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UPDATE: GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! Winners are Luv2save2 and Ecbowman!

Hey, Super-Couponers… ready for another great giveaway? This week, two readers will each win a FREE family-size authentic Italian dinner from Michael Angelo’s!

You may not have heard of Michael Angelo’s before, but if you tasted one of their Italian dinners, you wouldn’t be likely to forget it. I first encountered Michael Angelo’s at BlogHer ’11 earlier this year, where CEO and founder Michael Angelo Renna was dishing up delicious portions of their lasagna, eggplant parmesan, and other entrees. It was hard to believe this food came out of the freezer case… and that’s the idea. All of Michael Angelo’s dinners are made with ingredients “from Mom’s kitchen,” with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. At the conference, Michael entertained attendees with a story of a customer whose husband complained that she could never make lasagna quite the way he liked it. One day, instead of cooking from scratch, she served him a Michael Angelo’s frozen lasagna in her own pan… and her husband raved, saying “Now you got it right! This is exactly the way you should make it from now on!”

A cute story, indeed… but is it really as good as homemade? Here’s your chance to find out! TWO readers will each win a coupon for a FREE Michael Angelo’s 30-40oz. entree of your choice! ($9.49 value)

To enter, simply post a reply in the comments under this article! This Michael Angelo’s “Dinner is on Us” giveaway begins today, November 3rd, 2011, and runs for one week. The giveaway will end on November 9th at 11:59pm CST, and on November 10th, two winners will be chosen via a random number generator!

More about Michael Angelo’s:

Open a Michael Angelo’s gourmet Italian entrée, smell the aroma, and usher the world of fine Italian cooking into your home. Each delicious appetizer, entrées and sauce is handcrafted from authentic Italian recipes, using only the natural, wholesome ingredients found in a genuine Italian kitchen.

Unlike many frozen-food companies, Michael Angelo’s has no warehouse. Meals are cooked from scratch every single day, grinding their own beef and mixing their own special sauces. Then, meals are packaged and shipped to your local store within 36 hours. They would only be fresher if you made them yourself.

Treat your senses to one of Michael Angelo’s authentic Italian recipes, each made with love and care from his family to yours.

Locally, Michael Angelo’s products are available at Dominick’s and Walmart. Learn more about Michael Angelo’s at www.michaelangelos.com.

Legal: This giveaway is sponsored by Michael Angelo’s and JillCataldo.com. Responding to this post with a comment qualifies readers to enter. Duplicate posts do not increase chances of winning. The contest began at midnight CST on November 3rd, 2011 and will end at 11:59pm CST on November 9th, 2011. Two winners will be chosen via random-number generator on November 10th, 2011. Winners will be announced the same day. Winners will each receive ONE coupon for a free Michael Angelo’s frozen family-sized entree, 30-40 ounces, with a maximum value of $9.49. Free coupons for Michael Angelo’s products were provided by Michael Angelo’s for the purpose of this giveaway at BlogHer ’11. I have received coupons for free Michael Angelo’s products, as well as information to help promote the product as part of this giveaway. Winners will be contacted via the Private Messaging feature of JillCataldo.com and via email. If a winner does not reply to the message within 48 hours of notification, that winner will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be chosen. Fulfillment will be handled by JillCataldo.com. Good luck to everyone!

Comments

  6. we LOVE lasagna in our house.This would be perfect to try out since my tiny grossery store doesnt carry this product

  12. I usually don’t spend the money to buy something like this, wonder what I am missing? :)

  14. never tried Michael Angelo’s, would love to , looks delicious :} , makes my tummy growl.. grrrrrr

  17. Jill is the best ever with all her giveaways. Thanks for all your great tips! Bellissima!

  18. Thank you Jill for all you do! I would love a chance to win these dinners, they look great:)

  20. Looks delicious, really excited to have found someone somewhat local for me to follow. I love coupons and cheap deals :)

  22. I used to get their single serving portions all the time.
    I’m positive I’ve seen these at places other than Dominicks or Wal-mart, since I almost never shop at either one.

  23. This would make a wonderful birthday present. Received my DVD set and have already been using your tips to reduce my spending. Thanks so much for helping me figure this out. I will never shop without a coupon again.

  26. Would LOVE to try this. Especially with 4 kids ages 5-17, with multiple activities. It would be nice to have a prepare-free night!

  27. I am anxious to try this product as I love a good lasagna, but haven’t mastered making one yet. I also LOVE that it is like homemade with natural ingredients. Even if I don’t win I am going shopping to try this! Thanks for bringing this product to my attention.

  38. I am not familiar with this product, but it sounds like a quality product and would be nice to try. Thanks for all the giveaways!

