Kids' pizza soldiers

15 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:10 mins

Serves:1 Child

While this may be called a kid’s recipe it’s a perfect snack for adults too. Swap the tomato purée for some leftover pasta sauce for extra flavour.

Ingredients

1 slice wholemeal bread
1 tablespoon of tomato sauce/tomato puree
10g low-fat Cheddar cheese, grated
2 cherry tomatoes, sliced
¼ red pepper, thinly sliced

This recipe can also be cooked under the grill.

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7.
Place the bread on a tray and bake for 2 minutes, then spread the tomato puree on top of the bread. Add the grated cheese, sliced tomatoes, and sliced pepper.
Return to the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.
Slice into soldiers and serve.

What you will need

Baking tray
Cheese grater
Chopping board
Chopping knife

Serving suggestions

You can try different toppings depending on your child’s favourite foods. Try ham and pineapple or tuna and sweetcorn.

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1 slice of pizza toast contains

Energy

610kj

145kcal

Fat

Saturates

1.7g

Sugars

4.5g

Salt

0.55g

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FOOD SAFETY

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HEALTHY EATING

Snacks for children

Healthy snacks can help keep up children’s energy levels between meals, and are a great opportunity to give their diet a nutrition boost. You can help them grow into healthy adults by making sure they are snacking on food that is good for them.

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