Easy-As-A-Mix Pizza (from Better Baking Mix) - $2.86 a serving

Makes 4 servings · italian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$11.43
basket total, in-store
$2.86
per serving (4 servings)
-$1.77
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 Serving of Better Baking Mix (1 cup)Betty Crocker™ Bisquick™ Original Pancake and Baking Mix · 40 ozSUBSTITUTE$5.99120 g$0.63$5.36
1/2 cup tomato sauce, low-sodiumKroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz$1.00120 ml$0.28$0.72
2 tablespoons finely chopped onionJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1930 g$0.08$1.11
1/2 teaspoon oregano (or Italian herb mix)CHECK THISSmart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz$1.251 g$0.07$1.18
1 cup mozzarella cheese, part-skim gratedCHECK THISKroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.00113 g$1.00$1.00

baking mix drives this basket at $5.99, 52% of the total. The next biggest lines are grated mozzarella cheese ($2.00) and dried oregano ($1.25). $9.37 of the basket - 82% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

Making pizza at home has never been easier! Enjoy this recipe using our Better Baking Mix with adults or kids of all ages. Add veggie sticks and fruit for de...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Washington State University Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Washington State University Extension. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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