Is CHICKEN ALFREDO Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 5 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 7 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • chicken stock
  • grilled chicken breast strips with rib meat
  • skinless chicken breast meat with rib meat
  • chicken base
  • chicken meat includes chicken juices
  • parmesan cheese concentrate
  • natural flavors
  • disodium inosinate
  • vitamin a palmitate added
  • +3 more

chicken stock

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

PENNE PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA (DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), ALFREDO SAUCE (WATER, CREAM (CREAM, MILK), PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEY SOLIDS, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, SPICES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), PARMESAN CHEESE CONCENTRATE (PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM CITRATE), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER), CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDES CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, POTATO FLOUR, FLAVORINGS, SUGAR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE)), GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT (BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SUGAR, CHICKEN STOCK, VEGETABLE STOCK (CARROT, ONION, CELERY), FLAVORS, CARROT POWDER AND GARLIC POWDER), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEA SALT), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, POTATO STARCH (TO PREVENT CAKING), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), ENZYMES, NATAMYCIN (A MOLD INHIBITOR))

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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.

About this product

Frozen Meal · Frozen

Flavor
ButterySavoryGarlickyUmami
Texture
CreamyTender
Commonly used for
LunchOn The GoMeal PrepSide Dish