Costco United States

Churros

Crispy outside, soft inside, coated in enough cinnamon sugar to leave evidence on your shirt. The food court classic, but fresh out of the fryer.

$0.42/serving 20 min 12

Brownies

Dense, fudgy, and absurdly thick — Costco's bakery brownies are the gold standard of sheet pan brownies. This recipe nails the texture: chewy edges, gooey center, shiny crackly top.

$0.50/serving 30 min 16

Sheet Cake

The $22.99 half-sheet that has appeared at every office birthday, graduation, and "we didn't plan this" party since the dawn of Costco.

$0.50/slice 30 min 48

Turkey Provolone Pinwheels

The deli sells 20 pinwheels for $10 and they vanish at every party. These are dead simple — roll, slice, done. Make them the night before and you're a hero.

$0.50/pinwheel 0 min 20

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie

The food court cookie that quietly became everyone's favorite impulse buy. $2.49 there. About fifty cents here. Do the math.

$0.50/cookie 12 min 12

Egg Rolls

Crispy, golden egg rolls stuffed with pork and cabbage — the Costco deli version is convenient but yours will be crunchier, fresher, and you can fry them properly instead of microwaving a soggy mess.

$0.60/roll 15 min 20

Blueberry Muffins

The size of a softball. The top is the best part. You know it, we know it, the streusel knows it.

$0.75/muffin 25 min 12

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

The bakery classic with the streusel topping that falls off in your lap. Worth every crumb.

$0.75/serving 45 min 12

Cinnamon Rolls

Costco's bakery cinnamon rolls are enormous, gooey, and $7.99 for a tray of 12. These are just as big, just as soft, and your house will smell like a bakery for hours.

$0.75/roll 25 min 12

Danishes

Costco's bakery danishes come in cheese, apple, and cherry — all flaky, all sweet, all gone by noon. This recipe does all three fillings with a puff pastry shortcut that makes them shockingly easy.

$0.75/each 18 min 8

Mini Quiche Tray

The Costco deli sells a tray of 24 mini quiches in lorraine and florentine flavors. Make your own for half the price and serve them hot instead of room-temperature-mystery-warm.

$0.75/each 25 min 24

Pumpkin Pie

The $5.99 legend. Nearly four pounds. Feeds twelve. The single best deal in the bakery, reverse-engineered for your oven. Thanksgiving will never be the same.

$0.75/slice 55 min 12

Scones

Somewhere between a biscuit and a pastry. Costco's version weighs approximately one pound each, and that's not a complaint.

$0.75/scone 20 min 8

Triple Chocolate Loaf

Three kinds of chocolate in one loaf. The bakery's 2025 MVP, now in your kitchen.

$0.75/slice 55 min 10

Chocolate Croissants

Pain au chocolat from the Costco bakery — flaky, buttery, with a stripe of dark chocolate running through the middle. The from-scratch version is a project, but there's a puff pastry shortcut that gets you 90% of the way there.

$1.00/each 20 min 8

Costco Hot Dog

The $1.50 icon. At home, you can use better mustard.

$1.00/serving 10 min 8

Almond Croissants

Here's the hack: buy Kirkland butter croissants, split them, fill with almond cream, rebake, and you've got bakery-style almond croissants for a fraction of the price. This is literally what bakeries do with their day-old croissants.

$1.25/each 15 min 6

Tuxedo Chocolate Mousse Cake

Three layers of chocolate. Two kinds of mousse. One cake to rule them all.

$1.25/slice 25 min 16

Mashed Potatoes

Rich, creamy mashed potatoes that taste just like the Costco deli tub — except you made them fresh, they're still steaming, and you didn't have to fight for parking. The deli sells ~3 lbs for $8.99, but a bag of russets and some Kirkland butter gets you there for a fraction of the price.

$1.25/serving 25 min 8

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Six-Layer Dip

The Costco deli's six-layer dip is a party staple — beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, cheese, and olives stacked in a tray. Yours will be fresher, bigger, and you won't have to fight over the last scoop.

$1.25/serving 0 min 12

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Mango Smoothie

Tropical vibes from frozen fruit you bought three months ago. Finally using it.