  39. It is so hard to find a good lasagna without making it from scratch! In our busy world, nobody has time to make lasagna like they used to…enter michael angelo and his wonderful lasagna!!! My family absolutely loves it!!! =)

  40. lasagna is one of my favotite meals… I have seen this product in the store and wondered what it tasted like.. (not a fan of Stouffers… ) Would love to try this!
    Thanks fo rthe opportunity to win Jill!

  47. That would be great to make on one of those nights where you have 3 different actvities in 3 hours to be at.

  48. And that’s cool, I didn’t realize the product name is a real person, thanks for sharing that.

  50. I work full time and dinner is not often on the table unitl late. My family loves Italian so this would be a perfect during the week meal. Thanks for the awesome offer! I may just go try the product anyways!

  56. I would love to try 1 of Michael Angelos products. It would be great for a fast dinner when I was running late.

  57. They really are fantastic! I have tried the individual portions, but not the family size!

  63. My family would love it! I need all the help I can get. I am the worst cook. This would be easy!

  64. My family would love to try the lasagna – want to see if it is as good as my mothers was.

  69. This is yummy stuff….we used to purchase these at Sam’s Club but then they switched to another brand of frozen lasagna.

  73. Sing along time: When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…..it hurts!

    But a lasagna dinner would certainly make one feel better!!!

  91. Are there coupons out for these products? Would love to try them, hubby loves lasagna but so much work to make.

  97. I’m Polish by birth, but Italian by heart – would love to compare this lasagna to some of the Italian food I’ve eaten!

  98. Sounds like a great dinner when I am rushing home from work and don’t feel like preparing something from scratch. Pick me, pick me.

  100. I don’t like to cook on days that I shop. I’m always running late. After a day of put food in cart, then put food on belt, put food back in cart, put food in car, bring food in house, put food away….I really don’t want anything else to do with food other than eating it.
    Dinner is made with a phone call and ready before I get home.

  101. We are Italian and we love our Italian food!! This would be sweet to win this giveaway and yummy!!!!

  106. Jill,
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Michael Angelo’s products. I tried them for the first time as a Sam’s Club member before I fell out of love with Walmart. It’s true — they truly don’t taste like frozen meals! BTW — I find their single-serve meals at Dominick’s and Target in my area (Mokena/Frankfort). I’m not sure that I’ve seen the family-size meals, but I would still love the opportunity to win this giveaway and find them wherever they may be!

  107. I have never tried this brand, but if it tastes good and saves me time, I’m all for it. Especially if it as fresh as it sounds. Yum!

  109. Anything made from scratch and without artificial preservatives is the way I like to cook! Would love to try it!

  114. My Husband and I love Michael Angelo’s eggplant Parmesan. I would love to win. Thanks for the chance.

  116. I would love to try a frozen dinner that doesn’t taste like it came out of a box and is made from natural ingredients!

  117. I’m all for leaving the work to Michael Angelo’s and enjoying a free meal. Thank-you for the chance to win it.

  121. and it’s actually not that bad. I perfer home made any day but when you have a busy schedule such as I do,it’s great!

  124. These are fantastic!! I keep them on hand for nights when we don’t have time for prep. My husband also takes them when he goes hunting. Throw them in the oven and there is enough for a few guys to share.

  128. I love Michael Angelo’s frozen pasta’s that I’ve had before. I would love to try the meals. I hope I win!

  129. This would be great for me and by 2 boys. We get so tired of eating the same things over and over. This would give us the chance to branch out without breaking the bank. Thanks, Jill!

  141. Absolutely love Michaelangelos. Have had their chicken marsala and it is delicious. have also tried the lasagna and was better than anything I could make.

  159. To show you how much we’d like to try this, we’ll make room in our freezer by eating some ice cream. : )
    Thanks for the fun giveaway, Jill!

  161. Would love to receive this beautiful meal! A day to try something new and also not have to cook! How wonderful is that.

  168. I’d love to try this, I don’t like to prepare lasagna on my own, but don’t like the taste of frozen ones.

  169. And their Lasagna!! My children’s favorite meal that mom cooks is Michael Angelo’s chicken piccata – so awesome – served with angel hair noodles and I always serve a bag of frozen peas with it. My 5 and 7 year old fight over who gets more artichoke!

  174. I’m like Garfield, I LOVE lasagna. If I win, I will be very pleased. Thank you Jill for the chance to win again.

  199. I would LOVE to win this! My husband adores Italian food and it would be nice to find something delicious and easy to serve him! THANKS for all that you do Jill!

  201. Boy would that be great to have “homemade” eggplant parmesan without all the work!!! Haven’t quite “got it right” myself yet – my mother-in-law has, but I haven’t :(

  202. I would love to try this item. Never had it. hope i win BTW i love you Jill you have helped me with couponing alot

  209. Haven’t had a box meal in years. But would love to give it a try and see if it compares….sounds like they use real ingredients.

  210. I would love to try them, We love Italian Food, I love easy especially if they taste as good as I’ve heard

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