Family Pizza Night…for under $5
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Making a weekly pizza night at home can be fun for the whole family. But STOP, I don’t mean pizza delivery, make it yourself and save money. Create a playful environment while prepping a fast and easy evening of fun, in less than 30 minutes! Let the kids help! Be creative with your toppings, use leftover meats, cheeses or veggies. Here is our favorite EASY dough and sauce recipe along with some creative combinations.
The Dough:
(Makes one 12″ thin crust pizza)
½ Cup Warm Water
1 1/8 tsp. Yeast
1 ½ tsp. Sugar
½ tsp. Salt
1 ½ tsp. Oil
1 ¼ Cups Flour
The Sauce:
8 oz Can Tomato Sauce
¼ tsp. Oregano
¼ tsp. Basil
¼ tsp. Pepper
1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/8 tsp. Onion Powder
½ tsp. Parmesan Cheese
Mix, Knead then Roll the dough out on a pizza stone as thin as you like. Mix all ingredients of the sauce together and spread over dough, then your toppings, finally lots of cheese. Bake for 15 minutes @ 450 degrees. Rub a little butter over the dough after it’s rolled out for a little more flavor (before the sauce)!
The McKenzie Cream Cheese cubes (1/2” cubes), Pineapple chunks, Ham, and Mozzarella Cheese.
The BLT Bacon and Mixed Cheeses to cook, add chopped Lettuce and Tomato before serving.
Chic Chipotle Grilled Chicken, Green Chili’s, Black Beans, Corn, Salsa, Cilantro, Lime Juice, and Mozzarella Cheese.
Toastin’ Tostada No Sauce- but spread with Refried Beans, Seasoned Ground Beef and cheese. Before serving top with Lettuce, Tomato, Salsa, Green Onion, and crunched Tortilla Chips. Drizzle with Ranch Dressing.
Cali Club Grilled Chicken, Bacon, and cheese to cook. Top with chopped Lettuce, Tomato and Avocado to serve.
Golly Greek Grilled Chicken, Paprika, Pepper, and Cheese to cook. Top with Cucumbers, Red Onion, Tomato, Olives, Feta Cheese and drizzle with Lemon Herb Dressing.
Aloha Hawaiian Bacon, Pineapple and Cheese. Top with Red Pepper for Zing!
Sammy’s Shrimp Cooked Shrimp, Red Onion, Minced Garlic, Oregano, Parsley, Lemon Juice, and Mozzarella Cheese.
BBQ Bob No regular sauce- but use BBQ sauce, Grilled Chicken, Red Onion, Cilantro, and Mozzarella Cheese.
Ragin’ Cajun Blackened Chicken, Red Pepper, Black Beans, Corn, Red Onion, Cayenne Pepper, and Mozzarella Cheese.
We absolutely would love to hear your favorite combinations. Especially ones that kids love and we will name it after you!!!
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My Mom had a ready made pizza crust at her house and she spread Spinach Dip on it and topped w/ veggies and said it was AMAZING. I think it’s cool when you clean out the fridge and end up w/ and awesome dinner.
We do pizza night with our kids several times a month. We found out that our grocery store bakery makes pizza dough and sells in individual bags for $1, so I buy in bulk and freeze. But, I can’t wait to try the pizza dough recipe!! Thanks for the creative fixin’s too!!
Thanks Matt and Jena for the awesome dough recipe! We made the Toastin’ Tostada last night and it was WONDERFUL! Perfect size for three people. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make the dough, and with everything in your cabinets already, maybe cost $0.25 to make. Sometimes I like thick pizza so I might double the recipe to get a 12-14″ thick crust.
A question on the Greek pizza….do you think you could use hummus as a base? I love garlic humus and try to use it on everything. Thoughts?
Yes, you can use hummus as a base. Very tasty grilled. Add some kalamata olives and I drizzle with balsamic.
My favorite toppings are artichoke hearts, capers, banana peppers, crumbled bacon, a little feta and mozz cheese and then topped with some fresh oregano. I use red sauce very sparingly on this one.
Dry whole wheat flour - better for you and it makes great crust. Wegmans sells the pizza dough both regular and whole wheat.
Fun for the kids - cut out individual size pizzas (think cereal bowl size) and let the kids put their own toppings on. We’ve done individual homemade pizzas as a family tradition on Christmas Eve for 17 years.
Wow, what a great tradition you have going with your family! I love cutting out individual size pizzas for the kiddos to make their own!
How about calzone’s! Add toppings, fold over, pinch sides, slit center and bake!
For a fun twist - let the kids make dessert calzones. Any type of fruit pie filling will work - homemade is best, but canned is also okay. Sprinkle the crust with a little cinnamon/sugar before baking. Good hot or cold. I like to use granny smith apples, some butter, cinnamon/flour/sugar mix and that’s it. Very easy.
What a GREAT idea! I love it! And I don’t have kids, sounds like my newest guilty pleasure!