Are there any good frozen pizzas?

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Last time I ordered pizza from Dominos, the total cost including delivery charge, tax, and tip was $35! That was just for one large pizza with four toppings. That's ridiculous for a pizza!

So, to get around that, I was wondering if there are any good frozen pizzas. I heard Uno is good. I used to eat DiGiorno rising crust pizza and they were okay if you got the fully loaded one.

What do you recommend?
 

I make my own French Bread pizzas. Sometimes I use garlic bread or bagels or English muffins. Its not hard and you get more stuff. Those frozen ones are skimpy on the toppings.

French Bread Pizza. Cut the bread in half lengthwise and brush it with garlic butter and bake per the directions
Top the halves with pasta sauce and toppings of choice.
Bake till browned.
 

I’ve had mixed results with most of the name brand frozen pizzas but they are all pretty good considering the price and convenience.

I usually buy whatever is on special for the week.

I enjoyed this one recently but it’s too spendy for me unless it’s on special.

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I usually cut the frozen pizzas in half, thirds, or quarters while frozen and bake them off in sections as I need them.
 
We do not often have pizza anymore, because we mostly eat low carb foods; but we realized that the pizza quality from Dominoes has really gone downhill where we live.
I tried buying the fresh pizza that you take home and cook, and that is not bad, and I also discovered that Walmart has a frozen pizza with a rising crust. I think that Kroger, (and probably other stores) have that as well.
I always add extra toppings on pizza because we like a lot of veggies (peppers, onions, shrooms, etc), and more cheese on top. The smaller pizza will fit into our toaster oven, so it is easy to bake.

Another really good pizza, if you leave in the eastern part of the United States, is Hunts Pizza. They supply the pizza oven and pizza to convenience stores, and there is only a basic charge, and no extra charge for toppings. So whether you get a plain cheese pizza or a fully leaded one, it costs about $12 here where we live. We get the fully loaded one, of course. Their website shows the places where they have expanded into, but there are none out west at this point.
 
hearlady said:
Is there a Dominoes close?
We order online, two medium, two topping pizzas. DH orders and I pick it up on the way home from wherever. No delivery or tip. Easy because he paid online.
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That's probably the best way to go. It's the delivery charge and tip that make pizza expensive. It adds a good $10 to the cost.

Maybe I should pick up Dominos and freeze it for when we want to eat pizza. Hmmm... It will be an experiment. :)
 
I'll buy a frozen pizza sometimes and just use it for snacking on if I'm hungry late at night. I've never found one that doesn't end up tasting like a frozen pizza, especially the crust. It's always more like a cookie than a pizza crust.

If I'm craving a real pizza, I wait for Tuesdays and order from one of the mom & pop shops locally. Family size 24 slice pizza with 3 toppings Tuesday Special for $20.00. Covers me for two or three meals :)
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I don't eat pizza any more. Carbs, and the cauli-crusts don't do it for me. Love pizza though.

DiGiorno may have changed, but I tried it in the past and the crust had some "off" flavor and after eating it I felt bad for hours. Maybe the chemicals used for heat-induced leavening?

Jack's, Tombstone, Red Baron, or even store-brand cheapos were more palatable.

If I decided to splurge and have pizza again I'd probably get a Jet's Detroit-style since there is a nearby shop.
 
Nothing compared to freshly made pizza but I have to admit that it’s expensive.
We paid between $35 to $40 for a freshly made pizza and we didn’t even had it delivered.

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MrPants said:
I'll buy a frozen pizza sometimes and just use it for snacking on if I'm hungry late at night. I've never found one that doesn't end up tasting like a frozen pizza, especially the crust. It's always more like a cookie than a pizza crust.

If I'm craving a real pizza, I wait for Tuesdays and order from one of the mom & pop shops locally. Family size 24 slice pizza with 3 toppings Tuesday Special for $20.00. Covers me for two or three meals :)
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That looks really good. A decent price too.
 

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