The popular Chili's Grill & Bar restaurant chain recently teamed up with Bellisio Foods for a new line of 'Chili's At-Home' frozen fast food.
The new Chili's-inspired frozen food line includes both single and multi-serve meals in varieties like Bacon Mac 'N' Cheese, Cheesy Chicken Pasta Florentine, Nacho Potatoes with Beef & Bacon, and Seasoned Chicken Bites with Honey Chipotle Sauce.
Bellisio Foods is probably best known for making Michelina's frozen meals and like this range, the frozen meals are made to be inexpensive, fast meal options. Single-serve meals are priced from about $2-4, while the multi-serve meals go for about $7-8. The Chili's frozen fast food meals will be available at major food retailers across the US.
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