Costco’s French Onion Soup isn’t super flavorful, but it’s convenient and enjoyable!
Today I’m reviewing the Cuisine Adventures French Onion Soup. I was actually given this French onion soup by my parents a few years ago to try. They purchased it from Costco and ranted and raved about how good it is.
Other soups from Costco are the Costco Johnny’s Potato Cheddar Soup Mix, Costco Kirkland Signature Cheddar Broccoli Soup, Costco Ajinomoto Tokyo Style Shoyu Ramen with Chicken, Costco Kirkland Signature Chicken Tortilla Soup and the Costco Authentic Asian Hand Wrapped Shrimp Wonton Soup.
Location in Store
You can find the soup in the freezer section at Costco. The item number is 301883.
Taste
The first thing you notice is that the soup is loaded with cheese, onion and pieces of bread! I love how crispy and golden brown the cheese gets on top from baking the soup in the oven. Each serving of soup is fairly small, but it’s a very hearty soup.
The flavors are mild, but pleasant. You notice the different textures of the cheese, onion and bread as much or more than the flavors. The cheese is nice and chewy and the onions add a bit of crunch (though not a lot as they’re well cooked).
I can’t imagine too many people not liking this soup. It’s a mild yet extremely satisfying comfort food that’s perfect for fall and winter. I think it works best as an appetizer, but I’m sure some people out there would love it as a main course!
Cost
The Costco Cuisine Adventures French Onion Soup costs $12.49 Canadian for six soups. Keep in mind you’re probably paying a bit for the fancy vacuum seal packaging.
I feel like French Onion soup is something that’s rare to find in a grocery store and also there’s a high probability it won’t taste very good. I enjoy the taste of this soup therefore I would love to purchase this when on sale.
Convenience
Each soup in the box comes separately vacuum-sealed in plastic and frozen in a cylindrical shape. This is convenient for a single person who just wants to make one soup for themselves. To heat these in the oven, I used special bowls that my mom gave me that are oven-safe and have a large handle on them.
If you really love French Onion soup it might be wise to invest in some nice soup bowls. The soups are frozen with the cheese on top so as the soup heats the cheese stays on top of the liquid and remains crispy. It’s a pretty convenient product because all you need to do is heat and serve it.
I recommend cooking the soup in the oven as I feel like the cheese gets brown and crispy that way. All this requires is putting your soup in an oven safe bowl, turning the oven on and sticking them in the oven for 45 minutes. I always follow the instructions for the recommended oven method that takes longer, so I’m not sure how well the quick method that uses the microwave and the oven works.
Nutrition
Calories
This French Onion Soup isn’t the healthiest option, but also isn’t the worst. One soup contains 220 calories, 11 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre, four grams of sugar, fifteen grams of protein and 770 milligrams of sodium. That’s quite a bit of sodium!
Ingredients
The Costco French onion soup is neither gluten-free nor dairy-free. It contains wheat, barley and milk and may contain soy too.
Scoring
Taste: 9/10
Cost: 7.5/10
Convenience: 9.5/10
Nutrition: 2/10
Overall
Must buy!
If you like French onion soup, I think you’ll like this Costco freezer version. It’s not as good as restaurant quality but it’s still really comforting and enjoyable.
Have you tried this? What did you think?
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I could and would eat these for breakfast lunch and dinner every day. I don’t think there’s a bigger fan of this product. I’ve searched multiple Costco’s and Gordon foods services for them (they carry them usually in 2packs though much more costly!) everyone is out. I am so sad . Looking into ordering directly from this brand – if anyone has experience with that please advise! I love that this French onion soup has so much flavor to it and I love that it’s individually portioned so I can know the caloric intake I’m getting. I’m certain there are dreamier French onion soup options out there and in restaurants but you won’t see this girl ordering , ever, because you are usually looking at 600+ calories per serving and sodium through the roof . This is 220 cals per serving and it’s delicious . I could eat a whole box in a day. Please help me find some!!!
How long do these last in the freezer?
Disappointed. Not up to the Costco standards for soups. It’s a concentrate said to serve 6 and we barely got 2 and it was watery at that. Also pricey. Not in the same league with broccoli cheddar, clam chowder or lobster bisque.
It’s not a concentrate. You must have a different product. There are 6 individual frozen servings in the French Onion soup product.
Awful product! Soup has a sweet taste unrelated to the onions. Weird consistency. The oven bake method does not produce a cheese layer on top as advertised. The cheese is tasteless, doesn’t melt, and sticks to the spoon and bowl while trying to eat the soup. Very disappointed. Not worth the money.
These accidentally got put in the fridge and not the freezer. Three days later I realized this. Would it be “bad” now and should I throw it away? After reading the ingredients, I would think it be fine to eat still. TIA to anyone that might be able to help me with this!
