Kids’ Make & Take Pepperoni Pita Pizzas
with Carrots, Cucumber, Grapes & Ranch
Does planning, cooking, and packing kids’ lunches feel like your part-time (or full-time) job? We feel you, and we’re here to help. This 15-minute meal is the perfect make-ahead lunch box time-saver: a wholesome, kid-approved pepperoni pita pizza complete with carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, ranch dressing for dipping, and juicy grapes. Serve right away, pack it all up for lunch, or save it for another meal or snack this week. That’s right: We’re thinking outside the lunchbox (so you don’t have to!).
This recipe is designed to provide lunch for multiple days. For each lunch meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
2 unit
Pita Bread
(Contains Sesame, Wheat)
2.5 ounce
Marinara Cup
3.5 ounce
Pepperoni
½ cup
Italian Cheese Blend
(Contains Milk)
6 ounce
Carrots
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
4.5 ounce
Red Grapes
1.5 ounce
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
(Contains Eggs, Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to low broil. Wash and dry produce. • Place pitas on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Divide marinara between pitas and spread out in an even layer. Top with as much pepperoni as you like. Sprinkle with Italian cheese blend. • Bake pita pizzas on middle rack until pita edges are golden brown and cheese melts, 4-5 minutes.
• Trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 3 inches long and 1⁄3 inch thick). • Trim and thinly slice cucumber into rounds. • Halve grapes if desired.
• Let pepperoni pita pizzas cool, 2-3 minutes. • Cut pizzas into six slices each. • Drizzle pizzas with as much dressing as you like.
• To serve: Divide pepperoni pita pizzas between plates and serve with carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, grapes, and any remaining dressing on the side. • To stash: Let pizzas cool completely before packing for lunch. Refrigerate everything in separate containers until ready to pack. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.