(from chicagoist.com)
Celebrity chef Rick Bayless is coming out with a new line of frozen meals under his Frontera brand. The company, known for its chips and salsas, was purchased by ConAgra Foods last year for $109 million. The frozen meals will have a health-food focus and are inspired by Mexican cuisine; three flavors, chicken fajita, barbacoa taco and veggie taco, pictured above, feature “braised beef and black beans, three-chile barbacoa sauce, fire-roasted peppers,” among other ingredients. “Foodies around the country know Rick Bayless as the premier authority on gourmet Mexican cuisine,” ConAgra CEO Sean Connolly told the Tribune of the move. (MORE HERE)