Michelina's · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Penne with White Chicken in a Creamy Sauce
One package (227g) serving of Penne with White Chicken in a Creamy Sauce by Michelina's has 290 calories, 3g of sugars and 580mg of sodium, as submitted by Bellisio Foods Inc to USDA (FoodData Central 2035529, record updated Jul 25, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2035529, available Oct 28, 2021; 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 Bellisio Foods Inc submitted to USDA, for the declared 227g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 717854105750
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 5 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 29% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 35% of them.
Where the calories come from: 55% carbohydrate, 28% fat and 17% 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 | 1.3 g | 1.9 g | 29% |
| Sodium | 256 mg | 296 mg | 35% |
| Protein | 5.3 g | 6.5 g | 28% |
| Calories | 128 | 133 | 44% |
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; 598 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Supercharged Sesame Chicken All Natural* White Meat Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms, Carrots, Broccoli, Red Peppers, Edamame, Sesame Seeds, Walnuts & Chia Seeds in a Sesame Ginger Sauce Over a Cauliflower & Brown Rice Active Blend, Supercharged Sesame Chi KRAFT HEINZ SAUCES & FROZEN | 204 mg | 92 |
| Grass-fed Beef with Mushroom Sauce ARTISAN BISTRO | 204 mg | 123 |
| Slim, Trim & Organic Manicotti with Organic Marinara Sauce RISING MOON | 204 mg | 102 |
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: COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, DURUM SEMOLINA [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), WATER, HALF AND HALF (MILK AND CREAM), COOKED WHITE CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN AND NATURAL FLAVOR), LESS THAN 2% OF ONIONS, CHICKEN FAT, FLAVORING (SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CANOLA OIL, SALT, GRANULATED GARLIC, CHICKEN BROTH POWDER (CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, FLAVORING), XANTHAN GUM, GRANULATED ONION, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, PARSLEY FLAKES.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product (water, Durum Semolina [enriched with Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate. 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 Jul 25, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Bellisio Foods Inc submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2035529).
More Michelina's frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelina's, Lean Gourmet, Broccoli Cheese Chicken | 128 | 0.88 g | 256 mg |
| Michelina's, Lean Gourmet, Three Cheese Chicken | 128 | 0.88 g | 251 mg |
| Michelina's, Pasta & Chicken in Cream Sauce | 128 | 1.76 g | 366 mg |
| Srirach Chicken & Pasta | 128 | 3.08 g | 344 mg |
| Michelina's, Macaroni & Cheese with Ham | 128 | 0.88 g | 366 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Michelina's Penne with White Chicken in a Creamy Sauce?
290 per 1 package (227g) serving, and 128 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Michelina's Penne with White Chicken in a Creamy Sauce?
580mg per serving (25% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Bellisio Foods Inc submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 25, 2020. 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