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Pizza Party Entertaining Guide

Published: Oct 24, 2014 · Modified: Jul 21, 2015 by Louisa Clements · This post may contain affiliate links

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pizza party entertaining guide

You all know how much I love entertaining, but let’s be honest, entertaining on a budget is a challenge. This post originally started out as your typical dinner party, which I love, but I wanted to change things up and do something really fun. Enter the pizza party. Is there a better way to celebrate my fourth week using PC Plus and 20,000 points than with a table full of pizza? Ok, maybe a table full of homemade pizza. Would it sweeten the deal if I told you this all cost under $30 at my local No Frills? You could definitely make your own bread machine pizza dough and homemade pizza sauce, but for this pizza party I ended up buying the whole wheat pre-made pizza dough which ended up costing about $0.95 per pizza.

pizza party table

Now that I’ve been using PC Plus for a month at No Frills, I thought that I would share a few tips with you that I’ve learned a long the way. First of all, load all your offers to the app. Then, make sure your phone is charged so it won’t die just as you’re checking out. Woops. Something else I learned is to make sure that you are using your PC Plus card even if the items you’re buying aren’t part of your offers. The program will track your purchases and tailor your offers down the road based on your shopping habits. I’m hoping next week I have an offer on arugula because I really can’t get enough of that peppery green. Overall my experience with PC Plus has been really positive and I will definitely continue using it for grocery shopping.

pizza party entertaining guide

Let’s talk toppings, I made two vegetarian and two meat pizzas which suited my needs perfectly. But you know what would be pretty fun too? If you were to ask each of your guests to bring a couple of potential toppings with them and then spend your evening getting creative in the kitchen with them! It’s like Chopped except the mystery baskets only include pizza toppings.

Here are the pizzas I served:

Mozzarella + roasted red peppers + cherry tomatoes + garlic + mushrooms + crumbled feta

Mozzarella + pepperoni + thinly sliced potatoes + red onion

Mozzarella + mushrooms + pepperoni

Pesto sauce + roasted red pepper + peppercorn goats cheese + arugula

And now for a giveaway! I’m giving away an $100 President’s Choice gift card! It is open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) over the age of 18 (see terms & conditions for more info.) It’s super simple, all you have to do is click “log in” and then enter your name and email in the rafflecopter widget below and then leave a comment letting me know about your favourite pizza toppings.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure: I was compensated by Loblaw to write this post and they have provided the prize for the giveaway. All experiences and opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting Living Lou!

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  1. Shirley

    August 29, 2016 at 11:25 am

    OMG! All of these pizza toppings look soooo yummy! I shall do as you did; I will buy the pre-made pizza dough & I am going to pick up the toppings & make myself a few pizzas for my dinner, tonight!
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  2. Sam

    October 31, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    Pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, goat-cheese, broccoli.
    Reply
  3. Bridget Oland

    October 30, 2014 at 10:52 am

    Favourite pizza topping? Caramelized onions with pesto. And sometimes I add sardines.
    Reply
  4. Anne

    October 29, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Blue cheese and roasted pear!
    Reply
  5. Mubbz

    October 29, 2014 at 10:14 am

    My little one only likes cheese on hers so we'd need to have one of those. I'm a meat water so I'd have chicken, onions, green peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms on it!
    Reply
  6. nicoleroannef

    October 29, 2014 at 10:02 am

    I would go for a veggie with lots of olives.
    Reply
  7. Jan @ Family Bites

    October 29, 2014 at 9:59 am

    This is really, really awesome! Not only does the food look fantastic, but $30!!!! How can you beat that. My favourite pizzas are really simple. I don't like too many toppings and am always happy with even just cheese, but bacon and mushrooms are probably two of my most favourite for sure.
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  8. Glogirl

    October 28, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    I would serve Hawaiian pizza with ham, pineapple and green pepper.
    Reply
  9. Charlie

    October 28, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    Steak, red onion, mushroom, sriracha - wins
    Reply
  10. Julia

    October 28, 2014 at 12:57 am

    BBQ Chicken and avocado. Yummy
    Reply
  11. Julie Dyer

    October 27, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    Pepperoni on one half, tomato and olive on the other. :)
    Reply
  12. Nancy

    October 27, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    Bacon, mushrooms, and of course....pineapple!
    Reply
  13. Raj @ www.ThePrimalDesire.com

