Easy Pizza Buns for School Lunches

This is my go to recipe for school lunches and easy appetizers. We make these pizza buns all the time because they are so delicious!

I wrap them individually in saran wrap and freeze them for lunches. I have served them at our Mad Hatter Tea Party, this Poker Night Birthday Party and shared the recipe once before. Everyone loves them! I hope that you will too.

Ingredients that you will need:

5.5 oz tomato paste

1 1/2 – 2 cups shredded mozzarella

40 rounds of pizza pepperoni

2 rounds of white bread dough

I use my 1.5 lb breadmaker to make the dough and split it into two batches.

That is enough to make 24 pizza buns.

How to make these pizza buns:

Begin by spreading the dough into a large rectangle.

Spread half of the tomato paste over the dough. Leave one edge of the dough free of toppings.

Sprinkle with 3/4 – 1 cup of mozzarella.

Layer with 20 pieces of pepperoni in two rows.

Now begin rolling the dough into a log. Work towards the edge with no toppings.

Stretch the final edge over top of the roll and pinch the dough together.

Slice the roll into 1″ segments. Repeat these steps with the second round of dough.

Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Go ahead. Betcha can’t eat just one!

Tips for school lunch meal planning:

Prepare meals in advance whenever possible. Portion them out into individual servings and store in the freezer for up to three months.
Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners then use the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size ziploc bags (aff link) for flexible storage in the freezer.
Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy. My kids love these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins and this Pizza Bun recipe.

If you’re looking for these pizza buns to last more than an hour I recommend hiding them, seriously!