I really don’t know! I’d contact the company!
It’s sealed and it won’t go bad after three days in the refrigerator. Raw hamburger is good for longer than three days, if that makes you feel more confident.
The soup is absolutely amazing. I microwave it for three minutes, then I add some bread crusts or Crostini broken up. I also add Two slices of Swiss cheese on top of each one and then bake it for another 20 minutes. Throw it under the broiler for a few seconds and the Browns up nicely
you can find this in the frozen section at trader joes
Thank you Costco does not seem to be carrying it now
I absolutely love this soup . 5 Stars for sure ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We love this French Onion Soup!!!!! But unable to find it at our local Costco in Edison, NJ
It is only available at Costco in the spring, summer.
I wish our Costco carried it in summer but they don’t. Was told this is a seasonal item and sold in the soup season?? Soup season for me is all year
Manahawkin still has it.
I read on another blog that this is a seasonal item. I should have bought several when I saw then the one time my local Costco had them a few months ago. Just one more reason to look forward to fall, I guess. I’m thinking about buying another small freezer to really stock up on these when they come back, as evidently they sell out almost immediately. Trader Joes consistently has an inferior and inconsistent version that is as someone else noted, not as good. Not nearly as good as these. Costco should carry them year round.
Here we have them all year but I bet somewhere hot only carries them seasonally!
The richest, most delicious onion soup available in any store.
No, I did not like this soup at all. Tried cooking it in conventional oven as well as microwave, and a mix of each way. The ‘bread’ was dissolved into mush, the cheese was still little beads, and there were no onions anywhere. It was way too salty for us, and we will not buy this again. So much easier, tastier and much less expensive to make it homemade.
The above is the first candidly honest response I’ve seen about “Cuisine Adventure French Onion Soup”. I’ve tried baking this soup twice. It always disappoints. And cheese? as far as I’m concerned, there was none. I have an excellent oven. It always delivers the stated temperature. But this soup came out looking nothing like any of the french onion soups I’m familiar with and enjoy.
I simply don’t understand the glowing responses that preceded the MacKersie comment……The only explanation may be that they have never experienced what french onion soup is supposed to look and taste like….
Myself, I love this French onion soup! What I do, is I line the bottom of a French onion soup bowl with more shredded, mozzarella cheese, then I put the frozen cylinder into the bowl, and then the bowl, into a preheated kalorik max air fryer oven, and I bake it for 40 minutes at 400°, preheated! Then, once the cheese melts down, to an even level, with the top of the bowl, I, take the bowl out, and put croutons in the bowl, on top, pushing them down a bit, into the juice, and then, I, cover it with more mozzarella cheese, covering the top! Back into the, air fryer oven, it goes, baking for 5 more minutes, then I, using the air fry setting, after I put the soup back into the oven, for about an additional, 3 to 4 minutes, to make the top all golden brown! Then, I let the soup cool for about 10 minutes, as it retains it’s heat, very well, under all that, fabulous, extra cheese! Then, I feast on all the cheese and the soup and the croutons, and the onions! It’s, absolutely fabulous! I like anywhere from a quarter pound of cheese upwards of 1/4 pound, of cheese, in my one bowl of french onion soup! LOVE IT! IT’S MMMM, MMM, GOOD! Myself, I’ve been buying this French onion soup from Costco for years! I, also buy it myself, when it goes on sale, for roughly 3 dollars off, the regular price! (It’s also extra delicious, if you sprinkle a little bit of Parmesan cheese on top, in the last minute of browning/broiling, the cheese on top!) Excellent!
That sounds extra good!
Love onion soup but after making these I threw them down the drain and the rest went to the green bid frozen on garbage day, as I disliked them. Do not recommend them no way
The same for us. We love soup, and it has been chilly here so we thought we would give this a try. It was awful. Not worth the time, cheese was chewy, the croutons were mushy, could barely see them. We will not buy this item again.
Kalispell Montana has not had the soup for months. Can I buy direct from Cousins Adventures?
Hey James! I would contact Cuisine Adventures and ask them if they carry it anywhere near you at a different store.
Oven temperature??
400 for 40 minutes!
I bought this before at Costco and it was wonderful….so much better than Trader Joe’s version. My Costco apparently stopped stocking it. Any idea where I can find it.
It’s a summer seasonal item .
Hot Soup is a Seasonal Summer Item? Hmmm, interesting. We love hot soup when weather is chilly, not in the hot summer.
why is costco not selling this soup and where else can we buy it
Can’t find it in our Raleigh NC store.
Why can’t I find the frozen onion soup anymore? In our Raleigh NC store.
We always keep these in our freezer. My son makes them in the instant pot. If you do that, please make sure you put in at least 4 or they will burn. 😉 We love these!