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Conagra Kicks Off Summer with New Frozen Breakfast, Meals & Veggie Offerings

Dozens of new foods across portfolio of brands highlight convenience, value.

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 These introductions across the company's portfolio of frozen foods and grocery staples deliver on consumers desire for taste, convenience and value.

July 12, 2026

Conagra Brands, Inc., one of North America's leading branded food companies, is introducing an extensive lineup of new food. These introductions across the company's portfolio of frozen foods and grocery staples deliver on consumers desire for taste, convenience and value.

"Our 2026 innovation line-up reflects how people want to eat today – bold flavors, convenient prep methods, and exceptional value," said Noelle O'Mara, president, Refrigerated & Frozen, Conagra Brands. "Our new offerings bring together leading brands that consumers trust combined with fresh ideas inspired by the ways they shop, cook and share meals."

Breakfast is Served

Start your day with a freshly made breakfast sandwich with new Banquet Brown 'N Serve Sausage Sandwich Size Patties. These larger breakfast sausage patties from the leader in pre-cooked frozen sausage1 are designed to fit English Muffins, with a 30-ounce pack featuring approximately 20 patties for $7.49. They're a great solution for quick and delicious breakfast sandwich prep.

Earlier this year, Banquet MEGA introduced new Banquet MEGA breakfast bowls, each crafted with 30 grams of protein per bowl.  The four varieties include Sausage, Meat Lovers, Sausage & Gravy, and Bacon.

Odom's Tennessee Pride is growing its snack-size breakfast sandwich lineup with two new flavors: a Chicken Sandwich made with breaded 100% white meat chicken; and a Maple Pancake Sausage Sandwich that pairs sweet maple-flavored pancakes with Odom's famous mild sausage. Both flavors are available in a box of 10 sandwiches for $6.99.

For ultra-fast and portable protein, a pair of new breakfast pita sandwiches from Sandwich Bros. offer 12 grams of protein per  sandwich. Enjoy new Sausage, Egg and Cheese, or Egg White, Turkey Sausage and Cheese breakfast pitas, which are ready in the microwave in minutes. A four-pack retails for $7.99.

Delicious, Convenient Frozen Meals for Any Occasion

Say good-bye to fast food chicken tenders. Banquet MEGA is bringing home new Banquet MEGA Chicken Tenders, available in Original Crispy and Spicy Crispy flavors. Made with 100% natural white meat chicken and seasoned to perfection, these juicy tenders are a convenient way to enjoy a restaurant favorite at home. A serving of two tenders offers 16 grams of protein. A 22-ounce bag retails for $7.49.

Banquet tenders
Courtesy Conagra Brands. 
 

Rounding out the new intros from Banquet MEGA are two new single-serve meals: Cheesy Rice & Chicken with creamy cheddar cheese sauce over white rice with broccoli florets and white meat chicken; and Chicken Parmesan featuring white meat chicken patties over penne pasta with marinara sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese and parsley. Both retail for $3.49.

Bertolli is known for delivering pasta favorites that are easy to prepare and enjoy. New this year is a Beef Bolognese Skillet Meal, a dish popular in restaurants but underrepresented in the frozen aisle. This meal is made with rigatoni pasta in a rich beef sauce. A 22-ounce meal retails for $7.99.

Following up on the debut of four comfort food classics last year, Dolly is back in the kitchen with two new delicious dishes inspired by her favorite Southern recipes. Dolly Parton's Homestyle Meatloaf is made with beef and pork topped with Southern-inspired tomato glaze paired with roasted potatoes and creamy cornbread casserole. The delicious Fried Chicken Mac & Cheese includes white meat chicken with macaroni noodles in a creamy cheese sauce made with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and buttermilk. Each meal retails for $4.49.

As consumers seek more protein, evol is answering their request with four delicious new Protein Bowls, inspired by comfort recipes and modern flavors. Mac & Beef and Beef & Broccoli both offer 25 grams of protein per bowl, while Buffalo Style Chicken Mac and 3 Cheese Chicken & Rice offer 40 grams of protein per bowl. These high-protein, all natural meals offer ingredients you can feel good about, including ABF chicken and USDA Choice Beef. evol is also adding a new Blackened Chicken Alfredo, with seasoned chicken breast and penne pasta in a flavorful and indulgent three-cheese alfredo sauce. The evol Protein Bowls have a suggested price $6.99, while the Blacked Chicken Alfredo retails for $4.49.

Healthy Choice continues to show that you don't need to sacrifice taste to enjoy a better-for-you meal. The brand has six new meals across their Café, Café Steamers and Simply Steamers lines. The four new Café entrees offer 12-15 grams of protein and are a good source of fiber. The comfort food dishes include Herb Roasted Chicken with Vegetables, Meatloaf, Salisbury Steak with Roasted Potatoes, and Roasted Turkey Breast.   

A delicious Swedish Meatballs dish with fettucine and a sour cream sauce is the new Café Steamers introduction. Simply Steamers welcomes Blackened Chicken Alfredo with seasoned chicken breast with penne pasta, celery, onion, and red bell pepper in a creamy alfredo sauce.

All six items feature the GLP-1 "On Track" badge, making them easy to locate on shelf. Prices range from $3.49-$3.99.

