Cheap, Easy, Quick & Tasty Pizza?
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
March 25, 2007 9:48pm CST
Do you want to know a Cheap & Easy way to do pizza, when you have little money left?
Buy a homebrand frozen pizza. They usually are not well endowed with toppings, but the basic taste is there.
Now add your own extra toppings, whatever you have around the house.
Extra onion,sliced tomato, grated cheese, bacon or ham bits, maybe capsicum, mushrooms... a little extra chilli sauce. .. whatever suits the tastes of your family & what you have lying around the home.
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19 responses
@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
26 Mar 07
I've done this on shopping days when I feel like making something quick when I get home. Sometines I just buy the pre-baked shells and make a white pizza seasoned with olive oil, garlic powder, black pepper and provolone cheese and hot peppers for a topping.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
26 Mar 07
My family have always done that and we made one of the quarters for each of us with our special favorites on it.
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@mummyofthree (2715)
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26 Mar 07
Yes I often do this as I can personalise it to suit our tastes.
Another option is an actual french stick. Making pizzas from them. I have even been known to use thick sliced bread!
Thanks for the advice!
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
26 Mar 07
I'm probably one of a few people that actually like the frozen pizzas. But then again, I am so used to eating cheap that I am not fussy at all. But we will sometimes put extra cheese on them as my boyfriend loves cheese.
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
26 Mar 07
This is a good idea. We have a few brands that are worthy as is right from the store and package. We still tend to eat more meat cuts with a couple of vegetables. We have frozen we eat first and then work on the canned vegetables. Spaghetti is our quick and cheap and being broke meal. Even then we could have a side of vegetables. Thanks for sharing this since it could prove valuabel to others.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
26 Mar 07
Most of the time, I like to make my own pizza. I will make the dough in my bread maker, so that helps me make a pizza quicker now. When my daughter was young, we would make the dough by hand together, which was a fun activity that I sure do miss doing with her. I'm hoping when my youngest daughter has children, she will use some of the recipes that were passed down from my family.
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
26 Mar 07
i do that also-i'll just get a plain and throw things on.
i make french bread pizzas too.
they're a bit thick,but they come out good:)
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@fahim_hitman (149)
• Pakistan
26 Mar 07
well ilove pizza but they are so expensive that i cant buy it easily with my monthly pocket money so i just made it on my own in my home
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
26 Mar 07
We do this often, we have a certain "take and bake" cheese pizza that we buy on sale at the grocery deli. We always have stuff we can add. Hubby will not be without his anchovies, and green olives.
@jan135 (535)
• Australia
26 Mar 07
Yes I do the same, but I also buy plain pizza bases too and add my own topping from scratch.
I use a tomatoe based dip for the tomatoey base and add lots of garlic, then I start to build the pizza with anything I have. My favourite topping is anchovy, I just have to have it on a pizza and olives of course, some ham capsicum and hot salami and the grated cheese on top.YUM.
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@greengal (4286)
• United States
26 Mar 07
That's exactly what I do when I'm craving for pizza, I've used the ready dough and created various pizzas with our favourite toppings...hmm pizza, I can never deny a piece...lol Lots of cheese, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, jalapenos, olives, pineapple, and almost anything..hehe
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
26 Mar 07
I used to do that, but I found a nicer easier way as well. I used Lebanese Bread as the base, and put the pizza base on or tomato paste, then go berserk with all the toppings that I love. Chuck in the oven 1/2 hour later its ready and perfect. YUM YUM.
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