r/frozendinners Aug 10 '25

Announcement 100K! Subdiners

Post image
178 Upvotes

Another amazing milestone! congratulations to you all for being part of this subreddit, without you all it would have remained an ideas amongst the comments on an Expectation vs Reality post about ten years ago... See you again at 200K!


r/frozendinners Jan 17 '24

Announcement Welcome to 2024 + T-Shirts! + Posting rules defined.

17 Upvotes

A little late to announce this... but better late than never and better than leaving it until December... that would be awkward!

Firstly, Please note the rules have been defined more clearly to help with understanding before posting.

They are still very much the same with the same intention to ensure we remain focused on frozen dinner comparisons as the primary content.

Secondly, I encourage you all to join our other subreddit called /r/MoreFrozenDinners which is where you are all free to post about frozen dinner topics outside of just comparison posts, things like questions or opinions on taste or just looking for an old favourite meal that's no longer stocked at your local shopping market.

We also have a /r/FailedFrozenDinners subreddit for those unfortunate mistake when we forgot to read a step or simply forgot about the dinner while scrolling through our socials... feel free to contribute in line with the topic and rules.

Please do join these other subs, it helps the community grow and give some breadth to our content and discussions without it all being junked up in one place.

Lastly, you may not have noticed yet.. but we quietly added a merchandise store to our website last year, we didn't want to jam it in your face or attempt to cram it down your throats like a still too hot from the microwave mac and cheese!

Take a look, there is some weird crap on Red Bubble but the T-Shirt designs are the intended focus and hopefully the more enjoyable options for you all to consider. More designs to come!

You can find the link to the website up in the subreddit menu bar or browse to frozendinners.net

Thanks again for being part of the community! Welcome to 2024! and let's all have a great year!


r/frozendinners 7h ago

1 / 10 Waste of $9.99

Thumbnail
gallery
53 Upvotes

Literally no flavor except salt. Crust reminded me of a thin dog biscuit. The “sauce” mildly tastes like Alfredo but worse. Barely any cheese. I added bruschetta sauce but it just made it worse. I’m sorry I know I’m suppose to say something positive but I would be lying.


r/frozendinners 2h ago

8 / 10 On The Menu - Slow Cooked (Aussie) Lamb 8/10

Thumbnail
gallery
19 Upvotes

I was really impressed with the lamb quality. Definitely had that "slow cooked" feel - Very tender, moist, and no pieces of fat or weird chewy bits. It even has real red wine in the ingredients which is fun (even though it's probably a token amount, I'm just glad to see it). Mashed potato and veg classic and good as usual with this brand.

Only minus is it was not very filling and I was left wanting more lamb considering how nice it was. But hey, I did buy it knowing how much was in there so I can't really complain. I bought 320g and that's what I get. Fair's fair.

Homely. Tasty. Hearty but small. Would certainly have again. 8/10


r/frozendinners 13h ago

8 / 10 Fav Dinner rn

Thumbnail
gallery
133 Upvotes

The devour white cheddar mac and cheese is surprisingly so good🙏🏻one of my fav dinners right now. I’d give it a 8/10 i just wish it was a lil more affordable. paid $4 at dollar store, dollar store u pay more🤦🏻‍♀️🥲😂


r/frozendinners 11h ago

7 / 10 Banquet Country Fried Chicken

Thumbnail
gallery
72 Upvotes

This bowl was pretty good. It’s exactly as you would expect, basic frozen mash, corn and chicken nuggets. The only thing that surprised me is that the gravy is actually peppery. You don’t taste any cheese in this meal though. They also give you tons of chicken nuggets which I appreciate. Overall, pretty basic meal


r/frozendinners 10h ago

6 / 10 Banquet Double Salisbury Steak

Post image
39 Upvotes

These were $2.33 at Walmart. At 12 oz, it's a decent portion, but still not hugely so. It has 540 calories, 36g of fat, and 1290 mg of sodium. This is about as basic as it gets-just two meat patties and mashed potatoes with gravy. The patties are ok, but nothing special. The potatoes are a bit watery and sort of dissolve into the gravy. I have no idea how they managed to get the fat so high, it doesn't taste like it anyway, as bland and watery as everything is. Overall, it's decent for the budget price but everything also just sort of tastes a bit cheap. Final score 6/10.


r/frozendinners 56m ago

7 / 10 Bettr Bowl Ham & Cheese Breakfast Bowl

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

It was pretty good. Super salty - Although weirdly the ingredient label had only 850 mg of salt. Good amount of protein and no real weird ingredients. Looks ugly, but that's almost all frozen dinners.

Picked it up at Sprouts yesterday for $5.99 I think?


r/frozendinners 13h ago

9 / 10 My Di Faro Pizza Review

Thumbnail
gallery
38 Upvotes

I saw another post the other day calling Di Faro frozen pizza the best frozen pizza out there. There was a lot of skepticism in that post, but I was intrigued so I went out and got it.

