Stouffer's Pepperoni French bread pizzas have a great flavor that is decidely more appetizing than most frozen pies. While they certainly do offer very satisfying flavors, these frozen pizzas also have pleasing textures, or mouth-feels.
The first time I became aware of Stouffer's French bread pizzas was in the late 1970s, at a buddy's house. A bunch of us neighborhood rats were in the basement drinking a case of beer while underage. At one point, my friend's Mother cooked a couple of the pizzas, and served them in bite-sized pieces.
The French bread pizzas were a new item when my friend's mother served them, and I enjoyed eating them from the get-go. At the time, the idea of using a piece of French bread as a base for pizza was considered pretty revolutionary.
Here is a short review of Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizzas.
How to Heat
On the Stouffer's website, cooking instructions are given for conventional oven, micro-bake and micro-air fry methods.
Since the late-1970s, I've probably cooked close to 100 Stouffer's Pepperoni French bread pizzas, and every time, I've cooked them in a conventional oven.
Price
The regular retail price charged for one two-pack of Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread pizzas at most supermarkets is approximately S4.99.
Texture
One of the things that sets Stouffer's French Bread Pizzas apart from the myriad other brands of frozen pizzas is the French baguette bread crust. The crust maintains an appealing crunchiness, with a somewhat-light texture provided.
Size
Each 159-gram Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizza is about 6.5 inches long, by 3 inches wide. Their size makes them just right when you want to eat a small amount of pizza, and not have half of a leftover pie sitting in the refrigerator the next day.
Nutritional Facts
One Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizza contains 400 calories, with 20 grams total fat. Each pizza also contains 30 mg of cholesterol, 920 mg of sodium, five grams total sugars and 15 grams of protein.
Flavor
Stouffer's products are well-known for their excellent flavor and high quality, and that certainly applies to their pepperoni French bread pizzas. The pizza sauce offers hints of herbs and spices, and works well with the pleasant-tasting cheese.
The slices of pepperoni are appropriately chewy, with a slightly smoky flavor that positively complements the other ingredients. Just the right amount of mozzarella cheese ties everything together, very tastefully.
In other words, these are some pretty excellent pizzas, that are reasonably priced and easy to prepare.
Overall Rating
In the world of frozen pizza, Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizzas sit at the head of the class. Approximately five years ago, I ordered a pizza and grinder for delivery from a longtime Hartford pizzeria that happens to be in a high-crime neighborhood.
Years earlier, I had enjoyed their pizza a few times, and I was looking forward to trying it again. When I ordered the pizza on the phone, I was told that customers' had to come out to the delivery vehicle to get their food. The delivery driver was supposed to meet me in front of my apartment building at 7:00 p.m., but didn't arrive until almost 7:30p.m. When I walked up to the car, the driver said he was robbed at the stop before mine.
Apparently, the robbers ambushed the driver, and took his money, as well as the pizzas that were on-board (including mine). As the delivery driver drove away down Farmington Avenue, I looked across the street at the CVS Pharmacy at the corner of South Whitney.
My tastebuds were definitely anticipating pizza, and I remembered that they sell Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizzas in the frozen foods section at CVS. Without hesitating, I purchased a box of the pizzas, and cooked them at home that night.
As I was eating one of the pizzas while watching the "King of Queens," I realized that the French bread pizzas satisfied my appetite as well as pizza restaurant pizza would. They were also a lot less expensive than pizza from a restaurant.
On a scale of one through ten, I would assign Stouffer's Pepperoni French Bread Pizzas a rating of 9.25.
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