Vegetable Pizza - $2.58 a serving

Makes 8 servings · italian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$20.66
basket total, in-store
$2.58
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.04
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). 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
3/4 cup low-sodium pizza sauceDeLallo® Italian Pizzeria-Style Pizza Sauce · 14 oz$3.49180 ml$1.58$1.91
1 large (12-inch) Italian pizza shellCHECK THISStonefire® 8.5 Thin Pizza Crust · 16.2 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$4.991$4.99-
1 cup broccoli, choppedKroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz$6.0090 g$0.60$5.40
1 cup carrots, shreddedCarrots · 1 lb$1.69120 g$0.45$1.24
1/2 cup green bell pepper, sliced (or red bell pepper)Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct$0.9975 g$0.00$0.99
5 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shreddedKroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz$3.50142 g$1.10$2.40

broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are pizza shell ($4.99) and part-skim mozzarella cheese ($3.50). $11.95 of the basket - 58% - 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.

Enjoy fresh, delicious pizza made at home. You can spice this up with red pepper flakes or garlic powder. Try with whatever vegetables you have on hand.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Adapted from Spunky Vegetable Pizza, California 5 A Day, It’s So Easy Contra Costa Health Services), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Adapted from Spunky Vegetable Pizza, California 5 A Day, It’s So Easy Contra Costa Health Services. 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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