    October 27, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Mixed greens, salmon lox, and chipotle mayo on thin crust.
    Reply
  14. Annie Armstrong

    October 27, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Green and black olives, for sure! Or Hawaiian toppings!
    Reply
  15. Anna (Hidden Ponies)

    October 27, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    I love homemade pizza - pepperoni and bacon with lots of cheese!!
    Reply
  16. Laureen Fox

    October 27, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    I would make a margherita pizza with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh basil.
    Reply
  17. Lee

    October 27, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    I would ask everyone what they enjoyed on their pizzas previous to the event and then get all the ingredients relevant to the answers I got. From there, I would serve delicious homemade custom pizzas with each person getting their own personal pizza to either eat by their selves or share and all experience the different ways pizza can be enjoyed.
    Reply
  18. Joyce

    October 27, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    My favourite pizza to serve would include sausage, pepperoni, spicy salami, mushrooms, and lots of cheese!
    Reply
  19. Jordan

    October 27, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Mozzarella + roasted red peppers + cherry tomatoes + garlic + mushrooms + crumbled feta!
    Reply
  20. Lindsay

    October 27, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Mushrooms, pepperoni, bacon. - Classic Canadian!
    Reply
  21. Laureen

    October 27, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    Mushroom, bacon, fresh tomato!
    Reply
  22. Sabrina Spilotro

    October 27, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    Pepperoni, roasted red pepper, italian sausage and broccoli
    Reply
  23. ceecee

    October 27, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    Hawaiian and pepperoni
    Reply
  24. Jen

    October 27, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    I love Hawaiian pizza!
    Reply
  25. Christopher Rugo

    October 26, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    Tomato, mushrooms, basil, and capicola!
    Reply
  26. SueSueper

    October 26, 2014 at 8:44 am

    I would serve a meat pizza. Pepperoni, Bacon, Ham, Burger meat, Italian Sausage, adding some onions and pineapple to make it FAB.
    Reply
  27. Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen

    October 26, 2014 at 2:10 am

    I have always loved the idea of having a pizza party for when friends come over :) What a great idea and I love that it can totally be done on a budget :) I love shopping at No Frills and getting all my PC products on the cheap!! :) And I would def. serve some a vegetarian pesto pizza topped off with some homemade roasted veggies :)
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  28. Hiba

    October 26, 2014 at 1:13 am

    Pizza is actually one of my favs. For days when I don't have dough, I like to make the pizza out of naan, it's so yummy. I love putting lots of veggies on my pizza: mozzarella, mushrooms, green peppers, red onions, spinach, tomatoes, and olives!
    Reply
  29. suzi

    October 25, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    Hawaiian of course!
    Reply
  30. Joan Brown

    October 25, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    I would serve the Mozzarella + mushrooms + pepperoni pizza, yummy.
    Reply
  31. [email protected] in the Kitchen

    October 25, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    I love all these pizzas!! The crust looks amazing!! -oh, and I accidently entered even though I am not from Canada.......please disregard....ooppps....... but I would love a good greek pizza or artichoke!!! :)
    Reply
  32. Cailee

    October 25, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Hmm... I would serve a dessert pizza for fun!! These all look delicious! :) Also, I would serve mine gluten free (cuz I'm intolerant)... but these look on point! YUM! :)
    Reply
  33. Angela Mitchell

    October 25, 2014 at 3:27 am

    I'd serve an artichoke, sundried tomato and pesto pizza.
    Reply
  34. Anthony Fuentebella

    October 25, 2014 at 1:56 am

    Bacon pizza with extra bacon.
    Reply
  35. Angie

    October 25, 2014 at 12:53 am

    Shrimp and pesto! Yummy!
    Reply
  36. Mary

    October 24, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    My favorite pizza topping is sun dried tomatoes!!! They are delicious with a pesto based sauce!
    Reply
  37. Danielle

    October 24, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    bbq sauce, chicken, onion
    Reply
  38. Robyn

    October 24, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Hi Lou! I love plain pepperoni pizza! Lots of cheese of course!
    Reply
  39. Samantha Harb

    October 24, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Greek pizza is the best!
    Reply
  40. Lori Lewis

    October 24, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    We would serve Buffalo Chicken pizza at our pizza party. Thanks for the chance to win!
    Reply

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