When it comes to grocery shopping at Costco, the frozen foods section is the great equalizer. Single people can stock up without worrying about food going to waste (as long as they have the freezer space), and families can load up knowing they won’t have to make three Costco runs in a single week to keep everyone happy. You can feed yourself for all three meals in a day and have snacks on hand to satisfy any stray craving. There’s real beauty in the best Costco frozen food. As Sporked‘s deputized Costco expert, here are seven things I think you should keep an eye out for.
- Jimmy Dean Meat Lovers Breakfast Bowl
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The last thing you want to do after waking up is to mess up your kitchen while putting something together for breakfast. Enter: the Jimmy Dean breakfast bowl, which you can pick up in the Costco frozen food section in packs of eight. Yes, that’s eight breakfast bowls full of savory breakfast sausage and smoky bacon—this baby packs some protein (23 grams a serving, in fact). That means you’ll feel fuller for longer and you’ll be less inclined to yell at your coworker for interrupting your work flow. The best Costco frozen food helps keep the peace.
Read our ranking of the best frozen breakfast bowls
- Sandwich Bros. Chicken Melt Flatbread Pocket Sandwiches
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These flatbread sandwiches I spotted in the Costco frozen food section are flexible! With only 160 calories in each sandwich, you can have one as a little snack in the middle of the day or two or three to fill you up for lunch! I’m cautiously optimistic that these won’t be dry, but they kind of give off the vibe that they may need a little something to moisten them. Stock up on our fave bbq sauces just to be safe.
- Roots Farm Fresh Sweet Potato Fries
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These sweet potato fries—the Sporked crew’s favorite sweet potato fries—would be a great side to the chicken melts for lunch. Instead of making two or three melts at a time, and running through your stash faster than you can get back to Costco to refill it, cook up a basket of fries in your air fryer in place of a few melts. That way, you’re also getting a little more variety into your diet than just straight chicken and bread (as good as those two may be).
Read our ranking of the - Authentic Motor City Pizza Co Detroit-Style Deep Dish Pizza, Double Pepperoni
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I love options! So we’re getting options for dinner. First up: the easiest route, aka frozen pizza, aka the best Costco frozen food for the days when you want something that requires little to no effort. Or maybe you want a quick dinner because you’re hungry after your long trip to Costco and you didn’t buy enough $1.50 hot dog combos to keep you full (rookie mistake). Either way, Motor City Pizza Co. has a Detroit-style pizza that comes in a two-pack in the Costco frozen food section and is enthusiastically endorsed by Sporked. You can’t go wrong with this one.
Read our ranking of the best Detroit-style pizza
- Copper River Wild Alaska Marinated Salmon
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Feeling a little more creative and want to make something more involved than a frozen pizza? Okay, impressive! Take a step up then with these marinated salmon slabs. Stick them in the oven and cook up a little side of veggies while you wait for your salmon to bake. It looks more impressive than it actually was to put together. But Costco and I agree, we won’t spoil your secret!
Read our ranking of the best seasoned fish fillets
- East Coast Seafood Japanese Hokkaido Scallops
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We’re getting fancy, so get your finest Kirkland Signature fit out of the closet! Grab these scallops from the Costco frozen food section when you’re looking to impress your friends, a date, or even your boss. Or should you be feeding Uncrustables to your boss so it looks like you’re not paid enough? Okay, maybe scratch that last part then and just save the scallops for people you actually care about.
- Nestle Frozen Dairy Dessert Variety Pack
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Dessert in the frozen section of Costco is a no brainer. They make it glaringly obvious. There are about 100 different varieties of ice cream cones and frozen treats on sticks. Dare I even say, too many options. That’s why we’re splitting it right down the middle and getting a little of everything. Ice cream sandwiches, Drumstick cones, and cookie dipped ice cream bars on a stick all in one easy to grab box. Thanks, Costco!
The chicken flats are dry. Bought them thinking like you they would be a great snack. Nope. The pita bread ends up getting hard and dry when you cook it. Then the cheese melts everywhere out of it.
I love to pair the chicken melts with La Terra Fina Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan Dip (also available at Costco.