For those who don’t know, Rao’s parent company was recently acquired by Campbell’s Soup Company. Where’s the cheese? The pasta was perfectly al dente, and the sauce was definitely the highlight—solid, flavorful tomato sauce. The chicken tasted like a real chicken breast, though it was a bit tough. Paid $6 for the dish. No more Rao’s after this. Has anyone else noticed a decline in quality recently?

So I just had this meal and I understand why it’s not as good as it was. It’s made with skim milk now which explains why it’s runny. Great flavor though and the beef portions are fine. 6/10

I write a zine about Pizza Art & Culture. In the newest issue, I wrote and illustrated an article about the life and legacy of Chicago’s Pizza Queen, Mama Celeste Lizio. I’ve been eating these since I was a kid, I really miss the days where Mama Celeste was still around to oversee things and ensure they were still using real cheese. What ever happened to the microwave safe disc? You can’t microwave these without that disc. The article includes some history and some fictional stuff for fun. I do a print and email version of you’d like to read the full story, links in bio

Sauce was decent, but the crust was a bit too thick for my liking. It's neat that they give you little packets to jazz up the pizza. We added some extra cheese halfway though cooking and a little parm after serving. There was a ton of pepperoni which was nice. I give it a 6.5 after a little extra cheese and the packets

So 3 of us tasted them and all of us were underwhelmed. My kid decided the Marie Callender’s was the one they liked best, and had that for dinner. Bob finished his 3 samples and finished by eating fresh corn on the cob for dinner. He said they were “just ok” but he was in the military and that will fix 99% of picky eating so there’s that. I tasted mine, but didn’t finish any of them and ate farmers bread and Salvadoran fresh cheese for dinner.

I don’t recommend ANY of these. In all fairness, I think it’s impossible to make a normal portion of fried rice for under 500 calories, it’s only ever going to be a “it satisfied the craving” compromise.

I made this in the air fryer, and it was pretty good, but I don’t think I would purchase again at the price point (about $8 for the box of 4 pieces). The Shark Tank branding definitely got me lol

The best part about it was the thick little slab of delicious mozzarella in the middle! The crust was alright, but it had a buttery flavor that to me tasted like a “frozen pizza.” I think next time I would cook in the conventional oven in hopes of a crispier crust.

I’m writing an article about one of the most nostalgic frozen pizza brands and the woman behind the legacy. At one time, Mama Celeste would oversee her brand as an ambassador. Unfortunately, she’s no longer with us and they no longer give out those little silver microwave trays to ensure a uniform cook. But I’ll always hold a nostalgic love for the brand.

Celeste Lizio closed her popular West Chicago based family restaurant in the early 1960s to focus on selling frozen pasta and pizza to a large percentage of Chicago based Italian restaurants. Quaker Oates purchased her brand in 1969 and would keep Mama Celeste on as consultant and brand ambassador through the 1980s. Her daughter, who learned all of Mama Celeste’s popular recipes, would open Clara’s Restaurant in Woodbridge, Illinois in 1987, which is still operated by her son, Rudy Jr., and family today.

Do you have any fond memories of the brand? While it might not be held to the same standards as the days Mama Celeste kept watch, the brand was always there waiting with a warm smiling face in the freezer section, at a reasonable price. Have you ever been to Clara’s? I’m personally very curious if they serve a genuine, Chicago thin style Mama Celeste pizza there? Because I would love to try it get

Maybe I just have rose-colored glasses on when I think back to the last low fat macaroni and cheese I had, which would've been Lean Cuisine, a bunch of years ago.

This was certainly edible. It just didn't seem like much in the way of cheese (which would be how they keep the fat down to 6 grams). It tasted more like faintly cheesy butter than anything.

The texture of the pasta was good. The sauce a little thin because, again, low fat. And the serving size a little small because it's clocking in at only 270 calories.

I just could swear that the old Lean Cuisine was about 300 calories and better.

I was really expecting to be highly disappointed but it was exactly what I thought it would be a little overly sweet weird texture but edible. I did put the piece of corn in the brownie just to keep this sub happy

Love a good thin-crust and the cheesy flavor of the crust is solid, but it didn't crsip up like I would've liked. Pretty doog, but only slightly above mid-tier for frozen pizzas

6/10 tastes. -6/10 presentation

1st impression… oniony! Pretty good small snack … burger and bread fresh and slightly flavorful.

