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Casero Pasta Con Queso with Chicken Penne Pasta & White Meat Chicken in a Creamy Queso Sauce, Topped with Chopped Bell Peppers & Cheese
One cup (198g) serving of Casero Pasta Con Queso with Chicken Penne Pasta & White Meat Chicken in a Creamy Queso Sauce, Topped with Chopped Bell Peppers & Cheese by Lawry's has 280 calories, 2g of sugars and 760mg of sodium, as submitted by McCormick & Company, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2279085, record updated Feb 10, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2279085, available May 23, 2022; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that McCormick & Company, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 198g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 021500014236
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 19% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 75% of them.
Where the calories come from: 34% carbohydrate, 42% fat and 24% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen dinners and entrees: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 1 g | 1.9 g | 19% |
| Sodium | 384 mg | 296 mg | 75% |
| Protein | 8.6 g | 6.5 g | 78% |
| Calories | 141 | 133 | 56% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
1,633 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 125 calories, 285 mg of sodium and 6.2 g of protein; 1,360 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chorizo Egg & Cheese with Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese & Sauce in a Croissant Crust Sandwiches HOT POCKETS | 307 mg | 236 |
| Southwestern Style Tender Diced Chicken, Riced Cauliflower, Onions, Jalapenos, Red Bell Peppers & Cheddar Cheese in a Spicy Sauce Bowl HAPPI FOODI | 307 mg | 85 |
| Chicken Enchilada Organic Corn Tortilla with Chicken in An Enchilada Sauce GREAT VALUE | 307 mg | 138 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [MILLED WHEAT], EGG WHITES), WATER, COOKED BLACKENED SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, BLACKENED SEASONING [SALT, SPICES {INCLUDING RED PEPPER AND PAPRIKA}, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, ONION, CARRAGEENAN, GARLIC, SOY LECITHIN]), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR]), JALAPENO PEPPER (JALAPENO, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), MILK (VITAMIN D3 ADDED), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CANOLA OIL, RED BELL PEPPER, ONION, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE DIHYDRATE, SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING CUMIN, CORIANDER, OREGANO), GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER) & CHILI POWDER (SPICES [CHILI PEPPER, CUMIN, OREGANO], SALT, GARLIC POWDER)
The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cooked Pasta (water, Semolina [milled Wheat], Egg Whites). It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Feb 10, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement McCormick & Company, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2279085).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Lawry's Casero Pasta Con Queso with Chicken Penne Pasta & White Meat Chicken in a Creamy Queso Sauce, Topped with Chopped Bell Peppers & Cheese?
280 per 1 cup (198g) serving, and 141 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Lawry's Casero Pasta Con Queso with Chicken Penne Pasta & White Meat Chicken in a Creamy Queso Sauce, Topped with Chopped Bell Peppers & Cheese?
760mg per serving (33% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record McCormick & Company, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Feb 10, 2022. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov