Groceries:
- Boboli 100% Whole Wheat Crust: $3.89, 10 oz. (12″ diameter)
- Hunt’s tomato sauce: $0.50, 8-oz. can
- Part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese: $2.29, 8-oz. bag (2 cups)
- Free-range vegetarian-fed hot italian chicken sausage: $4.49/lb., 1-lb. package (5 links)
- Organic mushrooms: $2.49, 8-oz. container
- White onion
- Fresh cilantro: $1.50, one bunch
- Spices: garlic powder, oregano, basil, chili pepper
Ingredients (serves 2):
- 1 pizza crust
- ½-can tomato sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 sausage link
- Toppings to taste (onion, mushrooms, cilantro, spices)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Spread tomato sauce on pizza crust.
- Add cheese, toppings, and spices.
- Heat pizza for approximately 12 minutes.
Cost and nutritional analysis for whole pizza:
| Ingredient | Cost | Total calories | Calories from fat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 oz. whole wheat pizza crust | $3.89 | 750 | 125 |
| 4 oz. tomato sauce (½ can) | $0.25 | 26 | 0 |
| 1 cup mozzarella cheese | $1.15 | 320 | 180 |
| 1 sausage link | $0.90 | 150 | 60 |
| Mushrooms (½-cup, 2 oz.) | $0.62 | 10 | 3 |
| ¼ Onion | $0.25 | 10 | 1 |
| Spices | $0.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | $7.31 | 1267 | 370 |
| (Single ½-pizza serving) | $3.65 | 634 | 185 |
NutritionData reports a whole 12″ Pizza Hut pizza as containing 2083 calories (762 from fat). Ordering a medium thin’n crispy pizza with sausage, mushrooms, and onions from the pizzahut.com website costs $13.00.
(Sorry, no picture. I tried, but the camera just doesn’t do the pizza justice.)
#1 by Forrest on Fri Apr 7, 2006 - 1:02 pm
Pizza Hut SUCKS. It is not cheese, and it is not pizza. A fair comparison might be Numero Uno.
#2 by Rob on Fri Apr 7, 2006 - 1:29 pm
The Pizzeria Uno website reports a single serving of individual deep dish Numero Uno contains 1850 calories (1060 from fat). Compared with Pizza Hut, Uno’s is better pizza, more calories, more fat.
#3 by drdrtsai on Mon Apr 10, 2006 - 11:11 am
Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza is muy bien, IMHO