Is Birds Eye Steamfresh Chef's Favorites Pasta & Broccoli with Bacon in Cheese Sauce Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 6 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 4 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • beef extract beef stock
  • bacon fat
  • beef fat
  • natural and artificial bacon flavor autolyzed yeast extract
  • cooked bacon bits cured with water
  • cheese bacon sauce water
  • natural flavor
  • parmesan cheese pasteurized part skim milk
  • enzymes
  • riboflavin

beef extract beef stock

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cheese Bacon Sauce Water, Cheddar Cheese Pasteurized Whole Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color, Half-and-half Concentrate Cream, Skim Milk, Nonfat Milk Powder, Parmesan Cheese Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Modified Food Starch, Cooked Bacon Bits Cured With Water, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Contain Up To 2% Or Less Of: Sugar, Brown Sugar, Smoke Flavor, Natural And Artificial Bacon Flavor Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Sugar, Bacon Fat, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil, Beef Fat, Sodium Citrate, Beef Extract Beef Stock, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Spices, Bht (As A )), Natural Flavors, Lactose, Whey Powder, Dehydrated Cheddar Cheese Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Buttermilk Powder, Xanthan Gum, Annatto Extract (Color)), Broccoli, Onions, Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Onions

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What is a Vegetarian diet?

A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

Where to buy

Birds Eye Steamfresh Chef's Favorites Pasta & Broccoli with Bacon in Cheese Sauce is available at 3 retailers

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About this product

Frozen Meal · Frozen

Flavor
SavorySmokySaltyRich
Texture
Creamy
Commonly used for
Meal PrepLunchOn The Go