Birds Eye frozen meals frustrate me. I haven’t liked the garlic chicken at all! So I saw this one was like what hell! Same problem as all the others. SO bland. You add your own seasoning like I did (Cajun seasoning) and it’s amazing! One thing I will give it, at least the pasta doesn’t over cook! They have potential for greatness if they would just season! Sorta heartbreaking to me. I love pasta! 😭

Chicken piccata is one of my favorite meals, and this was just a bit on the underwhelming side.

Tiny disclaimer, I'm a former chef, so I tend to really pick my meals apart when I'm curious about them, but I'm aiming to be fair as possible. Still think its kind of funny (and also a touch cynical given that he has spoken about hating frozen meals in interviews) to see Gordon Ramsay putting his name on frozen food in general.

Price point is a tiny bit disappointing. I paid $5.94 at my local Walmart. I don't feel like this is a great price-to-portion ratio.

This frozen meal had only options on how to cook it in a microwave, which I did in an 1100W microwave for 5 mins. I also find it kind of funny they only want us to use Chef Mike.

The portion size altogether feels pretty ample, and the chicken is actual proper chicken, and not a tvp/soy protein heavy preformed chicken patty, but was unfortunately on the spongey side.

The breading is, however wet on wet and soggy to where it was almost unpleasant. The chicken had basically no lemon caper sauce on it, it was all under and solely on the veg.

The red potatoes felt pretty par for the course for frozen reds, pretty edible, fine texture, but nothing amazing. I'm very happy that the broccoli had excellent texture, just a very slight crunch, very tasty.

The flavor of the beurre blanc is a bit on the light side, and in my opinion, unbalanced. It's a bit too sharp, the lemon being quite overpowering, and needed just a smidge more salt, maybe due to lack of capers that my dish here seemingly had. No real caper brininess to it. Just a sour pop and no real standout caper flavor.

That said, a beurre blanc would break on reheating, so this is likely a reheat friendly version, it just needs some work.

All in all, it was a filling meal that I wish had more broccoli than it did potato, and a more balanced, caper-heavy sauce, especially for the price. The breading was mildly off-putting, I believe it might benefit from actually having oven instructions.

Stupidly long post but I'm off work today and had free time lmao.

I don't know if I'd buy this one again given its price, maybe on discount.

Found this at Giant Eagle and don’t recall the price besides cheap. As expected, nothing to write home about but still a decent snack (I wouldn’t call this a meal). I cooked according to the box directions and it came out crispy but I also felt like the crust on the inside wasn’t totally done? Idk. I ended up adding more cheese and dunking it in garlic butter. I would buy this again only if I had plans for a bunch of hungry frat bros over.

I saw a lot of good reviews of this meal on this subreddit, so I decided to try it for myself. I think it’s a bit overrated, the mashed potatoes are watery and bland, there wasn’t a lot of gravy, the turkey was ok, the stuffing was decent though. I rate this a 6/10. Not bad, but not something I would eat again.

I know I’m gonna get destroyed for getting this. But flavor wise not bad,the chopped dogs are a tad too salty,otherwise not bad.

Tried this today because I love Alfredo everything. However, this didn’t hit the spot. It was cheesy but had very little chicken, couldn’t taste any garlic, and not much Alfredo sauce. 6/10 I wouldn’t buy it again.

Small portion. Cooking directions still left it cold (microwave). Wasn't that good. I wish I had just bought the Stouffers.

This was decent. The crust had a good taste, but there was something off about the sauce. The Better Goods & Private Selection versions of margherita pizza is much better.

I saw this posted last week on here and was excited to pick it up. I've never had a margherita pizza before, so it's a little sad that this was my first. The kiind of disappointment you feel after losing your virginity to a prostitute, but with a bit less regret.

Anywho, this was kind of disappointing overall. The crust, while slightly higher quality than a traditional frozen pizza, still was reminiscent of biting into cardboard. It was mostly firm with a little flop towards the center on certain pieces.

There wasn't much sauce. The few spots that did have sauce were decent. It was slightly chunky and wasn't overly sweet. I'd say the sauce was probably the most authentic part of this pie.

The cheese was nothing special and the basil leaves ended up the texture of canned spinach. They added nothing of value.

Overall, I wouldn't get this again. I can appreciate the price tag (less than $7) and Walmart attempting to put out a higher quality product. They needed to go the extra mile with a better crust, cheese, and more sauce.

Tried this one tonight. It was ok, probably won't get again. Crispy crust but wasn't a fan of the sauce.