To make pizza heart taquitos, cut small hearts down the center of a large tortilla, lay 3 pepperoni slices over the cut-outs, and add 2 tablespoons each of pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella. Roll it up taquito-style so the pepperoni hearts show through the middle, lightly spray with oil, and air fry at 400°F for 4 to 5 minutes until golden and crispy. Each wrap is ready in about 10 minutes.
Pizza heart taquitos are toasted tortillas rolled up with pepperoni heart cut-outs, pizza sauce and cheesy mozzarella. These air fried pizza rolls make an easy lunch, snack or game day appetizer ready to go in no time at all!
The one kitchen gadget that we have been using what seems like on the daily is our air fryer. I love that it is easy and quick to use and always enhances whatever food we throw into it!
Take these cheesy, crispy what would have been ordinary tortilla roll up wraps, and now are a pizza/taco lover’s dream all thanks to my good ol’ faithful air fryer!
When I come home from a long day of teaching, it feels like the minute I walk through the door my kids are requesting an air fryer wrap. It’s the one snack I honestly don’t mind making for them because these air fryer roll-up wraps are easy to throw together and take approximately 4 minutes to cook!
Most days I am simply taking a tortilla wrap, sprinkling over cheese and rolling it up to add in the air fryer to cook until cheesy and crunchy come together as one.
Because Valentine’s Day is approaching and I wanted a fun look for these tasty little tortillas that I was making for my kids’ meal prep school lunches, I decided to add-in some heart cut-outs to these pizza wraps.
My kids L-O-V-E-D these air fryer pizza wraps with a heart twist! And what makes their heart happy, also makes this mama heart happy too!
Why prep lunches for school?
To make meal planning more consistent and practical in my house, I aim to include four school lunch preps for my two kids in our weekly meal prep rotation. This helps us save money and ensure that two days of the week, the kids have well balanced meals that happen to be fun and festive, yet simple enough to put together in less than 15 minutes.
In these lunch preps I try to include a variety of colors as well as a good balance of the essential food groups so that my kids are getting exposure to different foods in a fun and exciting way!
Ingredients
To make this fun and delicious air fryer pizza wrap school lunch meal prep, you’ll need a few ingredients that you can get at almost any grocery store or even online!
This will make 4 lunchbox containers. I love these 3 compartment food containers that I found on Amazon!
Here’s what we are working with:
- tortilla wraps
- pepperoni
- pizza or marinara sauce
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- strawberries
- preferred sweet treat
- small heart food cutter
How to make air fryer pizza taquitos lunchbox
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- If using heart cut-outs, make them directly down the center of the tortilla. Place pepperonis over the heart cut-outs and top with cheese and sauce. Roll it up taquito-style so that the pepperoni hearts are directly in the middle.
- Lightly spray with avocado oil and place into the air fryer basket for 4-5 minutes, until golden crispy.
- Cut the pizza wrap in half and place into the main compartment of the lunchbox.
- Into a side compartment place strawberries or fresh fruit.
- Add your preferred sweet treat to the other side compartment.
pizza heart taquitos for Valentine’s Day and the big game
Valentine’s Day and the big game fall on the same Sunday this year, and these little pizza roll-ups work for both: a heart-shaped lunchbox treat and a quick snack for the party.
- For a party: make several wraps and air fry them in batches without crowding the basket, then cut each one in half and serve with warm pizza or marinara sauce for dipping.
- For lunchboxes: cut the wrap in half and pack it with strawberries or other fresh fruit and a small sweet treat.
- No heart cutter? Skip the cut-outs and roll the tortilla up around the pepperoni, sauce and cheese.
We sure hope you enjoy this fun and balanced air fryer pizza wraps school lunch meal prep as much as our little tribe has time and time again. Please leave us a star review and comment if you made these easy pizza wraps!
pizza heart taquitos FAQs
Use a small heart-shaped cutter to cut hearts down the center of the tortilla, then lay the pepperoni over the holes so it shows through after rolling.
A large tortilla wrap gives you enough room for the heart cut-outs and the fillings.
Yes. Assemble them all first, then air fry in batches for 4 to 5 minutes each and serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
Yes. That’s how we started making them. Let them cool, cut in half and pack them with fruit and a small treat.
if you love this recipe, check Out…
- Simple Day of the Dead Skull Pizzas
- Easy Quesadilla Crunch Wraps (Flower Stamped)
- Cheese Quesadilla and Fruit Kebab Hearts
- Simple Heart Grilled Cheese (Fun Kids Lunchbox Idea)
- Easy Heart Pasta With Brown Butter and Parmesan
- The Best Heart Rice Krispie Treats (Perfect For Valentines Day!)
recipe video
Pizza Heart Taquitos (Easy Air Fryer Recipe)
- SFSugar Free
Ingredients
- 1 large tortilla wrap
- 3 pepperonis
- 2 tbsp pizza or marinara sauce
- 2 tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese
- strawberries, or preferred fresh fruit, optional for lunchbox
- 1 sweet treat, optional, for lunchbox
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- If using heart cut-outs, make them directly down the center of the tortilla. Place pepperonis over the heart cut-outs and top with cheese and sauce. Roll it up taquito-style so that the pepperoni hearts are directly in the middle.
- Lightly spray with avocado oil and place into the air fryer basket for 4-5 minutes, until golden crispy.
- Cut the pizza wrap in half and place into the main compartment of the lunchbox.
- Into a side compartment place strawberries or fresh fruit.
- Add your preferred sweet treat to the other side compartment.
Equipment
- small heart food cutter, optional
Did you make this food art lunch? Don’t forget to tag thetastefultribe on instagram @thetastefultribe if you create this fun and easy air fryer recipe for pizza heart taquitos. We love seeing your version! You can also post your pictures to our facebook page!
