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.
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.
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.
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!
Shirley
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!
Sam
Pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, goat-cheese, broccoli.
Bridget Oland
Favourite pizza topping? Caramelized onions with pesto. And sometimes I add sardines.
Anne
Blue cheese and roasted pear!
Mubbz
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!
nicoleroannef
I would go for a veggie with lots of olives.
Jan @ Family Bites
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.
Glogirl
I would serve Hawaiian pizza with ham, pineapple and green pepper.
Charlie
Steak, red onion, mushroom, sriracha – wins
Julia
BBQ Chicken and avocado. Yummy
Julie Dyer
Pepperoni on one half, tomato and olive on the other. :)
Nancy
Bacon, mushrooms, and of course….pineapple!
Raj @ www.ThePrimalDesire.com
Mixed greens, salmon lox, and chipotle mayo on thin crust.
Annie Armstrong
Green and black olives, for sure! Or Hawaiian toppings!
Anna (Hidden Ponies)
I love homemade pizza – pepperoni and bacon with lots of cheese!!
Laureen Fox
I would make a margherita pizza with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh basil.
Lee
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.
Joyce
My favourite pizza to serve would include sausage, pepperoni, spicy salami, mushrooms, and lots of cheese!
Jordan
Mozzarella + roasted red peppers + cherry tomatoes + garlic + mushrooms + crumbled feta!
Lindsay
Mushrooms, pepperoni, bacon. – Classic Canadian!
Laureen
Mushroom, bacon, fresh tomato!
Sabrina Spilotro
Pepperoni, roasted red pepper, italian sausage and broccoli
ceecee
Hawaiian and pepperoni
Jen
I love Hawaiian pizza!
Christopher Rugo
Tomato, mushrooms, basil, and capicola!
SueSueper
I would serve a meat pizza.
Pepperoni, Bacon, Ham, Burger meat, Italian Sausage, adding some onions and pineapple to make it FAB.
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
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 :)
Hiba
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!
suzi
Hawaiian of course!
Joan Brown
I would serve the Mozzarella + mushrooms + pepperoni pizza, yummy.
Renee@Two in the Kitchen
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!!! :)
Cailee
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! :)
Angela Mitchell
I’d serve an artichoke, sundried tomato and pesto pizza.
Anthony Fuentebella
Bacon pizza with extra bacon.
Angie
Shrimp and pesto! Yummy!
Mary
My favorite pizza topping is sun dried tomatoes!!! They are delicious with a pesto based sauce!
Danielle
bbq sauce, chicken, onion
Robyn
Hi Lou! I love plain pepperoni pizza! Lots of cheese of course!
Samantha Harb
Greek pizza is the best!
Lori Lewis
We would serve Buffalo Chicken pizza at our pizza party. Thanks for the chance to win!