What's In Your Lunchbox?

Most of us have gotten the summer off from having to pack lunches for our kids. Sure, we still had to make them lunch but there is a difference between packing a lunch at 10:00 at night or 6:30 in the morning and actually making them a lunch at noon each day. 

Packing lunches takes thought and preparation. When it comes to starting back to school I try to find new recipes and ideas to keep my kids' lunch boxes from being anything but boring. This year I bought Bento boxes so that they would have different compartments for their food rather than packing several sandwich bags or containers. My hope is that this will help me stay on top of coming up with new and creative lunch ideas. Here is one lunch box recipe that my kids love that I wanted to share courtesy of Elana's Pantry. It does take a little bit of time so is a great one to make on the weekend and keep in the fridge for the week. 

Pizza Muffins

Serves: 12

Ingredients

·         1 ½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)

·         ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt

·         ½ teaspoon baking soda

·         4 large eggs

·         ¼ cup tomato sauce, plus ¼ cup for topping

·         ½ cup cheddar cheese, plus ½ cup for topping

·         ½ cup parmesan cheese, plus ½ cup for topping

·         2 ounces pepperoni, plus 2 ounces for topping

Instructions

1.      In a food processor, combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda

2.      Pulse in eggs and sauce until combined

3.      Pulse in cheeses and pepperoni

4.      Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners

5.      Scoop a heaping 1/4 cup of batter into each cup

6.      Bake at 350° for 25 minutes

7.      Remove from oven; place 1 teaspoon sauce on top of each muffin

8.      Sprinkle cheese over sauce

9.      Sprinkle pepperoni over cheese

10.  Place back in oven and bake for 15 more minutes

11.  Cool for 1 hour

12.  Serve