Michael Angelo’s Family Size Lasagna with Meat Sauce

February 1, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Michael Angelo’s Family Size Lasagna with Meat Sauce SRP: Not sure
Servings Per Container: 5, 39oz., total
Serving: 1 cup, 7.8 oz.
Calories: 310 per serving
Fat: 20%, 13g
Cholesterol: 12%, 35mg
Sodium: 25%, 600mg
Protein: 21g
Carbohydrates: 9%, 27g
Fiber: 11%, 3g
Weight Watchers Points: 7 per serving

Michael Angelo says: Nothing. I think they’re counting on the picture on the front of the box to speak for itself.

Abi says: Michael Angelo’s sent me two family size meat lasagnas. Considering that my family consists of two people, I was not sure how George and I would consume all of that lasagna. Sure, he can eat a lot, but 10 servings of lasagna? I don’t think so. Okay, so George could eat 10 servings of lasagna over the course of a few days, but I figured there were better options.

Sharing seemed like a good idea, so I invited over a couple of friends for some frozen meal dinner. Yes, when my friends come over I serve them frozen meals or Frito Pie. So sue me. They are getting a free dinner. Plus, I have a lot of wine on hand. So we usually have plenty of terrific wine and some frozen food. If you befriended me I’d offer you the same deal. Also, I always include dessert. Usually home-baked cookies - though, now that I know about them I might switch to using only the Trader Joe’s Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

This dinner (which also consisted of frozen garlic bread, provided by Jess), once again proved that Michael Angelo’s family of products can’t go wrong. The pastas are always perfectly chewy, the sauces are flavorful (and extremely fattening, though I accept that with all of the incredible deliciousness going on), and the meat is never suspicious.

I see more suspicious meat than you’d ever believe. Sure, if you ate 4-5 frozen meals a week you’d probably see a lot of suspicious meat too, but not once with a Michael Angelo’s product have I thought “That chicken looks a little too unusual for consumption.”

Their lasagna isn’t suspicious either. It is the best frozen with-meat lasagna I’ve ever consumed. There’s something undeniably delicious about every single Michael Angelo’s frozen meal I’ve tried, and I’m a cynical, cynical woman when it comes to frozen meals.

It turns out that Jess, Susan, George and I are capable of polishing off a loaf of garlic bread, a couple of trays of lasagna (ah, serving size inconsistencies!), and plenty of wine. The supposed 10 servings of lasagna were no problem!

If you’re looking for an alternative to the mushy, thick-noodled blandness of Stouffer’s Lasagnas, give this one from Michael Angelo’s a try. The noodles are delicate, yet satisfying, the cheese is abundant, and the sauce features plenty of tomato, basil and oregano goodness. So, if it is so great, why am I shying away from 5 star wonderfulness? Well, it is the most expensive lasagna in the freezer section and I have only ever seen it in one grocery store (and I go to a lot of grocery stores), so you might never being able to find it either.

While I was in Italy I had lasagna worse than this. You owe it to your stomach to give this lasagna a try.

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15 Responses to “Michael Angelo’s Family Size Lasagna with Meat Sauce”

Crow on February 1st, 2008

The reviews would be more informative if the total package’s mass was listed first, and then the serving size beneath it.
Abi Jones on February 1st, 2008

Thanks, I left a quote out of the HTML, making all of that hidden.
Crow on February 1st, 2008

“While I was in Italy [sic] I had lasagna worse than this.”

There is a similar phenomenon in Boston’s North End, where, despite it being a traditional Italian enclave, and stocked to the brim with Italian restaurants and eateries, it is very easy to stumble across bad, very expensive Italian food.
Ali on February 1st, 2008

I love their veggie lasgana. it’s wonderful and tasty and cooks up well. (Unlike Stoffuer’s that needs like 14 minutes on medium and is smailler).
Ali (a different one) on February 1st, 2008

Hmm, another Ali? Maybe I should go back to using Ali Marie to eliminate confusion. Oh well. I probably agree with them, incidentally; I also love veggie lasagna, although I’ve never had this company’s version. Stouffer’s (which I had for lunch yesterday) really does take a ridiculous time to cook and then is rather unsatisfying due to its size.
Chavi on February 1st, 2008

7 points for a cup!? Yikes-o-rama. I shall avoid this lasagna. For more reasons than that, of course. I might have to look at the veggie lasagna, tho.
Vy on February 1st, 2008

This is the best frozen lasagna i’ve had. It has a lot more ricotta than other lasagnas. It is expensive though, I try to only get them when they are on sale at Publix. They often have coupons on them too
Jessica on February 1st, 2008

How many calories per serving, though?
Abi Jones on February 1st, 2008

Ugh, continuous HTML issues today (on this site and at my actual job). The calories are now available.
rob on February 2nd, 2008

Also try their fettucine alfredo, it is really good.
rob on February 2nd, 2008

Vy, I also get them on sale at publix, usually it is 6.99 once in a while you can get them for 4.99 and I stock up.
Rose on February 2nd, 2008

I stay away from froen lasagna. I made a stouffers version, family sized. and it was very very terrible. cottage cheese…bland sauce…it was the cottage cheese that killed it. lasagna should have ricotta cheese, but I may be looking for too much out of a frozen meal. this does look much better than most.
rob on February 3rd, 2008

Also they have two different kinds of lasagna … this one is more meat based than the other, which has more ricotta in it.
Joanne on April 5th, 2008

This is the best frozen lasagna! I don’t think this lasagna has any preservatives or high fructose corn syrup or trans fats, either. I’ve purchased a family-sized two-pack at Sam’s Club for about 12-13 dollars. This, along with bread and sometimes salad is way cheaper than any fast food and if we have leftovers they are great for one-three lunches the next day. For me, each family sized package is a perfect fit for my microwave. This cooks up very nicely in the microwave in about 15 minuutes. Stouffer’s was always way too big for my microwave. I will never go back to Stouffer’s - not unless they change the recipe. We’ve tried the Michaelangelo vegetable lasagna and liked it very much also. The only downside to the Michael Angelo’s beef lasagna is that it has too much sauce for my taste but this problem is solved by serving garlic bread to dunk in it :).
Toni on June 14th, 2008

Michael Angelo’s is the best frozen lasagna. You can find it at almost every grocery in California. I have three of these and three of the veggie lasagnas in my freezer. These are ALMOST as good as my mom’s recipe, but so much less work, that I’d rather just make these!