Say "No" to Pizza Delivery

By

Debbie52

My son is a picky eater but pizza is one thing he just loves. We buy quite a few frozen pizzas when they are a real good buy and then we can make him one whenever. We have a Presto Pizza Pizzaz electric pizza cooker. It does a real good job and faster than in the oven.

Yesterday we tried something we all liked. It was a DiGiorno flat bread pizza (Kraft). I got two of them on sale that also had coupons on the boxes plus I had manufacturer's coupons so got a very good deal on two. It is a bit different from regular pizza but still very tasty and everyone was satisfied.

By

nan80

My husband and I always make are own pizza its so much better than delivery. You can make your pizza any way you want it and it's way better.

By

itsagift

After disastrous pizza deliveries (missing items, not hot, took a long time) we decided to either pick up ourselves at Little Caesar's (they have specials that make it frugal to splurge) or do frozen pizza at home. After trying the brands we found only the French bread pizzas to be good. Then we tried Walmart's Great Value Rising Crust pizzas. They pleased both of us. The crust is not thin and cardboard tasting.

At our store they are $4.50 each. I have found some on special for $3.00 so stocked up on them. If we ate out at Pizza Hut the bill would have been at least $22.00 plus tip for two of us. We also are feeling the economic crunch and the savings let's us eat better on days we don't eat pizza (once every two weeks). And it is more relaxing to sit at home and eat. We save eating out for something only the restaurant can make better or to break out of the house and see the world that is not work-related. Those sadly are a lot fewer too for when you eat out there are no dirty dishes to wash at home.

By

merlene

We feel like we have the best of both worlds. We buy the the pizza dough from the pizza place for $2.00. (that idea was on a Rachel Ray show) Then we add our own fresh and healthy low fat trimmings. Bake it on a pizza stone and it tastes as good( actually better) than the pizza store. We do it for health reasons but the added benefit is, it is way cheaper.

By

gilphil

The last time I ordered a pick-up Pizza from Pizza Hut we couldn't eat it. Apparently it was left from lunch and warmed over. The cheese was disintegrated and awful, the crust was hard and tasteless and the whole thing was terrible. It turned me off pizza and I had really enjoyed it before. When I called and complained they offered me a discount on my next order. No thanks!

By

Betty Scoggins

I make my own pizza dough and freeze it. I put it in the refrigerator in the morning and it is thawed and ready to roll out for supper. I make my own sauce and freeze it in the amounts needed for one or two pizzas. I brown my sausage in bulk and also freeze it it the needed portions. It takes only a few minutes to roll out, assemble, and bake a pizza for supper. Quick, easy, oh so good, and cheap.

By

meterreader

Thanks for all the great alternative ideas for having pizza at home/vs Pizza Hut pizza/Restaurant Pizza. I've been making my own mock KFC Mashed Potato Bowls at home. I use the potato pearls/mashed potatoes from Sysco foods, I then buy the rest of my ingredients from Aldi's & Dollar General. I start by having the mashed potatoes as my base, followed by chicken/turkey gravy from a jar, then layer corn, chicken bites, followed by a little more gravy & then sprinkle a little cheese over the top. Just pop it in the microwave for a little bit & you have your alternative to KFC's Mashed Potato bowl. They cost over $6.00 for just one serving at KFC. I can serve a family of 5 for under $8.00! I'm getting more & more frugal every day & I have Thrifty Fun to thank for the most part! :)

By

jdmcd79

Papa Murphy's has really good pizza at reasonable prices. Its a bake @ your house raw pizza & they are so good. We also like making individual pizzas with grands biscuits. Learned that in home ec @ school lol Papa Murphy's also takes Food Stamps/Purchase cards, so for those of you who have those, its great!

