A day late, I bring you: A Crock-Pot Creation!
(Hey, the snow’s still on the ground! I’m not THAT late.)
When I told a colleague the other day that I would be making pizza soup this week, I’m afraid she took me literally. “Pizza SOUP?” she asked, and suddenly I realized she must be imagining me putting a whole box of Papa John’s into my new food processor (thanks, Mom!) and proclaiming, “Soup’s on!”
Once I explained what the ingredients actually were – basically it’s a, um, souped-up version of tomato bisque (if you’ll pardon the pun – teehee!) – my colleague’s face relaxed and she smiled. “Oh, that sounds GOOD!”
It really is!
Twenty minutes before the meal was to be served, I tossed some penne pasta into the crockery and turned the dial up to High. Five minutes later, I heated up some garlic bread, and voila! A hearty meal fit for a snow day. Add a little wine into the mix – in a glass, I mean, not the soup bowl! – and it was a wonderful dinnertime treat indeed.
The stats:
Pizza sauce: $1.69 ($0.85/person)
Veggie pepperoni: $3.99 ($2.00/person)
Veggie chorizo: $3.99 ($2.00/person)
Penne pasta: $0.99 ($0.25/person)
Bell pepper: $1.17 ($0.59/person)
Diced tomatoes: $1.00 ($0.50/person)
Daiya vegan cheese for garnish: $4.99 ($1.25/person)
Garlic bread: $2.99 ($0.75/person)
GRAND TOTAL: $20.81 … or $8.19 per person.
BUT WAIT! This recipe leaves us enough for at least two more leftover servings – one of which will be going into our freezer for later consumption. :) So the per-person price goes down even more!
:)