My family tried 10 frozen meals from Costco and ranked them. Even the lowest-rated item was tasty.

The Sandwich Bros. chicken-melt sandwiches, which I’d wanted to try for a while, looked enormous and delicious on the box. But when I opened the package, they were smaller than I’d expected.

A pack of 15 individually wrapped sandwiches cost $12.70, which seemed reasonable to me.

The Ajinomoto frozen ramen featured big chunks of chicken, noodles, dehydrated carrots, corn, red peppers, and green onions.

This pack came with six individual bowls, which required a decent amount of freezer space.

On the day I went shopping, Costco offered samples of these dumplings, so I knew what to expect before I brought them home.

They seemed plain, but I was impressed by the price. The 3-pound bag was on sale for $7.50, though it normally costs $10.

The Kirkland Signature lasagna requires 65 minutes in the oven, so it’s a little less convenient than many other frozen meals from Costco. That is, unless you risk the 24-minute microwave option suggested on the packaging.

But other than the baking time, the lasagna requires very little work. Each two-pack of lasagna was $16.70.

Red’s turkey-sausage egg’wich caught my attention as a quick, protein-forward, low-carb breakfast option at the perfect time — I’m trying to eat lighter meals ahead of three family weddings.

The preparation was fast and simple. I microwaved the egg’wich for 50 seconds on each side, and I had a piping-hot turkey-sausage sandwich with eggs patties for bread. 

This eight-pack of egg’wiches cost $15, which didn’t seem especially cost-efficient as far as Costco frozen meals go. 

This was similar to a frozen orange-chicken meal I frequently buy at Trader Joe’s. Both the Crazy Cuizine and Trader Joe’s versions contain frozen chicken nuggets and pouches of sweet, brown, tangy sauce.

I was eager to try this staple of the Costco frozen section. The package came with two six-serving pizzas and was on sale for $10, though it normally costs $13.

It may be a deep-dish pizza, but the crust was nice and airy. Each pie had plenty of molten mozzarella and both sliced and diced pepperoni.

The pepperoni got shaken up in the package, but that allowed me to rearrange the pieces to leave a meat-free section for my 6-year-old, who doesn’t like it.

A box of Kirkland Signature garlic-butter shrimp cost $16, which seemed like a good price for seafood that wasn’t breaded.

The box contained two 1-pound bags of shrimp, which I found convenient — a pound of shrimp is usually just enough for a family dinner.

The meal couldn’t have been easier to prepare. I opened the bag and dropped the shrimp into a skillet over medium heat. As the meal cooked, the buttery crust on the pieces of shrimp melted into a sauce.

With frequent stirring, the shrimp was ready to eat in about 10 minutes. 

I experimented a lot with preparing Red’s turkey-sausage breakfast burritos. The tortillas tended to burst open when I cooked the burritos in the air fryer, and the microwave made them too chewy.

Eventually, I settled on a combination — 30 seconds on each side in the microwave, then 10 minutes in the air fryer at a low temperature.

I don’t normally enjoy precooked frozen eggs in dishes like these. However, these burritos and their egg fillings tasted freshly made. The cheese was gooey, the sausage was tasty, and the flavor was spicy enough to be interesting without turning off my kids.

Don’t let the name fool you — these do not have to be reserved for breakfast. Since this taste test, the turkey-sausage burritos have become my go-to lunch.

At $15.70 for 10 small burritos, they’re a similar price to some convenience-store burritos, but these taste like premium versions.

This story was originally published on June 6, 2024, and most recently updated on August 12, 2024.