Quick and Easy Pizza - $3.89 a serving
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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups all-purpose flour (divided in half)CHECK THIS | Kroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · 2 lbs | $1.69 | 240 g | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 1 tablespoon instant yeast | Kroger® Fast Rise Yeast · 3 ct / 0.25 oz | $1.39 | 10 g | $0.65 | $0.74 |
| 1 tablespoon sugar | Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb | $3.99 | 12 g | $0.03 | $3.96 |
| 2 sprays of nonstick cooking spray | Kroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz | $2.99 | - | $2.99 | - |
| 1 cup marinara sauce | Kroger® Marinara Pasta Sauce · 24 oz | $1.99 | 240 g | $0.70 | $1.29 |
| 6 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups) | Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 170 g | $1.31 | $2.19 |
sugar drives this basket at $3.99, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are part-skim mozzarella cheese ($3.50) and nonstick cooking spray ($2.99). $9.42 of the basket - 61% - 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.
- Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · about 1802 g left, $3.96 of value
- Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · about 284 g left, $2.19 of value
- Kroger® Marinara Pasta Sauce · about 440 g left, $1.29 of value
- Kroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · about 667 g left, $1.24 of value
This recipe uses a traditional pizza dough recipe with yeast, but only needs 15 minutes for the dough to rise. Once you try this fresh, homemade pizza, you m...
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (divided in half)
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2/3 cup warm water + 2 tablespoons (110 to 115 °F)
- 2 sprays of nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 6 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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