The pros: Trader Joe's Pizza Margherita is pizza on demand and ready in about 10 minutes from the freezer. It had a nice crisp crust.
The cons: None really come to mind.
The verdict: For $3.99 you are getting one pizza that is imported from Italy. The pizza is ready from freezer to plate in 10 minutes. I found it took longer to preheat my oven than to actually bake the pizza. In the box, you get a shrink wrapped pizza that is visually a nice pizza to look at.
After being baked the approximately 10 minutes, what came out was a pretty tasty pie. Not only was it tasty, it actually looked like the pizza pictured on the box. The crust was somewhat unusual for the freezer pizza. It was crisp and actually made a "snap" when a slice was folded over. The crust is pretty thin for a freezer pizza.
There was enough sauce to coat, but not enough to make this pizza soggy. The sauce wasn't spicy in anyway, so some might want to keep some chili flakes nearby. Others might find the sauce a pleasant marinara. The mozzarella was thin enough that a pizza wheel could slice through it easily without having a landslide of cheese falling off.
There is some grana padano which is pretty darn close to parmesan. Overall, it was a very well done freezer pizza and won't set you pack quite as much as your local pizzeria. It's not as large as a large pie, it's enough to get four generous slices.
I'd buy this again. My husband and I enjoyed it and were pleasantly surprised on how good it was for a freezer pizza. Your local pizzeria will likely made a better pie, but not for under $4.
The box of Trader Joe's Pizza Margherita:
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The ingredients:
How to prepare:
Out of the package you get:
After being cooked you get:
Would I buy this again? Yes, I'd buy Trader Joe's Pizza Margherita again as a quick pizza that makes four generous slices. I'd consider making this a freezer staple.
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We love pizza! That said - we seem to have gravitated to a completely new method of having a delicious pizza at a time when we don't want a huge amount - much like your experience with this four-slice version. I slice off four pieces of my homemade sourdough French bread and toast it on one side ith the Cuisinart Oven Central.
Then turn each slice over, put on some sauce, a thin layer of melty-type cheese to hold the other toppings in place, and then pile on whatever is available - hopefully to include pepperoni and/or Italian sausage. Top with a bit more cheese and let it toast a bit longer in the oven.
This provides an excellent opportunity to use up veggies leftovers in a most pleasant way.
Using the Trader Joe's pizza as a base, one could add a bunch of leftover veggies before baking, and make a real meal of it - perhaps with a nice salad.
Virtual hugs,
Judie
I love suggestions like this Judilyn. Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a good pie to have waiting in the freezer.. Not our favorite TJ's pie but, we like this one.. Good value..
Which one is your favorite? Thanks as always for the feedback.
I love this pizza. We have it regularly and I add freshly sliced mushrooms before I bake it.. I am sure you could do other toppings.. it is definitely a good one to have on hand in the freezer when you really don’t want to cook!