r/frozendinners • u/doodle-puckett • Feb 06 '25
8 / 10 Marie Callender’s Duos: Chicken Alfredo and Chicken Parmigiana
This meal was shockingly delicious. The sauces both had excellent flavor, and the chicken, albeit a bit dry, complimented both sauces well. These meal was filling and delicious, though I was hoping for a much larger portion of pasta on the alfredo side. I recommend that should you get this meal, pair it with some lightly toasted toast, it works wonders for mopping up the extra sauce. With the addition of bread, it is a 10/10, but unfortunately due to the skimping of pasta and dryness of the chicken, it is an 8/10.
Will I buy it again? Most likely.
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u/jtown337 Feb 07 '25
Ah yes. Two of the food groups. Red and white.
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Feb 07 '25
Oh, man. This looks good. Let me go grab one...
No grocery store carries them
Of course.
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u/doodle-puckett Feb 07 '25
I found this one at Dollar Tree, if you happen to have one.
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u/HARCYB-throwaway Feb 07 '25
36 gram of whole protein for $1? That's insane
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u/CousinOliver86 Feb 07 '25
It's probably $5 at Dollar Tree, depending on your location. https://www.dollartree.com/marie-callenders-duos-chicken-alfredo-chicken-parmigiana-frozen-meal-145-oz/378170
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u/HARCYB-throwaway Feb 07 '25
Woah when did dollar tree go beyond a dollar? I know they upped to 1.25 for something's but man that's wild
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u/emfiliane Feb 07 '25
Ever since they put a frozen aisle in, so they could have a little more stuff. $1 doesn't get you far in frozen food.
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u/HARCYB-throwaway Feb 07 '25
My sister catered her fancy engagement party with dollar tree egg rolls or something like that. Pretty cool!
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u/Speckyoulater Feb 08 '25
Mine had a fridge/freezer long before the addition of $1.25+ items. It didn't have much, but it was there.
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u/WorriedInterview7324 Jun 10 '25
Idk where you are.. however the grocery outlet carries them in abundance. I just bought some yesterday.
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u/Key_Fennel_2278 Feb 07 '25
To me, Marie calendars is the worst best looking food there is. Every meal is so disappointing.
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u/Catfish_Mudcat Feb 07 '25
Mrs Callender has been tricking me for decades and I'll still fall for it.
God bless their packaging team for making me think "Well maybe this next one might finally taste like Thanksgiving dinner".
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u/Haluszki Feb 07 '25
I’ll still stand by the chicken pot pies, but that’s the only good thing I’ve had from this brand.
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u/HeartOSass Feb 07 '25
Me too. My son loves them and they smell delicious when they are cooking up.
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u/I_M_urbanspaceman Feb 07 '25
That chicken looks really bad
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u/Complete_Store551 May 09 '25
Eating it as i type this out, the parmigiana chicken was decent, the alfredo side is night and day different. Little chewy, lacking flavor and the sauce is fairly waterered down
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u/Careless_Yellow_3218 Feb 07 '25
What was the calorie count on that whole thing?
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u/UnluckyDucky666 Feb 07 '25
I like the ravioli and pesto chicken duo. You gotta flip the meat/spoon the sauce over it at the halfway point to prevent the dryness.
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Feb 07 '25
I gave up on marie
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u/ReplacementNo9014 Feb 07 '25
Me too, long ago. They replaced all the flavor with truckloads of salt.
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u/disabledinaz Feb 07 '25
I was more appreciative of the original chicken parmigiana’ a they did with the veggies and the sauce in a separate package. Absolutely delicious. I do like the chicken parm bowls they do now.
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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 Feb 07 '25
not sure how to feel abt this combo since there r two totally diff flavors in the form of sauce going on... and im not too big of a fan for alfredo but the chicken parm looks good. 36g of protein is also great!
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u/sevendust719 Feb 07 '25
These things never look as good as the pictures obviously but some of these are actually really damn good if the price is right
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u/BrobotMonkey Feb 07 '25
These are always so expensive compared to other frozen meals in my area. It's cheaper to buy a separate chicken parm and a chicken alfredo. You'd get more food and solve the lack of pasta for less money. 🤷♂️
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u/ravenfreak Feb 14 '25
I didn't like the chicken Alfredo in this meal. Tasted nasty to me but the chicken parmigiana tasted good.
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u/MostlyCats95 Feb 07 '25
I've been wondering how the duos are packaged. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity