Back-to-school season has come and all of those little faces are now officially back in the classroom. Although the routine can be comforting, it is back to the daily grind where it can seem like playing a game of Tetris with your blocks of time. Get what you need to get done fast before the window of time disappears!
Between school getting out, soccer practice, dance, baseball, and scouts you have to fit dinner in somewhere! But where? And how? and what?!
We were inspired to put together an easy and FUN meal with Pillsbury Grands Biscuits that allows you to kill two birds with one stone. First, you get a quick, easy and healthy dinner on the table in under 30 minutes. And second, you keep the kids entertained while doing it. Who says dinner has to be boring?
I used this basic recipe from the Pillsbury website for Grands Mini Pizzas. Then we made it our own!
Ever since our trip to Costco the first week of September when they had the Halloween costumes out front and center, my little guy has been a bit *obsessed* with Halloween. We don’t really do the spooky stuff, but we let him enjoy the light hearted fun side of the holiday. So first, to keep little helping hands busy, I set him up with his own pizza building station, where he had a pizza crust {biscuit} to pat out, a bit of sauce to spread on, and toppings to design his pizza with.
While he was busy making his pizzas, I started on my own fun Halloween treat. I used the biscuits to make pumpkin and spider web shaped pizzas.
First I pat the biscuits out to form circles for the spider web pizzas and added a small stem piece to the pumpkin pizzas. Then I spread a small bit of pizza sauce to each.
To make the pumpkin pizzas I topped the sauce with cheddar cheese and used a knife to cut pepperonis into shapes for the face. I added a green pepper piece at the stem for the finishing touch.
To make the spider web pizzas I tore a string cheese stick into shreds and crossed three long pieces through the center of the circle then used the remaining pieces to form the web. The spider was made out of sliced olives to finish it off.
Once they were designed I put the Halloween themed pizzas into the oven along with the ones my kids designed and baked them at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes and they were perfect.
It is amazing how quickly this came together even with making the extra special shapes. I remember making pizzas with Pillsbury biscuits with my mom when I was a kid and it is kind of fun to feel like we have come full circle as I do it with my kids! I think the best part though, was how excited my kids were to eat their dinner. It seems like anytime I put a little creativity into the meal it makes our dinner time 1000x easier! And on busy nights, that is just what I need!
Oh I almost forgot to mention… If you have extras, they freeze beautifully for a quick and easy pre-prepared dinner on those extra crazy nights!
If you know me personally, chances are you have eaten something I have made with Pillsbury products. I have always loved how they allow you to make anything and everything so quickly and easily. Right now Pillsbury has a FREE recipe booklet for our readers that you can download here. Check it out and we would love to hear what recipes you are most excited to try (I might want to try it too!) so check back in and let us know after you take a look!
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Ellen Christian says
What a cute idea! My son would love this.
Kimber says
Thanks Ellen! I hope that you get to have a fun and easy meal with your son!
Jen says
These are REALLY very cute!! I love them, going to have to try these.
Kimber says
Your kids would have a blast, and if they are anything like their mama you would end up with some really creative pizzas!
Jodi @ A Mom Having Fun says
My kids would definitely love this! Shoot, I would love this! 🙂 This is going to be a little Halloween surprise for them. Thank you!
Kimber says
Oh you have to let us know how it goes! So excited to hear about all of your Halloween fun!
brett says
ADORABLE! I love it! we did something similar this weekend- ghosts – I love love love the webs and jack o lanterns tho!!
Kimber says
That’s so funny Brett because when I was reviewing the post this morning it dawned on me that I should have done ghosts too! How fun!
Kimber says
I loved ghosts Brett! You could totally make mini ghosts with these too! Thanks for stopping by!
popcosmo says
Wow, those look delicious (it’s dinner time and you are making my stomach grumble!) And what a cute idea… that teens are not too old to enjoy. Definitely going to be trying this. And what a fantastic babysitting idea for Chloe – passing it along 🙂 Love easy, fun ideas like this and Pillsbury makes it simple!
xo ~kim & chloe
Kimber says
Yu are so right! This is a genius babysitting idea! Tell Chloe to let us know how it goes!
Jen Nikolaus says
These are DARLING!!! My boys are going to flip when we make these! I love the little olive spiders! Pinning now, love this!
~Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy
Kimber says
Thanks Jen! I hope your kiddos enjoy them as much as mine! THe olives are my little guys favorite too!
Laura Trevey says
LOVE the spider, so fun!!
Kimber says
The spider is my favorite too Laura!
Therese @ Fresh Idea Studio says
Ooh! Those are fun! Love the pumpkin and spide-y! Pinning for our family pizza nights.
Kimber says
Thanks for sharing! We made these as kids and it was so fun to repeat the tradition with my kids!
Shana Norris says
My kids – especially my almost 7-year old son – loves to “make recipes” with me. And they love cheese pizza, so this one would be a win-win around our house!
Kimber says
Yes Shana, if your son is anything like mine he will have so much fun with this! Kids eat so much better when they make it too!
Recreate and decorate says
cute! I’m sure your kids loved that.
Kimber says
Yes they had a great time Wanda! Thanks for stopping by!