$1.25/serving 0 min 4

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Thick, velvety broccoli cheddar soup that tastes like the Costco deli container — except you get a full pot for the price of two of theirs.

$1.50/serving 25 min 8

Tomato Basil Soup

The Costco deli version is sweeter and creamier than your average tomato soup. This nails that exact vibe — silky smooth with a touch of sweetness and enough basil to smell from the next room.

$1.50/serving 30 min 8

Berry Sundae

Vanilla ice cream, warm berry sauce, crunchy waffle cone bits — the food court sundae that makes you forget you came here for paper towels.

$1.50/serving 5 min 6

Costco Pepperoni Pizza

18 inches of questionable decisions and zero regrets.

$1.50/serving 15 min 8

Chicken Noodle Soup

The classic Costco deli chicken noodle soup — rich golden broth, shredded rotisserie chicken, tender egg noodles, and big chunks of carrot. You'll get a full pot for what they charge for one sad little container.

$1.75/serving 25 min 8

Loaded Baked Potatoes

Big, fluffy baked potatoes stuffed with cheese, bacon, and sour cream — the Costco deli sells 6 for $12 but you can make them better and cheaper with a bag of russets and some patience.

$1.75/serving 60 min 6

Costco Deli Mac and Cheese

That giant $12.99 tray of baked mac from the Costco deli — except homemade, cheesier, and with a breadcrumb topping that actually crunches.

$1.75/serving 30 min 8

Chicken Caesar Salad

The deli's caesar salad kit is $10 and feeds four. This version is crunchier (homemade croutons), cheesier, and the dressing actually tastes like something.

$2.00/serving 15 min 6

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Smoky, spicy Southwest-style chicken tortilla soup with a rich cumin-chili broth, shredded rotisserie chicken, and all the toppings — better than the Costco deli container and you'll get four times the soup for the same money.

$2.00/serving 30 min 8

Clam Chowder

Thick, creamy New England clam chowder loaded with potatoes and tender clams — tastes like the Costco deli version but you made a whole pot for the same price as their one container.

$2.00/serving 30 min 8

Meatloaf

A big, juicy meatloaf with a sticky-sweet glaze — just like the one in the Costco deli case but yours won't have that sad plastic wrap tan line. Feeds 8 and costs a fraction of the $18 deli price.

$2.00/serving 60 min 8

18" Pizza

Big, floppy, loaded with cheese, and impossibly cheap to make at home — the food court pizza dough that launched a thousand lunch runs, now in your kitchen.

$2.00/serving 15 min 8

Turkey & Provolone Sandwich

The food court sandwich that disappeared, came back, and we never stopped talking about it.

$2.00/serving 5 min 6

Beef Chili

The grab-and-go chili from the Costco deli is hearty, beefy, and just spicy enough. This makes a full pot for the price of two of their containers — and your kitchen will smell incredible.

$2.25/serving 45 min 10

$2.25/serving 3.5 hours 10

Carnitas (Pulled Pork)

Costco's deli carnitas are convenient, but they charge you $15.99 for pork shoulder that sat under a heat lamp. Yours will be fork-tender, crispy-edged, and made from a $2/lb Costco pork butt. That's called winning.

Chinese Chicken Salad

Crunchy cabbage, crispy wontons, sesame dressing — the Costco deli version is one of their most popular salads and this one tastes exactly like it. Maybe better, because the wontons are actually crispy.

$2.25/serving 10 min 6

Costco Deli Chicken Alfredo

The deli tray you've been buying for $14.99, except now you can make it for half that and triple the garlic.

$2.50/serving 20 min 6

Costco Deli Chicken Pot Pie

The four-pound behemoth from the deli case, recreated at home where you can actually see what's inside.

$2.50/serving 40 min 8

Chicken Street Tacos

The deli's street taco kit is good. Yours will be better — juicy seasoned chicken, charred tortillas, and toppings that didn't come in a sealed compartment.

$2.50/serving 15 min 8

Enchilada Bake

A layered enchilada casserole with shredded chicken, cheese, and red sauce — like the Costco deli tray but bigger, better, and straight from your oven with crispy cheese edges.

