by Lili Mounce
Last night was pizza night at our house.
Here's my cheap substitute for pepperoni to top the pizza with. I check the marked down section of the hot dogs and link sausages frequently. When I find a package of beef hot links marked down to $2.99 or less, I buy whatever they have. When I get home from the store, I toss the package into the freezer.
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marked down beef hot link, due to expire in one week, but still quite good
keep frozen until just before use
one link breaks off the bunch easily even when frozen |
Then for pepperoni for 1 large pizza, I very thinly slice one or two frozen hot links. They cook up just a little more tender than regular pepperoni, and have a lot of zesty flavor.
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| will slice very thin while still frozen |
This particular package I either paid $1.99 or $2.99. I bought two different brands of beef hot links that day, and don't recall which was which. So, if I paid $1.99 for the 4-pack, then 1 3 oz. hot link, to top 1 pizza, cost 50 cents, or $1 for 2 links. If I paid $2.99 for the 4-pack, then that one link was 75 cents, or $1.50 for two. This is cheaper per pound than any pepperoni I can buy. And totally satisfying to my family. As would be expected, some brands are zestier than others.
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| that is one link sliced up |
What's your favorite pizza topping? Have you found a way to frugally make your favorite pizza?
