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Home » Lunchbox Ideas » Pizza Lunchbox Savoury Muffins

Pizza Lunchbox Savoury Muffins

August 30, 2017 by Ciara Attwell, Updated June 9, 2020

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Easy one-bowl Savoury Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids’ lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!

Easy one-bowl Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids' lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!

Like it or loathe it, it’s back-to-school time! If the thought of packing school lunches or after-school snacks fills you with dread then fear not… I’ve got you covered!

Last week I shared my recipe for these healthy and filling Apple & Carrot Greek Yogurt Muffins, perfect to feed to hungry children after school and today it’s all about the savoury lunchbox muffins with a pizza twist! 

Most kids love pizza so I thought why not take that flavour and put it into a delicious savoury muffin to make a change for boring lunchtime sandwiches.

These lunchbox muffins are so easy to make, all the ingredients are mixed together in one bowl and then baked in a muffin tin in the oven. I even have a top tip for filling the muffins cases… use an ice cream scoop. It makes the whole process so much easier!

Pizza Lunchbox Savoury Muffins

My recipe make twelve muffins and they’ll keep in the fridge for up to three days. They can also be frozen and then defrosted at room temperature overnight, ready to be popped into lunchboxes the following day. Lunch prep made super easy!

If you want to change up the ingredients a bit, the pepperoni can be swapped for ham or chicken or can be left out entirely to make a vegetarian version.

pizza muffins cooling on a wire rack

If you try this recipe yourself please do let me know what you think. Or tag me in a picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I’d love to see your pictures and hearing your comments about the recipes.

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Easy one-bowl Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids' lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!

Pizza Lunchbox Savoury Muffins


★★★★★ 5 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Ciara Attwell
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Lunch
  • Cuisine: European
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Easy one-bowl Savoury Pizza Muffins, perfect for the kids’ lunch boxes or as an afternoon snack!


Ingredients

  • 2 medium eggs
  • 150ml / 1/2 cup milk
  • 75g  / 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp red pesto
  • 150g / 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 150g / 1 & 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 75g / 2 & 1/2 oz pepperoni, chopped
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 250g / 2 cups self raising flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180c / 350f and line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases.
  2. Add the egg, milk and melted butter to a large bowl. Whisk gently with a fork.
  3. Add the red pesto, grated cheese, cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, spring onion and oregano and mix again.
  4. Finally add the flour and mix just enough until all the ingredients have combined.
  5. Divide the mixture between the 12 muffin cases. I find it much easier to use an ice cream scoop to do this.
  6. Bake the muffins in the oven for 20-25 minutes until a skewer stuck in the middle comes out dry.

Notes

These muffins will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. They can also be frozen and defrosted at room temperature.

1 muffin2531.4 g257.8 mg16.8 g8.5 g16.8 g2.5 g10.1 g
lunchbox pizza muffins

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Comments

  1. Kay says

    June 10, 2021 at 6:29 am

    Hi Ciara
    Loving your recipes thanks so much- do the muffins stick a lot to the cases in this recipe? I find they do in every previous mix I’ve made and it turns our little one off [so I tend to peel off beforehand] But the waste is frustrating admittedly.
    Ive only been using the Coles brand muffin cases [one stop shopper these days!], what are your brand muffin cases if there are ones in existence that sticks less please?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Bianca Carey Spencer says

      June 10, 2021 at 9:45 am

      Hi Kay.
      Thanks so much, so pleased you are enjoying the recipes! If you are having trouble with the muffin cases, it might worth trying silicone muffin cases. They are more expensive than the paper ones, but you only have to buy them once! You can get them on Amazon.

      Reply
      • Tugba says

        September 15, 2021 at 11:09 am

        Did you let them cool completely?
        If my muffins are cooled and they still stick to the paper ,instead of pulling it to the sides I like to pull it straight downwards and as close to the muffin as possible if that makes sense. I hope that helps!

        Reply
    • Tuğba says

      September 15, 2021 at 11:08 am

      Did you let them cool completely?
      If my muffins are cooled and they still stick to the paper ,instead of pulling it to the sides I like to pull it straight downwards and as close to the muffin as possible if that makes sense. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Reveena says

    April 14, 2021 at 11:31 am

    Can I omit the pepperoni ? Do I need to adjust accordingly?

    Reply
    • Bianca Carey Spencer says

      April 20, 2021 at 8:32 am

      Hi Reveena, the pepperoni can be swapped for ham or chicken or can be left out entirely to make a vegetarian version.

      Reply
  3. Katherine says

    June 18, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Brilliant. We made the veggie version which went down a hit with all the family including my 8 month old. Will definitely make again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Mehreen says

    February 13, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    My 4 year old loves these, he normally doesn’t touch anything with cheese or tomatoes. Great for his lunch box.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Teresa says

    September 2, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Made these for my grandson great recipe and taste and smell like pizza . He loves them and perfect for packlunch as I struggle on different things to give him

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. gerald says

    August 3, 2018 at 2:32 am

    i love it

    Reply
  7. Izzy says

    March 21, 2018 at 7:05 pm

    You have so many brilliant recipes on your site and these were no exception. LOVE!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  8. Valerie says

    March 7, 2018 at 11:56 am

    Loved these so much. I make them for my daughter.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  9. Maeve says

    March 3, 2018 at 12:45 pm

    How could I adjust the recipe to make it gluten free? Would I need baking powder /xantham gum? I’ve found that just swapping in gf flour doesn’t often work!

    Reply
    • Marianne says

      September 11, 2019 at 1:13 pm

      Hi, I Have just made these gluten free using doves farm free from self raising flour, it contains xantham gum already and has come out well taste wise as a straight swap. The only thing I did for the second batch was added a little extra milk to make it more of the consistency you would expect it to have if it was made with wheat flour, this did mean it had a better rise to it as well as more moist. enjoy!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
  10. Val says

    February 26, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    I baby girl is not good with textures like tomato skin, and like one of the other commenters, there’s a no-nut policy at her daycare. Can I use pasta sauce to replace the pesto and tomatoes? I’m not sure how much… I feel like too much liquid would destroy the recipe… Can you guesstimate a quantity for me based on your baking experience?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 27, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      Yes pasta sauce will be fine. If the texture seems to soft just add a tiny bit of extra flour in!

      Reply
  11. Sarah says

    February 23, 2018 at 5:33 am

    Would love to make these for the kids lunched but their school has a no nuts policy, therefor no pesto. Can you recommend a substitute – would pizza base sauce work?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 23, 2018 at 1:03 pm

      Yes you can definitely use a pizza sauce or tomato puree instead. Maybe add some dried oregano to help with the italian taste!

      Reply
  12. Kate says

    January 12, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    Just discovered your vlog & blog! Amazing! I have a 6 year old who’s currently turned fussy after being good with food & is losing weight! Just making a batch for when he finishes school today. I’m sure my 1 year old will enjoy them too!!! Thank you so much, pretty sure I will be looking you up daily. Keep up the good work xxxx

    Reply
  13. Eshu says

    September 14, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    This blog is full of good food.I am glad to found it.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 15, 2017 at 10:00 am

      Thanks Eshu!

      Reply
  14. Rachel says

    September 1, 2017 at 5:50 am

    I am so glad I have found you! I have a 7 year old fussy eater, which given I am also a keen food blogger can sometimes be a little challenging!

    Looking forward to trying out your recipes and tips.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      September 3, 2017 at 8:04 am

      Thanks Rachel, I have a fussy 6 year old so I feel your pain!!

      Reply

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