Brand
Lean Cuisine
Made by
Nestlé USA
Aisle
Frozen meals, pizza and nuggets
Kind
frozen dinners
Barcode
00013800266804

Lean Cuisine

Lean Cuisine Maple Bourbon Chicken

Grilled chicken and vegetables under a sweet maple-bourbon style glaze, frozen in one portion.

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IngredientCheckOn the label as
Soybean oilSeed oilsSOYBEAN OIL

Ingredients as listed

COOKED GRILLED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SEASONING [DRIED CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT), COOKED ENRICHED LONG GRAIN RICE (WATER, RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SWEET POTATOES, COOKED BARLEY (WATER, BARLEY), COOKED WHEAT BERRIES (WATER, WHEAT BERRIES), BROWN SUGAR, CHICKEN BROTH, SUGAR, PECANS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, BOURBON, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SPICES, DRIED CRANBERRIES, BALSAMIC REDUCTION (WINE VINEGAR, GRAPE CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, POTASSIUM SALT, GARLIC, DRIED ONION, GUM ACACIA, NATURAL FLAVORS, MOLASSES, MAPLE SYRUP.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2723718). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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More frozen dinners first, then the rest of the frozen meals, pizza and nuggets aisle. Each passes all five checks.