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Emma Gill

We tried 99p supermarket pizzas from Asda, Aldi, Tesco and more and these two came out on top

It might not be the healthiest food around but most of us are guilty of sticking a pizza in the oven for an easy tea.

And with bills rising, we're all looking for ways to keep our food costs down too.

That's why we decided to compare budget 10-inch pizzas from all the main supermarkets to see how they stack up.

Buying a simple cheese pizza from each of the retailers was simple enough, with the exception of Sainsbury's, which doesn't sell a cheaper version in the fridge section.

Read more: My £52 Asda Just Essentials food haul fed my family for an entire week

It does however sell a budget pepperoni, as does Tesco and Asda, but you won't find them at any of the others.

We decided to sample the cheese first, all of which are sold for just 99p and all of which weigh in at 300g, except for Morrisons', which is 270g.

As pizzas go they don't look that different, it was just Lidl that stood out more than anything for its wider strands of cheese. We didn't like the flavour of the cheese though, or the sauce, so that quickly ranked bottom of the list.

My son has previously eaten the Tesco pizza on numerous occasions without complaint, yet while it looked most appealing, we all agreed that - when compared with the others - it was actually a bit rubbery, and well, just a bit bland.

Aldi's was a bit burnt, but the tastiest of the lot (Manchester Family / MEN)

Morrisons was a little sparse on sauce around the edges, but ranked number three on taste. Just a little too crispy for our liking.

There was definitely more cheese on Asda's Just Essentials one, which helped with the taste, but it could have done with a better scatter as it was clumped in places.

Despite looking a little burnt in the photo, it was Aldi that took the top spot for texture and flavour. The fact that it clearly cooked the quickest was an added bonus as they all went in for the same time and temperature - around 10 minutes on 200 degrees.

With Aldi our clear winner, it was time to put the trio of pepperonis to the test.

Only Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda sell a budget pepperoni in the fridge section (Manchester Family / MEN)

Again they all measured 10 inches but they varied greatly in weight as well as cost. Bizarrely, the more you pay, the less pizza you get - with Asda's 292g pizza costing £1.20, Tesco's 272g costing £1.70 and Sainsbury's 251g for £1.80.

We soon came to the conclusion that with these, you get what you pay for.

While you may get more base from Asda, the pieces of pepperoni are smaller - 3.5cm in fact, compared with the 5cm pieces from the other two - and two of the pieces looked like someone had been having a cheeky nibble. I doubt that was the case.

Unsurprisingly it ranked in third place - a bit too hard and the cheese a bit too smelly.

Sainsbury's took the top spot with the pepperoni (Manchester Family / MEN)

Tesco fared better, its bigger pepperoni slices and softer base helping it secure second place. But it was Sainsbury's that came out on top - on looks as well as taste. It was a little bit spicier than the others but had a nicer flavour overall.

It might be the most expensive, but at less than £2 for a tasty pizza, we can't complain.

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