That being said I haven't had a frozen pizza since learning how to make bar pies from scratch using a cast iron skillet!
Posted on 01/09/2018 5:18:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
Consumer Reports rates 26 veggie, cheese pizzas for taste, nutrition
Your family might have a favorite frozen pizza that you eat as-is or even add some toppings to, but maybe there’s a pizza in the store that’s even healthier and tastier than your go-to. Consumer Reports food experts evaluated 26 different frozen vegetable and cheese pies for taste, nutrition and price.
"We consider the nutrition profile and also evaluate for taste. Ideally, a store-bought frozen pizza should taste like it was just put together with fresh ingredients. And it’s a high bar, but Consumer Reports found some pies that came close," said Amy Keating, with Consumer Reports.
More Headlines Pizza Hut is working on self-driving delivery trucks Dunkin' Donuts says goodbye to artificial dyes in its doughnuts Whataburger rings in New Year with new burger Vegetable pizzas are your best bet nutritionally, and they have some of the highest marks for taste. California Pizza Kitchen Spinach and Artichoke Crispy Thin Crust Pizza has chunky artichokes in a white cream sauce. It packs a garlicky punch and has less fat and sodium than most of the pizzas tested. Trader Joe’s Organic Roasted Vegetable Pizza has a variety of chunky veggies, such as peppers, zucchini and eggplant, and it has five grams of fiber per serving. And Dr. Oetker Virtuoso Thin and Crispy Crust Pizza Vegetable Medley has fresh-tasting cherry tomatoes, peppers and red onion. Pepperoncini peppers add a little tang.
The top-ranked cheese pizzas earned good marks overall. American Flatbread Tomato Sauce and Three Cheese Pizza has an interesting blend of flavorful cheese on a thin, whole grain style crust. Amy’s Cheese Pizza is a combination of tender, yeasty crust topped with mozzarella and a fresh tasting tomato sauce.
The American Flatbread costs about $4 a slice and Amy's Cheese Pizza is about $2.67 a slice.
DiGiorno Original also rates good and costs $1.17 a slice.
Nah... Strictly peperoni. When there was extra money available, I’d add some extra cheese.
I just make the dough like any other bread recipe but instead of shortening, use olive oil. Roll it out thin but don’t overwork it or it will be rubbery. Dust the stone with cornmeal and a little bit of sea salt
Agreed. There is no ‘best.’
If you want a good pizza I give 5 stars to Pappa Murphy's you bake, Chicken, artichoke, bacon, spinach thin crust. It was very good and only $10.
>>Consumer Reports rates 26 veggie, cheese pizzas for taste, nutrition
I don’t do frozen veggie pizzas. Frozen cheese pizza is also peculiar unless I’m going to doctor it up with my own toppings.
Why not just make cheese toast in the oven if you aren’t making a satisfying pizza?
Heggie’s Pizza.
It’s a local/regional brand made by a family business in a small town north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
You can taste all the toppings separately as you eat it, that is, the flavors don’t all blend together into one. You can tell they use fresh, high-quality toppings that are a cut above everyday frozen pizza. It’s a little pricier than others, but it’s well worth it.
Available in grocery and convenience stores within a couple-hundred miles of the Twin Cities. If they don’t have it where you’re shopping, try the next place down the street.
If you are going to insist on frozen pizza and no meat, I’d say thaw a frozen cheese pizza a bit and saute up some vegetables (spinach & garlic, bell peppers, onions) to put on it before putting it in the oven to bake (adding some fresh shredded cheese) or add some jarred or canned vegetables (like artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, sliced banana peppers) or fresh basil and sliced tomatoes.
Amy’s Spinach and Something. Its delicious.
“Bad pizza is still pizza”
Freshetta, hands down.
For cheaper, a good old tombstone. Just add jalapeno’s.
That being said I haven't had a frozen pizza since learning how to make bar pies from scratch using a cast iron skillet!
Addendum to my previous post just above:
I see you can order them online now. Way pricier there than in the stores, but shipping is included and I’d suppose it takes some serious packaging to keep ‘em frozen during shipping.
Just go to www.heggiespizza.com and click on ‘Shop’ at the top of the page if you’d like to try it. Seriously, the stuff is great.
Going for frozen pizzas is already a compromise.
I’m sacrificing the “real thing” for convenience and price.
I don’t find the frozen pizzas over $5 to sufficiently raise the bar to justify the additional expense (that could be put into your own toppings to add).
When the price starts to match what a non-chain delivery (or take out) pizza costs ($10-12-14-17, maybe even $20+) I’ll just splurge for the real thing.
My prep time (pre-heating oven) and baking time, etc. are going to start to reach the level of the real thing.
I like a veggie pizza with pepperoni on it too.
Stopped right there...
Gave up on frozen pizzas a long time ago.
They don’t go down easy at all. Made especially bad with frozen Coke. Brain-freeze-a-thon.
My only beef with Red Baron, is that it doesn't come with a cardboard circle for cutting.
Those who prefer to make their own pizzas at home should read the ingredients label on most pepperoni packages now. Most all list chicken as one of the ingredients. Not for me.
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