Pizza Hut or Not to Pizza Hut

4 servings for $3.07 or 2 slices for $4.55? Which one would pick? I hear it all the time, “Going out to eat is quicker and cheaper.” Well let’s focus on Pizza Hut for a moment. (This is not to pick on Pizza Hut, you really could insert any of the pizza chains in their slot and pretty much get the same results.)

$4.55 is for 2 large slices of the Supreme Pan Pizza. You know the one all the good stuff, because is it “Supreme”!

• 800 calories
• 40 g fat (16g saturated)
• 1,780 mg sodium

Now for the home version: Loaded Pizza

• 300 calories
• 14 g fat (6g saturated)
• 780 mg sodium
• All for $3.07 and that is serving 4

• 12″ Boboli whole-wheat thin pizza crust
• 1 cup tomato-basil pasta sauce (the book suggests Muir Glen, never heard of it)
• 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella
• 15 slices turkey pepperoni
• 1/2 cup sliced onion
• 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
• 1/4 green olives
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 jar (6 oz) artichoke hearts, drained
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves (optional because of cost)

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cover the crust with sauce and then cheese
• Sprinkle with te pepperoni, onion, peppers, olives, gralic, pepper flakes and artichockes
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbling

Now I am not much of a fan for olives or artichokes, so I simply replace the unwanted veggies with veggies I enjoy.

Now for the savings:

• 500 calories
• $1.48

Pizza once a month = $17.76 a year and 6,000 calories a year! That is almost 2 pounds!