For the heartiest of appetites, Hungry-Man meals are always a satisfying option. With 15.5-ounce of food and 26 grams of protein, Hungry-Man Chicken Alfredo is also an excellent source of fiber. The meal is made with 100% white meat chicken, hearty penne pasta, and tender broccoli florets covered in a rich alfredo sauce, and, for the first time ever, a king size brownie for even more of your favorite dessert. All that food is available for an SRP of $3.99, making Hungry-Man a great value option.

 Marie Callender knew how to serve up a comforting meal the whole family could enjoy. Now the Marie Callender's collection of family size meals is adding three new dishes –  Meat Lasagna, Baked Ziti, and Garlic Chicken Pasta. The Meat Lasagna is a classic recipe made with marinara sauce with ground beef, pork sausage, and real mozzarella cheese. The Baked Ziti includes pasta and meatballs in marinara sauce with real mozzarella cheese; while the Garlic Chicken Pasta offers grilled white meat chicken and rotini pasta in a creamy garlic sauce with diced carrots and broccoli. All three family size meals retail for $9.99.

Marie Callender's also has three new single-serve meals – a Spaghetti with Meat Sauce meal that features freshly made pasta in a hearty tomato sauce made with beef and pork; and two new single-serve bowls. The Chicken Bacon Ranch bowl features grilled white meat chicken and bacon with Rotini pasta tossed in a thick and creamy ranch sauce. A savory Chicken Lo Mein bowl features tender white meat chicken served with thick lo mein noodles and vegetables mixed in a soy, ginger and garlic sauce. The single-serve meals range from $3.49-$3.99.

Birds Eye veggies
Courtesy Conagra Brands. 

One potential pairing is the new P.F. Chang's Home Menu Mini Pork Egg Rolls, a delicious accompaniment for any meal. Adding to the mini egg roll collection that includes chicken and vegetable, this new appetizer features ground pork, cabbage and carrots. A box of eight includes a sauce packet and retails for $4.49.

And for a quick, easy-to-prepare dish, the newest P.F. Chang's Home Menu bowl is the Korean BBQ Style Bowl. This entrée for one includes white rice with battered chicken breast, cabbage, carrots and green onions in a Korean BBQ style sauce. The meal has a retail price of $4.99.

Vegetables Complete the Meal

Birds Eye is continuing to reimagine the frozen vegetable aisle with products that make sides and ingredients feel easier, more versatile and more exciting. Birds Eye vegetables are flash frozen at the peak of ripeness to lock in freshness, texture and nutrients. Frozen vegetables also eliminate the prep time associated with fresh and offer a reliable, ready-when-you-are solution that helps reduce waste and stretch grocery budgets.

As consumers replicate their favorite restaurant recipes at home, Birds Eye is making that task easier with a pair of new Steakhouse Sides, featuring Green Beans with Bacon and Creamed Spinach. Both side dishes bring restaurant-inspired, steakhouse classics into the home with simple microwave or oven prep, tapping into growing demand for steakhouse eating occasions. The suggested retail price is $3.49.

Expanding on a successful debut last year, Birds Eye is adding two new dishes to the ULTIMATE Vegetables collection, delivering convenient yet craveable and indulgent vegetable side dishes. New this year are Cheesy Broccoli Mac & Cheese and Creamy Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes, which bring popular recipes to life in a convenient microwavable format. Both retail for $3.49.

The Birds Eye Steamfresh line of vegetables offers unbeatable convenience in microwave vegetable prep. In plain vegetables, new offerings include Fire-Roasted Super Sweet Corn, Quinoa, and Shelled Edamame that deliver highly versatile meal and side solutions that are ready when you are. In sauced and seasoned vegetables, Birds Eye is tapping into globally inspired, rapidly growing flavor spaces with offerings like Vegetable Fried Rice and Mexican Street Corn that deliver broadly appealing, craveable flavors consumers are increasingly seeking. Prices range from $2.49–2.99.

Plant-Based Meals Bursting with Flavor

Gardein is expanding its leading line-up with ULTIMATE Plant-Based Extra Crispy Chick'n Nuggets featuring a recipe with no soy ingredients, a tempura-style breading for extra crunch and 18g protein per serving. In single-serve meals, Gardein presents the new ULTIMATE Bowls Chick'n Alfredo with 15 grams protein, which pairs plant-based chick'n, penne pasta and broccoli in a creamy plant-based Alfredo sauce. A 14.2-ounce bag of Nuggets retails for $8.99, while the new bowl is $4.99.

Two Italian-inspired pasta bowls join the Purple Carrot roster of convenient vegan meals. New arrivals include Spring Vegetable Alfredo-Style Bowl with 15 grams protein, featuring shell pasta and vegetables in a creamy white sauce; and the Vegetable Basil Pesto Bowl with 16 grams protein, made with lentil pasta, cherry tomatoes, spinach and green beans. The two new meals have a retail price of $4.49.

About Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands, Inc., is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We combine a 100-year history of making quality food with agility and a relentless focus on collaboration and innovation. The company's portfolio is continuously evolving to satisfy consumers' ever-changing food preferences. Conagra's brands include Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, and many more. As a corporate citizen, we aim to do what's right for our business, our employees, our communities and the world.

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