Saving Money on Homemade Pizza

We do a homemade pizza every week but since cheese prices have gone up, I needed to think of a way to still have our pizza but also not use as much cheese.  I cut down on the cheese today and then added on some toppings (mushrooms for me and ham for hubby and daughter).  It really seemed like there was a lot of cheese, even though I used less!

I did the calculations and one block of mozzarella, which is 32oz (2lbs) will make 4 of our pizzas, which are extra-large (16-inch).  I used to only get 2-3 pizzas out of a block of cheese but dividing it by 4 really helps stretch the cheese out for the month.  Also, shredding the cheese and then shredding it again with a bottom shredder attachment really makes for a fine shred so you don't have clumps of cheese, but rather a nice thin layer.

Another thing I started doing is squeezing the leftover sauce out of the freezer bag and using it for dip for the crusts.  I normally don't eat my crusts but now I do with the dipping sauce and my daughter really loves it too.

More ideas coming soon because I've been brainstorming ways to make things stretch!!