Which Costco Prepared Meals Are Actually Worth Buying

I for one do NOT like bland food. I mean, if you cannot taste much of anything, what is the point? Other than filling the stomach hole. Like you are super hungry, then whatever is available might be the best bet.

I have gotten so many things over the years from the deli section at Costco. Many of them are hit and miss. First - to be clear, I haven't run across anything that tastes necessarily bad, just kind of bland, boring and just blah.

There was a survey done asking regular shoppers of Costco what they like and what they didn't. Many of the pre-prepared deli foods seemed to be more focused on quantity instead of quality. But some are really good, and worth the buy.

MEATLOAF AND MASHED POTATOES

According to the survey, this is a definite buy. My personal opinion is that the meatloaf is actually very good. The potatoes have zero taste. We even tried to "Dr. it up" a bit and it was still boring. So, meatloaf - good! Potatoes - bad. Unless you like bland tasteless potatoes.

CHICKEN POT PIE

This is one that I have not tried. I actually like chicken pot pie, but this thing is absolutely huge! Now, after seeing what the "survey said". I think it's a pass. People have said that it's one of those examples of quantity over quality. The pie winds up either completely tasteless, or too salty. Need a happy medium there.

YAKITORI STIR FRY

The survey said this one is a must buy. And I absolutely agree. I have bought this a few times and it never disappoints. The only issue I might have is that the meat chunks are kind of large for stir fry, so I usually cut those a bit smaller first.

MAC AND CHEESE PREPARED MEAL

The first question is this - how can you mess up mac and cheese? Apparently by adding too much cheese. And the cheese doesn't have a ton of flavor. That's how.

ITALIAN PASTA SALAD WITH TORTELLINI

I have tried this one. It's just ok. Some of the people on this survey, and comments on Reddit state that the tortellini is overcooked, and others say that it lacks substantial flavors. It's ok as a side, not as a main meal.

There are a lot more of these prepared deli meals. And sometimes they are not the same selections each time you go.