I USE THIS 04: The BEST Frozen Pizza Ever

File this under "Training Fuel."

One might say I'm a sort of frozen pizza aficionado. And this is no surprise to most of my long-time readers. It's not uncommon for me to have pizza before a race.

We've all heard "It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno!" And you know what? The first time I had one of their pizzas, I was pretty impressed. But now that it's been a few years, I'm kinda over it. I expect ALL frozen pizzas to taste like that now.

A few months ago, Pharmie came home with some HUGE frozen pizzas from Davannis - a local pizza chain. They were expensive (around $10 each), but the ever-thrifty Pharmie had a 2-for-1 coupon, so she brought home a "Meaty" and a "Sausage" pizza:

The Sausage Pizza from Davannis

The pizza was a lot of work! The box said to let it sit out for 45 minutes, then cook it for 45 minutes, and then let it sit for a while before cutting into it. This was the big downside to this pizza: from the moment you decide to have frozen pizza for dinner to the time you're actually eating it is over 90 minutes.

The pizza looked "weird" in the box. I found this note on it explaining why the sauce was on the top:

OK. Whatever. I let the pizza sit out. I preheated the oven. I baked the pizza. I let the pizza sit. And I got my camera. This is what came out of the oven a total of 90 minutes later:

HOLY CRAP WAS IT EVER DELICIOUS. They're really onto something there with the sauce on top to keep the thick crust from getting soggy. I know they didn't invent that, but it's good thinking on their part!

I normally eat most (if not all) of a frozen pizza in one sitting. I could only eat half of this pizza, and it was so good. So even if it was a $10 pizza, that'd be 2 full meals for me at $5 each - not bad.

BOTTOM LINE: Not greasy. Not soggy. DELICIOUS bready crust. Not "fake" tasting. Super hearty. More filling than DiGiorno, better tasting, and not as bad for you.

CLICK HERE to find a press release about the pizza ALONG WITH how to find locations (grocery stores) that carry Davannis frozen pizza. I think it's only in the Twin Cities area, so I pray that you're from "around these parts." :)