Price: $2.50 (sale at Safeway)
Serving: 1 pizza, 5.4oz.
Calories: 350
Fat: 23%, 15g
Cholesterol: 10%, 30mg
Sodium: 46%, 1090mg
Protein: 15g
Carbs: 14%, 41g
Fiber: 7%, 2g
Weight Watchers Points: 8 Points

Red Baron says: Introducing delicious Red Baron singles made with the finest ingredients, quality toppings and real cheeses. They make the perfect addition to lunch or dinner, or as a wholesome snack on the go.

This review was ghost-written. George ate the pizza, then Abi asked him about it and put together the text. Then George checked it and said “I write pretty good reviews.”

George says: Grad school isn’t easy. What’s even tougher is living with someone who takes up most of the freezer with off-limits frozen food. Fortunately, Red Baron was on sale at Safeway and I picked up a couple of boxes for just $2.50 each.

One of the features that differentiates this pizza from others is the no-hassle crisping tray. I don’t have to mess around with assembling the tray or unwrapping the pizza and placing it on a poorly constructed tray. I just have to unwrap the pizza, replace the pepperonis that came off when I turned the box upside down, and throw the pizza in the microwave.

Speaking of pepperoni, the pieces on this pizza are ample, ensuring a bit of pepperoni in almost every bite. The cheese is fine, nothing special, but contributing to the making of an overall decent pizza. The sauce is pretty great, but the real highlight of this pizza is the crust. The bread isn’t watery, a hallmark of many cheap pizzas. Instead it tastes like crusty, crispy French Bread, which is very good considering that this is a French Bread Pizza.

A single French Bread pizza isn’t a big meal, but it has just as much volume (maybe more) as one of those 79¢ party pizzas. And those have much sparser cheese and nearly non-existent toppings.

I recommend picking up a box or two whenever you see them on sale. You really can’t beat the price of $1.25 each for reliable, satisfying French Bread pizza.

As a lover of pepperoni and sausage it’s not clear why I had a plain cheese pizza in the freezer. Unfortunately, few palatable alternatives existed and cooking a hot meal for one person seemed laborious.

Price: $2.50 (sale, of course)
Serving: 1 pizza, 6 oz.
Calories: 410
Fat: 27%, 18g
Sodium: 34%, 830mg
Protein: 18g
Carbs: 15%, 45g
Fiber: 10%, 2g

Red Baron says: Now you can get the delicious, premium quality taste of Red Baron from our Deep Dish Singles®. Try all of our varieties: Four Cheese, Special Deluxe, Sausage, Pepperoni, Supreme, Meat Trio, and Vegetable Supreme. They are great as a snack or as a quick meal on the go.

George says: As a lover of pepperoni and sausage it’s not clear why I had a plain cheese pizza in the freezer. Unfortunately, few palatable alternatives existed and cooking a hot meal for one person seemed laborious. A Red Baron Deep Dish Single makes a satisfying small lunch or large snack. Reminiscent of pizzas served at middle school cafeterias throughout the U.S., this thicker, more substantial cousin is characterized by plain sauce but tasty cheese. The silver-coated microwave trays ensure that the crust is crisp and help to melt the cheese at the center of the pizza - the ultimate challenge for any microwaveable pie. Even so, the cheese that oozed over the edges of the pizza became hardened relative to the soupy core. By nature, a deep dish pizza remains hot for quite some time, so it advisable to let it cool for several minutes before consuming (as my burnt taste buds can attest). Overall I was pleased with the substantial amount of cheese, a frequent shortcoming of frozen pizzas, and despite the absence of toppings it is a very good value.

As I enjoyed the last few bites of my pizza, Abi approached me with a cold stare. I knew immediately the sin of which I was guilty and the heavy price I would pay. Since the onset of HeatEatReview, our freezer has been transformed from a home for ice cream and ice cubes to a Mecca of frozen meals. Like a serf picking from the lord’s garden, I had unwittingly eaten Abi’s food and have been indentured to write this review.

Other pizza reviews:
Healthy Choice Cheese French Bread Pizza;
South Beach Four Cheese Pizza;
Lean Cuisine Margherita Pizza;
DiGiorno Microwave Rising Crust Supreme Pizza;
Safeway Mediterranean Mini Bistro Pizzas;
Healthy Choice Supreme French Bread Pizza; and
Ellio’s Cheese Pizza.

Price: 2 boxes for $5
Price/Serving: $1.25
Serving: 1 pizza, 4.4 oz
Calories: 410
Fat: 34%
Sodium: 36%
Protein: 14g

The Baron says: Now you can get that same delicious, premium quality taste on a crispy, crunchy French bread crust that your whole family will enjoy. Great as a snack or as a quick meal on the go.

Abi says: This is really more of a side item than a meal. Every time I see the Baron’s French Bread on sale I get excited and purchase multiple boxes. I remember that cheesy goodness and crisp bread (from the microwave!) and I don’t realize until I get home that I just spent $5 on a couple boxes of cheesy bread with garlic butter. Really, I’m paying for the crisping technology. They should just sell crisping trays in the store.

Is this French Bread marvelous? No. Is is worth the $1.25 to have a hot toasty piece of bread covered with garlic butter and cheese? Oui. Did I burn my mouth on piping hot garlic butter and cheese? Also a oui.