This english muffin pizzas recipe (with animal faces) is such a fun and easy lunch for kids! English muffins are topped with sauce, cheese, and toppings which can be made into animal faces (totally optional).
These English muffin pizzas are a great way to get kids involved in the kitchen, and a way to get them to try new veggies. An olive by itself? No way, but an olive nose on a cat shaped english muffin pizza? Yup!
What Ingredients do you need for this recipe?
- English muffin
- Marinara sauce (or pizza sauce)
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Optional toppings: turkey pepperoni, sliced bell peppers, black olives and anything else you can dream up!
If you have picky eaters, these pizzas are a great meal for them, because they can customize what toppings they want/don’t want. For example, Freddie, my 2.5 year old was having one of those moments where he didn’t want any toppings. Just cheese, and a pile of it, at that!
How to make English muffin pizzas
- Slice English muffins in half
- Spread sauce on each half (I use marinara sauce, but feel free to use pizza sauce or no sauce at all)
- Sprinkle cheese on top (shredded mozzarella works best)
- Add toppings: pepperoni, sliced bell peppers, olives…or whatever you’d like.
- Put English muffins on a foil lined baking sheet
- Bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes
- Let cool for 2-5 minutes, then enjoy!
Toppings for English muffin pizzas
- I like to keep it simple: sauce, Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni (we use turkey pepperoni), olives and bell peppers.
- You could certainly get fancier by adding Italian seasoning and garlic powder (just a pinch of each for each pizza) or some grated parmesan cheese.
- Anything you like on your pizzas, use as toppings for english muffin pizzas
I’ve made pizza with kids plenty, but I’m telling you that the animal faces make these pizzas extra fun!
English Muffin Pizzas Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 English muffin cut in half
- 2 Tablespoons marinara sauce or pizza sauce, about 1 Tablespoon per English muffin side
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese about 2 Tablespoons per english muffin side
Optional Toppings
- Turkey pepperoni, sliced bell peppers, black olives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice english muffin in half.
- Spread marinara/pizza sauce on each side (I use marinara sauce, feel free to use pizza sauce or no sauce!)
- Sprinkle cheese on each side (shredded mozzarella works best).
- Add toppings: pepperoni, sliced bell peppers, olives
- Put english muffins on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes
- Let cool for 2-5 minutes, then enjoy!
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