Freschetta PizzAmore Pepperoni Duo Pizza

December 25, 2007 | Reviewer: Abi

Freschetta PizzAmore Pepperoni Duo Pizza Price: $5.00
Serving: 2 slices, 5oz.
Calories: 380
Fat: 26%, 17g
Cholesterol: 10%, 30mg
Sodium: 41%, 980mg
Protein: 17g
Carbs: 14%, 41g
Fiber: 8%, 2g
Weight Watchers Points: 9 Points

Freschetta says: Pre-sliced and covered with generous amounts of large-cut toppings and all natural cheese that complete the take-out pizza experience. Since each pizza is baked and served on a disposable tray, there is minimal oven mess and no pizza cutter to clean — truly giving moms the night off from cooking.

Abi says: This is my favorite frozen pepperoni pizza. ~~Ever~~ So far. The ratio of perfectly seasoned sauce to crisp yet soft crust to melty, stringy, ideally spread mozzarella is my own slice of pizza heaven.

The name of this item (Pepperoni Duo Pizza) suggests that this item is topped with two types of pepperoni. I have no idea whether or not this is true. Sure, half of the pepperoni slices appear to be slightly darker than the other half of the slices, but I could not detect a flavor difference. What I do know is that for our oven, ditching the included tray and baking this on a cookie sheet worked wonders for crispiness. Yes, readers have noted that their included tray worked just fine, but after the 10-Topping pizza experience I just didn’t feel like taking that chance. I have trust issues. And, as the photo above displays, I have a baking sheet that is the perfect size for this pizza.

Contrary to popular opinion, this pizza still requires some sort of cutting device to get through mozzarella. Are y’all infused with the magic ability that causes mozzarella cheese to separate at your command? I could use a talent like that, a talent that would probably come in handy more often than my ability to make toffee without using a candy thermometer.

Much like buttery almond toffee, Freschetta pizza must be infused with addictive substances. The evening we ate this pizza for dinner George took off for a study group and I decided that I was still ~~hungry~~ ravenous. So I ate the remaining two slices of the pizza. Yes, I ate 2/3 of this pizza. And it was awesome. I had no regrets. Well, except for when George got home from studying, opened the fridge, found it empty and said ‘Hey, didn’t we have some leftover pizza?’

“Oh,” I replied without looking up from my book. “I ate it. It was great.” And then I sighed with the contentment of a person full of truly fantastic pizza.

If you’re looking for a rising crust pizza that doesn’t have quite the puffiness of DiGiorno (or the huge pools of oil), try Freschetta’s pepperoni duo pizza. You won’t be sorry. In fact, you will be happy. And full of pizza.

P.S. Previous comments have noted that Alton Brown suggests using a pizza cutter to cut brownies. This is an awful idea and probably the only opinion on which I’ve ever differed from Mr. Brown. The ideal brownie-cutting device is a dough scraper. Evidence is available at Big City Little Kitchen.

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6 Responses to “Freschetta PizzAmore Pepperoni Duo Pizza”

sir jorge on December 25th, 2007

That good? Really? I don’t know, frozen pizza?
Abi Jones on December 25th, 2007

The ratings on HeatEatReview aren’t here to tell you whether or not a frozen pizza (or spaghetti or enchiladas or palak paneer) are better than the same item served in a restaurant or made at home. The star levels indicate the best frozen food, not the best overall food.
Jill on December 25th, 2007

Do they happen to make a pizza this great that is not pepperoni?
Abi Jones on December 26th, 2007

@Jilly - I really like the Freschetta Four Cheese Pizza. They also make a thin crust Margherita and an Ultra Thin Crust Spinach and Mushroom. I haven’t tried those, but I’d be willing to bet that they’re pretty good.
Anna on December 27th, 2007

My husband does not like frozen pizza, but he’ll eat this one without complaining too much. As far as frozen pizzas go, I really like it.
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