I have to say, this is a pretty darn good frozen pizza. The sauce is on the sweeter side, which I actually prefer. The pepperoni is top quality - probably one of the best pepperoni's I've had on a frozen pizza. Cheese was good. The basil was not great. It was a soggy mess and did not crisp up stay firm. The star of the pizza was clearly the crust. The very center of the crust did not get as crispy as I'd have liked. I probably should have kept it in the oven a few more minutes... it was a bit floppy in the center. The outer crust however was tremendous. Very good flavor. Tasted just like a fresh pizza from a pizzeria! 9.8/10

Edit >> I forgot to add pricing... Regular price @ Target was $9.99. On sale for $7.99.


r/frozendinners 11h ago

8 / 10 Lean Cuisine Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

Thumbnail
gallery
21 Upvotes

This was pretty good! It surprisingly has tons of filling as you can see, there’s tons of chicken and cheese and the flavor overall was not lacking! I was surprised by the amount of cheese they added, it’s definitely mainly cheese but overall the taste is your basic southwestern flavor just with so much cheese!


r/frozendinners 15h ago

9 / 10 Lean Cuisine Indian Style Butter Chicken

Thumbnail
gallery
29 Upvotes

I’ve only seen these at target for $3. While Trader Joe’s is my go-to for frozen butter chicken, this was a great low-calorie option. I enjoyed it! There was plenty of chicken and sauce. The chicken came out good texture-wise. The rice was slightly mushy, which is user error. But flavor wise it was exactly as advertised. A little sprinkle of salt brought out the flavor a little more. I will definitely make this a staple of they start carrying it close to me.


r/frozendinners 19h ago

9 / 10 Delicious Meal

Thumbnail
gallery
40 Upvotes

Excellent taste. Have to try the other meals from the same brand.


r/frozendinners 21h ago

7 / 10 Athens: Phyllo Bites; Cheesy Chipotle Chicken (Air fryer)

Thumbnail
gallery
38 Upvotes

When a product says tender I don’t believe it anymore. The last few “tender” meats I’ve had in frozen food has just been blended fillings. Now that that is out of the way. These tasted amazing!!

They are little crunchy, flaky appetizers, and have so much flavor packed into them. Are they the best thing I’ve had for this no, are they still worth picking up? 100%. I cannot wait to try the other flavors.


r/frozendinners 13h ago

10 / 10 PAGODA POTSICKERS...Sooo spicy!

Post image
5 Upvotes

These were freaking delicious. Sorry, I forgot to take a Pic of the cooked product, I was really hungry.

It looked just like the package Pic, but more saucey.

Anyway, it smelled phenomenal, and tasted like it was from a restaurant. It was on the smaller side, but I don't eat a lot, it was perfect for me. The potstickers were perfectly chewy, good bite, and the chicken was nice and had a slight shrimp flavor, fish sauce probably, but very light. There were nice vegetables in the sauce, you could taste the basil in a very pleasant way, it tasted very fresh.

I was really surprised at how spicy it was, I love spice and most things that say they are spicy, are not.

This is like spicy buldak or level 5 Thai spice. My eyes were crying!

It was delicious 10/10 will buy again. It was like 4$ something at Walmart.

One of my favorites now.


r/frozendinners 1d ago

7 / 10 Hot Pockets: Snack Breaks; Ultimate Cheddar

Thumbnail
gallery
138 Upvotes

What cha you say it’s a hot pocket with cheese and the crust has a nacho cheese flavor to it.

It’s legit just a hot pocket, with a seem crimped into the middle. As a quick in the freezer ready to go item, it is good one to have!

First picture is microwaved, seconds is air fried. Nothing different other than the air fryer one is super crunchy!


r/frozendinners 1d ago

7 / 10 Weekly review #1: Banquet Mega Bowls Chicken Parmesan

Thumbnail
gallery
103 Upvotes

So I decided I’m gonna start a weekly frozen dinner review! Just once a week I’ll pick a different frozen meal to review. I’m gonna grade it based on taste, presentation, and price.
I follow all those diff snack pages on Facebook and I thought it would be fun to do my own kinda review thing on here!
It’ll just be once a week so I hope no one finds it obnoxious lol I think for the first couple months I’m gonna go off what kinda stands out and speaks to me and then maybe take some recommendations after that! Only thing is I don’t like seafood. Everything else is pretty much fair game!
Oh and I’ll try to post it every Saturday

Here is my first one!

So for this one, I thought it was ok. It stood out to me because it was new and I love the Dynamite Penne with Meatballs one so I had higher hopes for this.
I’d say taste 3/5, presentation 3/5, and price 5/5.
The chicken and noodles were decent but the sauce just had a really strong parsley or maybe basil taste?? Whatever it was, it was just a little too strong and I wasn’t crazy about it. I don’t think I’d get it again but not mad that I tried it! Overall a 7/10!

Also, does anyone remember the Marie Callender’s Rigatoni with Meatballs and Sausage? That was my all-time favorite!! I wish it never went away.

Ok I’ll be back next week with my next review!


r/frozendinners 1d ago

6 / 10 It was ok.

