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DiGiorno’s Thanksgiving pizza features “a thick Detroit-style crust, turkey, rich gravy, diced sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberries, two kinds of cheese, and a crispy onion topping.” Each pie costs $11.23 (a nod at Thanksgiving’s date this year). The Thanksgiving Pizza will be on sale at Digiorno’s website every Wednesday at 12:00PM EST through November while supplies last. The pizza arrived in a nondescript box marked with a low quality label that had clearly been printed with a cheap LaserJet printer. They say not to judge a book by its cover… we’ll see I guess.

The Packaging

DiGirono seems to be going for a Thanksgiving sandwich type proposition. I’m a fan of Wawa’s Gobbler so I was eager enough to get this pizza out of the packaging and into my oven. 

The Uncooked Pizza

I popped it into my oven (in the included pan) at 400 degrees for 24 minutes. The cooking pizza produced no smell at all, but it looked appetizing enough when it came out of the oven.

The Cooked Pizza

I cut myself three slices (about half of the pizza) and dressed them three different ways. I left one slice untouched just as Chef DiGiorno had prepared it, I topped another slice with parmesan and crushed red pepper, and topped the final slice with salt and pepper (Iike I would a Thanksgiving sandwich).

The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse

I ate the undressed slice first. The crust was good, it had a nice caramelized crunch the edges, and the buttery undercarriage that Detroit pizza is known for. The Thanksgiving flavors themselves however were pretty bland. The tepid flavors of turkey and gravy got lost in the equally mild cheese. The dominant flavors were green beans and sweet potatoes. The dried cranberries and onions offered a welcome bit of brightness, but weren’t enough to tie the pizza together. The parm and red pepper slice didn’t fare particularly well either, the Thanksgiving flavors clashed with the more traditional pizza topping. The salt and pepper slice did kind of work. The pepper offered enough bite to make the pizza more interesting, and the salt helped to bring forward some of the mild flavors. It wasn’t great, but it convinced me the concept of “Thanksgiving Pizza” does have potential. 

I also gave a slice to my two year old. She inhaled it and asked for another. She will be taking the rest of the pizza to school as her lunch tomorrow.

Overall DiGiorno’s Thanksgiving pizza was a fun novelty, but I probably wouldn’t get it again. If you want to try it yourself you can order it from DiGiorno’s Online Store every Wednesday at 12:00PM Eastern through November.

Joe’s rating (2\5)
Two year old’s rating (5\5)

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