Innovative prepared meal solutions are filling the freezer aisle.
Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCAA) entered a new product category with the launch of frozen macaroni and cheese and frozen pizza.
The frozen macaroni and cheese line comes in three varieties, including classic cheddar, sharp cheddar and uncured bacon and cheddar and hatch chile.
The frozen stone-fired pizza comes in cheesy uncured pepperoni, three cheese supreme and cheesy barbecue chicken flavors.
Conagra Brands’ plant-based brand Gardein added single-serve bowls that include options like plant-based sweet and sour chicken, a plant-based beef burrito bowl, a plant-based beef and broccoli bowl, and a plant-based meatball marinara bowl.
Birds Eye Voila, a Conagra Brand, added skillet and oven-bake meals, which may be made in 15 minutes. New options include beef-and-broccoli, Cajun-style sausage and rice and cheesy chicken and rice.
Conagra Brands’ frozen meal brand Banquet added mega crustless pizzas, which are available in pepperoni, three cheese or supreme flavors. The pizzas feature 25 to 28 grams per 10-oz meal, according to the company.
DiGiorno frozen pizza, a brand of Nestle USA, Inc., introduced two new varieties: Loaded Ultra-Thin and Detroit Style.
DiGiorno Loaded Ultra-Thin pizza is crafted specifically for “topping-obsessed pizza lovers,” according to the company, and comes in two flavors: Loaded Ultra-Thin Carnivore, which features pepperoni, sausage, beef and ham along with a bold herb seasoning; and Veggie Lovers, which is stacked with peppers, onions, spinach and garlic, along with a garlic and herb seasoning. The Detroit-Style pizzas come in three varieties: Double pepperoni, three meat and four cheese. According to the company the pizzas were inspired by fans of Michigan’s signature pie and deliver “a thick, chewy crust that you’ll want to taste again and again.”
Conagra Brands’ Healthy Choice added a line of shrimp-based power bowl options to its portfolio, including Mediterranean-style shrimp and shrimp fajitas. The brand also added a variety of options to its café steamer and simply steamer options. New to the café steamer line is the turkey sausage lasagna bowl, and new to the simply steamer line is the southwest-style chicken burrito bowl.
Conagra’s La Choy brand is making its debut in the frozen aisle with three entree options, which feature tempura-batter chicken and one of three sauces. The 18-oz frozen entrees include orange chicken, General Tso’s chicken and sweet-and-sour chicken.
Conagra Brands’ Marie Callender’s business added new casserole-inspired dishes to its portfolio of frozen meal options. The line extension features cheesy potato casserole, sweet corn casserole, cheddar broccoli casserole and green bean casserole meals. The brand also added a beef and broccoli and sesame chicken option and a meatball marinara and fettuccini with chicken and broccoli option to its Duos line.