Primal Kitchen · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Chicken Pesto Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken & Vegetables with Pesto Sauce
One package (284g) serving of Chicken Pesto Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken & Vegetables with Pesto Sauce by Primal Kitchen has 460 calories, 4g of sugars and 810mg of sodium, as submitted by Primal Nutrition to USDA (FoodData Central 2608803, record updated Jun 1, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2608803, available Jul 13, 2023; 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 Primal Nutrition submitted to USDA, for the declared 284g serving. They agree with USDA's live record (FoodData Central API, read Sep 29, 2026). Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 850004639436
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 9 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 31% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 45% of them.
Where the calories come from: 9% carbohydrate, 76% fat and 16% 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 | 1.4 g | 1.9 g | 31% |
| Sodium | 285 mg | 296 mg | 45% |
| Protein | 6.3 g | 6.5 g | 47% |
| Calories | 162 | 133 | 70% |
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; 808 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Teriyaki Chicken Breast Strips and Rice in a Sweet Teriyaki Sauce with Broccoli, Sugar Snap Peas, Carrots, Pineapple and Water Chestnuts Skillet Dinner CRAV'N FLAVOR | 227 mg | 101 |
| Chile Lime Chicken Tender White Meat Chicken in a Red Chile Lime Sauce with a Medley of Roasted Corn, Peppers & Rice LEAN CUISINE | 227 mg | 100 |
| Thai-style Chicken & Vegetables Grilled White Meat Chicken with Yellow Carrots and Roasted Green Peppers Over Brown Rice and Red Quinoa Lightly Tossed in a Thai Basil Yogurt Sauce, Thai-style Chicken & Vegetables SMARTMADE | 227 mg | 98 |
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): INGREDIENTS: RICED CAULIFLOWER, COOKED DARK MEAT CHICKEN (DARK MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, SEA SALT), BROCCOLI, YELLOW ZUCCHINI, BASIL, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ORGANIC ALMOND BUTTER (ALMONDS), GARLIC PUREE (GARLIC, VINEGAR), SALT, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER.
The statement lists 11 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Riced Cauliflower, Cooked Dark Meat Chicken (dark Meat Chicken, Water. 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 Jun 1, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Primal Nutrition submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2608803).
More Primal Kitchen frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Alfredo Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken & Vegetables with Paleo Alfredo Sauce | 102 | 1.06 g | 197 mg |
| Chicken Fried Riced Cauliflower Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken, Eggs & Vegetables with Riced Cauliflower | 95 | 3.52 g | 324 mg |
| No-soy Chicken Teriyaki Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken, & Vegetables with Soy-free Teriyaki Sauce, No-soy Chicken Teriyaki | 88 | 3.52 g | 426 mg |
| Primal Kitchen Chicken Panang Curry, 10 Oz | 88 | 2.11 g | 268 mg |
| Beef & Mushroom Vegetables & Grass-fed Beef Bowl | 80 | 2.56 g | 272 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Primal Kitchen Chicken Pesto Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken & Vegetables with Pesto Sauce?
460 per 1 package (284g) serving, and 162 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Primal Kitchen Chicken Pesto Cage-free Dark Meat Chicken & Vegetables with Pesto Sauce?
810mg per serving (35% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Primal Nutrition submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 1, 2023. 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