What’s On My Plate: Homemade Vegetable Pizza

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a recipe.  If your new to the blog you can read a little history on how this series got started right here.  And thanks for visiting.

The cold weather always inspires me to cook.  Lately I find myself visiting the salad bar at HyVee almost everyday.  I’ve come up with some ways to cook for less utilizing what they have to offer.  Have you ever bought groceries for a particular meal and then not use everything?  Here’s a solution that may help you out. 

I love pizza.  I can have it everyday and never get sick of it.  There is a pizza place within blocks of my house.  Convenient right?  Well, the distance is but the price isn’t.    

I found that if I get all of my pizza toppings from the salad bar I have no waste.  Everything is fresh and clean.  I buy what I’m going to use and nothing more.  And it’s much cheaper.  For the container above it cost $1.80.  

I mixed these two sauces together.  Not sure what triggered this, but trust me it’s good!  Perhaps it’s because they were stacked on the shelf right next to one another.  Costs around $2.00 for both.  Freeze the leftover sauce for the next pizza because you won’t use it all on one.

All of my seasonings come from the Calico Bean Market.  I use their Italian Seasoning for this recipe.

I don’t mind store brands and find that sometimes they are almost a dollar cheaper than name brand items and taste exactly the same.  This store brand cost $1.88.  

I’ve made pizzas before where I made the dough, but I prefer the store bought crusts already made.

Using a large pizza pan I roll the dough out, shape it to cover the entire pan.  Drizzle with olive oil and the Italian seasoning and bake for about five minutes.

Add the pizza sauce and some more Italian seasoning.

The toppings that were chosen from the salad bar are chopped into smaller pieces and added on top of the sauce.  The BF wanted pizza also so I gave him a “portion” because he requested Italian sausage.

Last comes the cheese.  Cheese is always on sale and I never use a whole bag for one pizza.  I think I spent $2.50 here.

Notice I said portion above because I didn’t give him half.  Greed?  Yes, always when it comes to pizza.

Switch up your toppings and try different combinations.  Broccoli is awesome on pizza.  I’m not sure if the restaurants even offer that as a topping.  Cauliflower and sprouts might be good.  Be creative.

All this for under $10.00!

Enjoy!

I plan on making another one just as soon as I publish this post.  We are in the middle of an ice storm today. That’s okay with me.  I have a good internet connection and a warm kitchen.

Until the next word…

~Jennifer