have to be completely honest, my kids love pizza. I like to make it myself because then it has no nasties and because then I can hide some green cheese (zucchini) in it too. Making them into lunchbox mini pizzas was the obvious step.
Today Miss 5 declared that sushi is boring. I mean really? What? It was even made with pimped rice today- a mix of brown rice, random leftovers of white rice and tri colour quinoa. But apparently it’s boring.
So, I decided to take the time to make some mini pizzas that I can pop in lunch boxes. Hopefully they will be interesting enough for her. That is if there are any left- Master 3 is currently devouring his 4th and doesn’t seem like he’s going to stop any time soon. My plan is to pop them in the freezer, ready made so they are good for days like today when it’s so hot or other lunchbox days when something like sushi is way too hard!
Now these lunchbox mini pizzas nearly didn’t make it to you- I can’t find my mixer dough hook. Anywhere! And it’s something I use 2-3 times per week. I’m hoping Master 3 has put it somewhere (he’s obsessed with being Captain Hook among other characters at the moment). But it’s not looking promising.
I used sandwich cutters to cut the shapes for these, a butterfly, heart, boat and star. The star were very difficult to get just right and the easiest were the hearts. Ideally you would be better off using stainless steel cookie cutters for these, something I’ll try next time, because today I’m set on making all my cooking very difficult to do.
Anyway, enough of my woes! I’ve used homemade yoghurt in this recipe, if you’d like to know how, have a read of this post.
Lunchbox mini pizzas
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 24 mini pizzas
Ingredients
- 1 cup greek yoghurt (i make my own
- 2 cups self raising flour
- tomato paste (or leftover pasta sauce)
- 1/2 zucchini, finely grated
- 5 slices prosciutto, cut into slivers
- 2 cups grated cheese (i grated some cheddar)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- combine the yoghurt and flour in the bowl of a mixer and mix until a dough forms.
- Tip onto a floured board and roll out (I rolled mine to 30 by 50 cms).
- Cut the shapes you want from the dough- I used a star, butterfly, heart and boat.
- Prink all over with a fork.
- Transfer onto a lined oven tray then top with tomato paste/ pasta sauce.
- Next top with the zucchini and then the prosciutto.
- Cover with cheese.
- Re-roll the rest of the dough and make another lot!
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Freeze flat and then pop in a container or baggie.
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16 Comments on "Lunchbox mini pizzas"
Do you pull them out of the freezer the night before or the morning of? I’m thinking they might not thaw quick enough
I tend to pull them out the night before and pop them in the fridge. Mainly because I use a really efficient cooler bag and ice brick!
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Thank you for this recipe! My daughter has just started reception and I’ve been stocking up the freezer! These were so easy and a total hit with my daughter and niece. (And me, haha!) Love your recipes 🙂
That’s so fantastic! Thanks for sharing Alex!
Do the children eat them heated at school or is it eaten at room or cool temperature? These look easy to make and delicious! I’m going to attempt to make them tonight to eat right away and freeze for at home snack but I would really love ve to pack them up for my child’s lunch if they don’t have to be heated and they still taste delicious cool with an ice pack. I’m new to packing his lunch and find it enjoyable but very stressful!
They don’t need to be reheated, just served cold! my kids love them!
Best pizza dough I have made. So yummy and so easy. Thank you
Glad you like it! It’s one of our favourites too!
My issue with snacks that have ham/prosciutto/bacon/chicken in them, is how do you kill the potential bacteria in them, being a ‘meat’ product, when you are taking them out of the fridge/freezer and putting them straight into a lunch box so they are never heated before consumption?
I’ll have to try making a gluten free version of this Kylie. I think I’ll just swap the flour for GF flour and hope it works out. My son has yet to taste pizza, poor kid!
Yes do! It should be ok!
Did you find the dough hook in the cutlery draw? Or in the toy box maybe? Hmmmmm.
So close Karen….so close….