Find easy, flavorful pizza recipes for kids for quick meal options including pizza rolls, pizza pockets, pesto pizza, pizza muffins, and more! These are easy kids meals for lunch or dinner…that grown ups can enjoy, too.
Pizza Recipes for Kids
We all know that kids love pizza—mine sure do! But it’s fun to use the flavors they love in easy recipes that work to make-ahead and pack for lunch. Or just to vary how we’re serving a favorite food.
This list has my favorite pizza recipes, plus my go-to dough recipe, so you have lots of options to consider. There are recipes that take less than 10 minutes to make and ones that have homemade pizza dough that you can prep ahead of time. Each is versatile, so you can adjust the toppings according to what your kids prefer.
Each of these can be an easy kids meal to serve at home and many can be sent as an easy hot lunch for school.
(Find my favorite pizza ideas for lunch, Pizza Pinwheels, Pizza Cups, and my Ultimate Guide to Easy Pizza.)
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1. Pizza Toast
I love this so much that I often make it just for me! Lightly toast bread, then spread on a little pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella. Place onto a pie plate or baking sheet and pop under the broiler set on High on a rack about 4-6 inches away and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve with cut up fruit for an easy toddler meal.
2. Pizza Muffins
Bake a batch of easy Pizza Muffins for the flavor kids love, in an easy to eat (and reheat!) format that works SO well for little kids. (And parents.) These healthy muffins have a dose of shredded carrots for extra nutrition and are an easy lunch option to pack or serve at home.
3. 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 or dinner…that parents will enjoy too!
4. Mini Pizza Rolls
This Mini Spinach and Cheese Pizza Roll recipe is packed with nutrition—and even greens!—but the cheese, and silly spiral shape makes them much more appealing to toddlers and big kids! And you can make them in about 30 minutes and stash them in the fridge or freezer for future meals.
5. Pesto Pizza Rolls
Vary the idea of pizza rolls by topping with pesto instead of pizza sauce. This is a yummy way to serve up some greens to kids.
6. Pizza Pockets with Broccoli
Whether you’re looking for a healthy make-ahead dinner for the whole family or a new way to serve up veggies to the kids, these Homemade Pizza Pockets with Broccoli and Cheese are a delish option. They are a super fun way to change up how you usually serve pizza AND are easier to make than you might think.
7. Greek 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.
8. Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Learn how to make the easiest whole wheat pizza dough without kneading and with a very small amount of yeast. It has amazing flavor, can be made ahead, and requires zero kneading!
9. Pizza Bites
Fluffy Pizza Bites are a seriously delicious lunch or dinner option—and you can customize the filling to please your kids! We like these with a little side of warmed marinara sauce for dipping. (Holy moly, they’re so yummy.)
10. Pizza Lunchables
Whether for home or packed for school, this is a seriously fun pizza lunch.
10. English Muffin Pizza
With just three ingredients, this short-cut pizza is a super simple meal option. We like to do it with whole grain English Muffins, but any work. And you can do pizza sauce or pesto, depending on what your kids like. Cut up for younger kids to make them a little easier to chew.
Spread a little pizza sauce onto two halves of an English muffin. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Add any other pizza toppings you like. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for about 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted and warmed through.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can do red sauce, pesto, or just brush with olive oil. Kid-friendly pizza toppings may include chopped broccoli, pepperoni, cooked sausage, mushrooms, mini meatballs, shredded chicken…there are so many options!
Be sure to salt your dough and to use a sauce that you like the flavor of. You can also add extra pizza seasoning to add the classic pizza flavor.
Pizza muffins and Pizza Rolls work really well to make ahead and reheat, but almost any pizza can be reheated in a toaster or regular oven for a few minutes (or until the cheese is melted) at 375 degrees F.
Tips for the Best Pizza for Kids
- Be sure that the cheese isn’t too hot before serving pizza to kids.
- Vary the sauce (marinara or pesto) or go with one you know they like—up to you!
- Dice up or cut into sticks to make these foods easier for little kids to chew.
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This post was first published July 2021.
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