By

Sally MQ

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Yes Sav-a-Lot is wonderful! I have been shopping there for years. I am on ss and they money goes more than two weeks at Sav-a-Lot. Who cares if you have to bag your own groceries take the boxes and get a few bags and you can get it home just as fast! I just wish we had more of their stores in Jax, FL Thanks

By

meandbobbiemcgee

I prefer to make my own pizzas. Lebanese / lavish bread as the base, low fat grated cheese, piled high with cooked minced meat, sausage, pepperoni, bacon bits, onion, grated carrot, tomato & whatever else you enjoy. Cheaper & tastier [and healthier] than Pizza Hut.

By

suzyspinkmoon

A big round of applause to you! That is so cool!

By

myrnaghr

My family and I would eat pizza all the time because of poor meal planning, and because I have a pizzeria across the street that sells them 2 for 1. One day at my daugher's house, she was actually making a pizza. She used wheat flat bread, tomato sauce, spices, cooked sausage,(chicken pcs for me) onions, peppers - both orange and green, and grape tomatoes. Then she sprinkled the chopped mozzarella. I couldn't believe how delicous it looked and how quickly she prepared it. The house smelled like a pizzeria. The good thing for me is that I have high blood pressure and diabetes, so won't permit me to ever enter any pizzeria since making one is easier and healthier. I'm grateful to her for caring about me.

By

lyndiana

My husband and I used to get delivery pizza but now we get the Sam's or Walmart pizza for $7 and we add our own toppings. Extra cheese, can of mushrooms, ham, etc. We can made inch high pizza with gourmet toppings for a fraction of delivery gourmet pizza.

By

dvg

We don't order pizza alot and are not crazy about the frozen ones in our supermarket. We order a large plain pizza from our fav place and we add our own toppings.

When one of us picks up the pie, the other is cooking the sausage or mushrooms to add to the top!

By

meoowmom

Look in freezers at store sometimes they have
great sale prices and stock up.
Many couples are not so lucky to be able to
agree to save together and be supportive.

By

thriftyboo

Just say no to buying pizza.

I use hillbillyhousewife.com's pizza crust recipe. I roll a single crust into two very thin crusts. I top both with tomato sauce I season with Italian seasoning, garlic, onion powder and pepper. One gets pepperoni and cheese. The other gets pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, mushroom and cheese. Buy everything store-brand or on sale.

It costs me $5.00 to make two 16 inch pizzas. This is enough for dinner for the two of us and lunch for hubby for days! I love knowing exactly what does - and does not - go into our food.

By

1burrell

Hi! Just wanted to post what we do for pizza in our home. We buy the "supreme" from Walmart Deli section. It is a 16 inch pizza - really big one! When we arrive home we just add extra ingredients to it such as: pepperoni, bell pepper, black olives, onion and cheese (which we always try to have on hand). This has saved us so much money and we absolutely love the taste and texture of their pizzas!
Plus, you have leftovers to freeze and use for later if there is any left over. For the cost of this pizza -- under $10.00 -- it can't be beat. Give it a try to see what you think.

By

susanmajp

We've really been cutting back on eating out the last few years too. Eating at home and getting twice the amount of food for 1/3 the price seems to be a no-brainer, especially when you are able to fix it the way you like (no salt, extra veggies, low fat, etc). Sometimes, I get so tired of eating my own cooking though. It's those nights that I will treat us to a convenience item that I've bought from a store. They may cost more than I usually spend, but are still far cheaper than eating out.

By Dorothy from Edmonton (Guest Post)

A great web sight for budget cooking is Hillbillyhousewife.com. So many wonderful recipes and all on a shoestring budget!

By

Glenn'sMom

You could actually enjoy it knowing you could still have gas money for the next week!

By (Guest Post)

Hi Ariela,
I am from Jax, too. Good for you to be able to find a cheaper alternative to your Friday night delivery cravings.

I almost always make pizza from scratch. We are always so disappointed when we treat ourselves to delivery pizza. The toppings are skimpy and the crust seems so greasy. Homemade or doctored up frozen pizza is always better!

Gotta love Save-A-Lot! Tracey in Jacksonville, FL