I will admit that even though I LOVE to cook, I bought frozen lasagna for years. Making lasagna from scratch always seemed complicated with too many instructions so I didn’t give it a try until last December after my neighbor brought me over a pan of her homemade lasagna. I would always buy the family sized frozen Stouffer’s Lasagna and pop it in the oven whenever there was a craving for lasagna. Since I learned it is easy to make, I don’t buy frozen lasagna often, but I do buy it. With two of my kids in sports, sometimes there are nights when there isn’t time to make dinner from scratch and frozen meals come in very handy.
I was asked to try the Michael Angelo’s Meat Lasagna and lasagna from one of the other big guys and girls of the frozen lasagna world – Stouffer’s or Marie Callender’s and share my results. I chose to use Stouffer’s in my taste test since it is a product that I know my family already likes. So one night last month I baked both of these two frozen lasagnas and gave a piece of each of the brands to my family to try and tell me which one they liked the best.
After trying both, I came to the conclusion that I prefer the Michael Angelo’s Meat Lasagna over the Stouffer’s. Since I have been making lasagna homemade with quite a bit of ricotta cheese, I found the Michael Angelo’s to taste more homemade with tasty herbs and also a good amount of ricotta cheese within it. I do still like the Stouffers brand, but when it comes to which one I would prefer to buy I am going to have to say Michael Angelo’s. All but my youngest children said Michael Angelo’s too!
Now when you ask my kids which one they like best, my youngest say the Stouffer’s. Since they have already been enjoying this product for years, they said they liked Stouffer’s the best. They did like the Michael Angelo’s lasagna as well so if I happen to make it in the future, they won’t be complaining.
I just found out about Michael Angelo’s products in August at BlogHer in New York where I got to try a piece for the first time. Michael Angelo’s is a family owned and operated business that has been making yummy dishes for 30 years. As a third-generation Italian-American family, founder Michael Angelo and his mother Sara have a passion for good Italian food and a commitment to never compromise on quality. As Michael says, “If you can’t find it in Mom’s kitchen, we won’t use it in our food.”
To find out more about the Michael Angelo’s products, visit: http://www.michaelangelos.com
Disclosure – I received a gift card to purchase the items above to facilitate you with this review .This post is not a paid post and the opinions stated herein are 100% my own.
I am not sure if I could tell the difference. I buy Stouffer’s regularly so I have to say I am biased!
Fell in love with Micheal Angelo’s at BlogHer too and will buy it over Stouffers! The sauce/meat is just more flavorful!
I’m like Garfield: I LOVE lasagna! Yum yum!
The ricotta would likely win it for me too. Their lasagna is really good and you can tell the ingredients are high quality.
My mom swears by the Michelangelo. I guess any frozen lasagna is good in a pinch. I make my own in several batches and freeze it. Now I want lasagna.
Michael Angelo’s is actually the only frozen lasagna that I like or will even buy for my family – I know that I don’t have to worry that we won’t like it. 🙂
We always make ours, but I’d love to try it sometime!
I’ve tried both and like Stouffers. That’s neat that Micheal Angelo was at BlogHer
I am a huge Frozen Lasagna fan. I have a couple in the freezer at all times. When I am to tired to cook, I usually have the Lasagna and hubby has his own frozen fave!
I usually make lasagna from scratch but every now and then I would like Lasagna without all the effort. I’ve never heard of Macheal Angelo lasagna before, it would be fun to try it out and see if my family likes it.
i’ve never purchased frozen lasagne. i did try the m. brand at blogher and i liked it – a lot. i don’t know why i don’t keep one in the freezer!
These look awesome, I need to get a new oven so I can bake again!
We love Michael Angelo’s! I bought Stouffer’s for years, but some time back I tried MA’s and was sold. 🙂
I’ve tried both and I have to admit, as much as we like Stouffer’s I think we like Micheal Angelos a little better.
So hungry right now and have not had Lasagna in awhile so your reco comes in a perfect time as I go grocery shopping tonight 🙂
What a delicious taste test! I’m a huge Stouffer’s lasagna fan but haven’t tried Michael Angelos yet. Now I will have to next time I see it.
I have to admit to never buying frozen lasagna. I think it is out of fear my grandmother will haunt me. I might give Michael Angelos a chance and see if the hubs likes it as much as mine
I can’t believe you have never bought it. Well, I can’t believe I bought it for so many years before trying to make my own. 🙂
I have bought Stouffer’s before but not the Micheal Angelo’s, It looks tasty I will have to try it some day. I have never made lasagna home made either but I really would like to.. 🙂
I LOVE MICHEAL ANGELOS!!!! DELICIOUS IN EVERY BITE but I can’t seem to find it locally 🙁
Never had frozen lasagna, but sounds like you had a yummy time taste testing these!
My family and I love Lasagna!! I’ve never tried Micheal Angelos but I’ll have to look for it next time I’m at the grocery store.
Interesting! I was never really big into frozen dinners….until I tried Stouffers macaroni and cheese. I love it! I will definitely have to try the Michael Angelo’s lasagna, I’ve never had frozen lasagna, but it takes SO long to make. It would be nice to be able to enjoy lasagna and not spend all day in the kitchen cooking it!
I love lasagna, I’ve had trouble finding Michael Angelo’s in town though.
I’ve never tried Michael Angelo’s but I guess I need to!
We love the Michaelangelos’ chicken picata. So so good!
Here is a little not-so-secret-secret! My nephew, who is a chef, said that one of his last employers used Stouffer’s Frozen lasagne for all catering events! I thought that was funny!
I can’t eat pasta anymore but I think I’ll try those for my next party! Thanks! I’ll let my guests choose which one they prefer!
Oh yummy! That looks so good.
I haven’t bought frozen lasagna in ages but when I did, we loved Stouffers. I would really like to do a side by side taste test!
I could have sworn Stouffer’s has one with ricotta b/c I *think* we usually get it and it’s amazing 🙂
I love taste test and lasagna. I don’t think I’ve had either.
I have never heard of Michael Angelo’s.
We had Stouffer’s last night. I’ve never tried Michael Angelo’s. Off to put it on my list
We actually like Stouffer’s meatless four cheese frozen lasagna. There’s actually a family size one in the oven right now. It’s under $10.00 and and weighs 6 lbs. Box states feeds 12, but more like 6 hungry adults. I’ve seen MA’s in the freezer section but haven’t tried it. I’ve had Amy’s, an organic lasagna and didn’t care for it, plus it’s smaller and more expensive. Have also tried Marie Callenders but prefer Stouffers over it.