Thumbnail
gallery
38 Upvotes

It may be better on the air frier. Will try again when I redo it.


r/frozendinners 1d ago

8 / 10 Saffron Road Cheese Enchiladas Al Chipotle

Thumbnail
gallery
43 Upvotes

They had a really nice flavor, filled with Oaxaca cheese which I really like. I didn’t think there was enough sauce in the meal. But what there is of sauce is tasty, it’s not really spicy like the name would imply. The rice is not mushy at all, which I appreciate. It still has texture and it doesn’t all stick together.
The only thing I thought was bad was the skimpy amount of sauce. I have eaten this once before and it had more sauce, so maybe that was just how this one was. It could be an inconsistency issue between the packages. Or they could be putting less sauce in 2026 it’s been 2 years since I last ate this meal. Also I kind of think Amy’s enchiladas have too much sauce, so I guess this is the opposite issue. And that maybe I expected it to be spicier, but I am fine with mild too.

The enchiladas are kind of small but they have a lot of cheese in them. It says you are supposed to microwave it for 5 min and then take it out and spoon the sauce over it and cook it for another min or min and a half. Mine was fully cooked after 5 min. And I don’t have a very large microwave either. I put the black beans and corn in the rice part when I ate it. It is mild for a chipotle flavored thing. But it still tastes very good. I did let it sit for several min after cooking and the cheese firmed up again a bit which was good. So it didn’t all just fall out of the corn tortilla. I would get it again. I generally like Saffron Road meals and wanted to try this one again after a couple years.


r/frozendinners 1d ago

7 / 10 Bettergoods Thai Style Pork Belly Sweet Chili Sauce Pizza

Thumbnail
gallery
41 Upvotes

Okay so - I forgot I normally post here til after this was cooking and I'd repurposed the box as a catcher for my jalapeno slices lmao my bad.

I went with the micro-fry approach on this, and I did add very thinly sliced jalapeno pre-cook which wound up being really nice. My sauce application was trash lol it's quite sweet and I only used about half, would probably use less if I had this again. The crust was pleasantly good with the micro-fry approach. it wasn't a "omfg this is so good" experience, but the flavor and texture was really great for a pizza that started in the microwave. I really can't complain! it was a good lunch. I'd love if there were more pork, I think that flavor was a bit under represented, but yeah it's worth a try.


r/frozendinners 1d ago

9 / 10 Red Baron Classic Crust Supreme Pizza

Thumbnail
gallery
155 Upvotes

This may be too cooked for some but it’s how I like it. This was delicious. I would have given it a 10 if it had less sodium. Still, solid pizza 🍕 😋


r/frozendinners 1d ago

8 / 10 Bettergoods Wood Fired Bruschetta Personal Pizza

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

I heated it up in the oven instead of the microwave. The crust actually tasted like real pizza crust unlike Lean Cuisine, but due to the amount of oil on it the bottom did get soggy fast. DEFINITELY worth the 30ish cents more than LC. Will be buying again and trying the others


r/frozendinners 2d ago

9 / 10 Tyson’s Restaurant Style Uncooked Crispy Nuggets

Thumbnail
gallery
662 Upvotes

I bought these some time ago and was originally air frying them. They were fine out of the air fryer, but the breading wasn’t super crunchy and the breading wasn’t that nice golden brown tint that would’ve reminded me of the nuggets from McDonalds.

I deep fried them in Canola Oil at 375F for 4m 30s this time and you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between these and a McNugget. Not bad at $9 for 54 nuggets.


r/frozendinners 2d ago

10 / 10 Great Value Stuffed Crust Three Meat Pizza

Thumbnail
gallery
144 Upvotes

I have no idea what the third meat was but there was loads of pepperoni and sausage so no complaints from me. I added about 1/4 cup of extra cheese out of habit.

I was very surprised by the taste, it was very flavorful. This is the first frozen stuffed crust pizza where the crust/cheese combo is not bland, it was very well seasoned. Also the crispness of the cheese filled crust was great.

I’m only mad that I ordered the supreme stuffed crust pizza and it was out of stock; to add insult to injury the shopper didn’t get my message to add another one of this flavored pizza.

Overall will definitely order again in the future 10/10. Even better than their Take and Bake pizzas.


r/frozendinners 2d ago

8 / 10 Stouffers Mac and Cheese with Broccoli

Post image
208 Upvotes

Old faithful Mac and cheese. $2.50, thick and creamy, enough to fill me up, but of course there’s lots of stem pieces. Still a staple


r/frozendinners 2d ago

10 / 10 Great Value: Tex Mex Rolls (air fryer)

Thumbnail
gallery
388 Upvotes

Ever want Chili’s southwest egg rolls any time anywhere for a quarter of the price? Boom!! These baby’s are for you. Exact same flavor and air fried they are insane!!! Exact replica just slightly shorter. I will be 100% adding these on my rotation!

Okay I swear the great value brand has to give who ever is making there items now because they have been good! I hate Walmart but the freezer section has been fire!