Make pizza night cheap and cheerful

Pizza night can be a real treat for the whole family - but it’s an expensive one.

So we wanted to show you how to make your own pizzas for a fraction of the cost.

You don’t need any fancy ingredients, expensive kitchen equipment or specialist skills.

And it takes no time at all.

What you’ll need

Makes one 10 to 12-inch thin pizza

• 75g plain flour
• 75g of natural or Greek yoghurt
• a carton of passata
• grated cheese

If you don't have scales, simply use equal amounts of flour and yoghurt by volume.

How to make it

1. Place the flour and yoghurt into a large mixing bowl
2. Stir until the mixture comes together into a soft dough
3. Lightly flour your work surface and knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth (add more flour if the dough feels a bit sticky)
4. Roll the dough into your preferred thickness and place on a lightly greased baking tray
5. Spread passata over the top
6. Grate some cheese and sprinkle generously
7. Add your favourite toppings
8. Add a final sprinkle of grated cheese
9. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C (200°C fan) for 10–15 minutes, or until the base is golden and the cheese is bubbling.

If the dough feels sticky, add a little extra flour. If it's too dry, stir in a teaspoon of yoghurt until it comes together into a soft, smooth dough.

What pizza toppings should I use?

If you’re making your own pizza, you can add whatever you like.

We’d recommend:

• fresh or dried herbs, such as basil or oregano
• seasoning, such as garlic granules and chilli flakes
• mozzarella
• tomatoes
• any veg that needs using up, such as mushrooms, peppers, chillis and sweetcorn
  meat, such as bacon, pepperoni, ham or leftover cooked chicken

How it saves you money

A 1.5kg bag of plain flour costs around 70p, while a 500g tub of natural yoghurt can be picked up for around £1.

So you’ve got the raw materials to make loads of pizzas for far less than the cost of shop-bought pizzas or ordering from a takeaway.

Homemade pizzas are also really flexible, giving you room to use up food you’ve got in that you might be thinking of throwing out.

That means you’re cutting food waste, making your shopping go further and creating different combinations every time.

And if you’ve got fussy eaters at home, each person can have as much or as little toppings as they like.

So you can all have the same tea but tweak it to exactly how you like it.

What’s not to love?