$2.50/serving 30 min 8

Ravioli Lasagna

Layers of cheese ravioli, meat sauce, and melted cheese — Costco's deli shortcut lasagna that looks like you spent hours but actually takes 15 minutes to assemble.

$2.50/serving 45 min 8

Shepherd's Pie

Savory ground beef and vegetables under a thick blanket of creamy mashed potatoes — the Costco deli version in a microwave tray doesn't hold a candle to this one straight from your oven.

$2.50/serving 35 min 8

Yakisoba Chicken Stir Fry

The deli's most reliable weeknight dinner, except now you control the sauce ratio. More sauce is always the right call.

$2.50/serving 15 min 6

Costco Food Court Combo Calzone

Pepperoni, sausage, peppers, and melted cheese folded into a golden pizza pocket — the food court combo slice, reimagined as something you can hold without a plate.

$2.50/serving 25 min 6

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Six beefy, cheesy stuffed peppers just like the ones in the Costco deli case — except yours come out of the oven hot and bubbling instead of lukewarm under plastic wrap.

$2.75/serving 45 min 6

Tikka Masala (Butter Chicken Kit)

A rich, creamy tikka masala with yogurt-marinated chicken and warm spices — the Costco deli kit runs $16.99 for a tray, but homemade lets you control the spice level and it actually tastes like someone who cares made it.

$2.75/serving 35 min 6

Birria Tacos (Costco Deli Style)

The deli kit everyone fights over, with the consommé for dipping. Now you control portion sizes (and nobody has to share).

$3.00/serving 3 hr 8

Costco Korean BBQ Bulgogi

The raw marinated beef from the deli that turns any grill or skillet into a Korean BBQ joint. Now you control the marinade.

$3.00/serving 10 min 6

Crab Cakes

Golden, crispy crab cakes packed with real crab — not breadcrumb filler. The deli ones are $15 for 8 and they're cold. Yours will be hot out of the skillet and twice as good.

$3.00/serving 10 min 8

Gyro Meat

The deli gyro kit is convenient but the meat is the star — here's how to make it from scratch with ground lamb and beef so you never need the kit again. Crispy edges, warm spices, the whole deal.

$3.00/serving 45 min 6

Chicken Bake

Chicken, bacon, cheese, and Caesar dressing wrapped in pizza dough — the food court's greatest hit, and somehow even better when it's fresh from your oven.

$3.00/serving 25 min 4

Chicken Marsala

Tender chicken breasts in a rich mushroom Marsala wine sauce — the deli version costs $17, but you can make a bigger batch for less and it tastes better warm out of the pan.

$3.50/serving 25 min 6

Chicken & Waffles

The deli kit that broke the internet, now in your kitchen with better syrup.

$3.50/serving 25 min 4

Seasoned Chicken Wings

The deli's seasoned wings come in three flavors. Here's all three — buffalo, teriyaki, and garlic Parmesan — so you can make a platter that beats the cold deli tray every time.

$3.50/serving 45 min 6

Tempura Shrimp Tacos

Costco's newest deli hit, reverse-engineered for your kitchen. The cilantro lime crema is the real MVP.

$3.50/serving 15 min 6

Acai Bowl

Thick, creamy, and impossibly purple — the food court acai bowl, but you control the toppings and nobody's judging you for going back for seconds.

$3.50/serving 0 min 4

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Poke Bowls

Costco's deli poke bowls are a West Coast hit — fresh ahi tuna over rice with all the fixings. Make your own with sushi-grade tuna from the Costco seafood counter and you'll never pay $13 for a single-serve plastic tray again.

$5.00/serving 20 min 4

Beef Short Ribs

Fall-off-the-bone braised short ribs in a rich, beefy sauce — the Costco deli charges $25 for a pre-seasoned tray. Yours will be fork-tender and taste like you spent all day cooking. You did, but the oven did the work.

$5.50/serving 3 hr 6

Salmon Milano

The deli's most elegant offering, recreated at home where nobody's reaching over you for a sample.

$6.00/serving 20 min 4