Convenient and hearty meal but missing something!
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I love a good bowl of chili in the winter, the chili my mom makes is my absolute favorite (yes Cheryl, if you’re reading this you make delicious chili) but I wanted to try the Costco Kirkland Signature Beef Chili so I picked it up to review. This is a new item that I think Costco has introduced to Western Canada only in the last month or two. Today I’m reviewing the new Costco Kirkland Signature Beef Chili! This can be found in the pre-made meal section and the item number is 24299
Taste
This isn’t the greatest chili I’ve had but it’s okay! It has kidney beans, beef and or veal (according to the ingredients), corn, pinto beans, tomatoes, onions and green peppers. I’ve never been a fan of corn in my chili so I just picked the corn out after trying it initially. It’s mildly spicy and not overly salty. The flavor is a bit blah and I feel like it’s missing something, I’d say it tastes similar to something you might find in a canned chili. I did appreciate the abundance of beef, veal or whatever it is!
Cost
I paid $13.71 Canadian for the Costco Kirkland Signature Beef Chili. The price of the chili depends on the weight. This was enough for two huge bowls of chili with some leftover.
Convenience
The preparation instructions recommend you bring the chili to a simmer in a cooking pot. I prepared the chili both in a pot and by microwaving it and it tasted the exact same using either method. The chili is already fully cooked so you’re just reheating it. The best before date is about four days from the date it was packaged. This is a quick and convenient dinner or could be a lunch. You can also transfer the chili to a freezer safe container and freeze it.
Nutrition
1/6 of the tray is 300 calories, 15 grams of fat, 890 mg of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, five grams of fibre, seven grams of sugar and 21 grams of carbohydrates. If you eat 1/6th of the tray this isn’t that bad but if you have a third of the tray you’re looking at a lot of calories, fat and sodium. The ingredients list is also very long with some chemical type ingredients.
There really wasn’t anything I disliked about this chili it just wasn’t amazing and I can’t see myself wanting to purchase it again in the future, I’d much rather make my own chili or convince my mom to make her chili for me.
Taste: 7.5/10
Cost: 6/10
Convenience: 9/10
Nutrition: 3/10
Who makes your favorite chili?!
It’s good, not great chili, but super convenient. To make it great, I top it with minced round onions, diced tomatoes & shredded cheddar cheese after its reheated. And a little Tabasco for a spicy kick.
to the chili i topped it with dollops of cornbread then baked.
awesome combination! 👍🏼
I live alone, and I have to be careful not buying too much at Costco (big portions),but I bought this and ate a third of it and put the rest in the freezer portioned out for future meals
This chili is superb. Very meaty, lots of beans that are well cooked and stewed tomatoes. I don’t like breakfast food, so this is my breakfast. Starts my day of by awakening my mouth with richness and a little. Heat. Yum.
My mother and I love this chili. First of all the convenience when you have to work during the week and you don’t feel like cooking you just grab a couple of bowls, pop it in the microwave, warm it up and there you go the cost of the chili itself in my opinion. It is a tad bit high, but again the convenience makes it worth paying the money. Now the taste in my opinion is superb. The flavor is on point with just the right amount of spiciness. There is a lot of protein in the chili ground beef, pinto beans kidney beans it’s not oily. In my opinion it’s just right. I would rate Costco’s chili at least an 8/10.
I love this chili!!!
It has just a touch of heat but packed with flavor.
No corn and a huge amount of meat.
Definitely worth having.
I tasted this at the warehouse and thought it was good- bought it and it is very disappointing. I was searching to see if I need to add more tomatoes, sugar? I want to use it- but?..
Chili was delicious. Why is it so difficult to post the serving size, and nutritional values?
Hi Bill! I’m not sure I understand your comment, do you mean Costco posting it on their packaging?
I purchases the chilli and found it to be excellent. I did add a little hot sauce.
I have to say that I found the chili delicious. I added some red pepper flakes and a little tabasco and it was very good. Saves a lot of time cooking. Add your preferred spice blend and heat it and it is wonderful.
Bought chili at Costco in Strongsville, Ohio. No corn, all beef and I have to say, absolutely delicious.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed your meal.
Thanks for the review. I’ve purchased this Chile twice and believe for the taste/convenience factor is represents decent value. ‘Freezibility’ is a definite plus.
thank you for the info , I bought it already and was looking how to cook it .thanks for the effort
Thanks for doing this. I was wondering about whether it was a good or a good deal or not. I believe they make these products to use up meat that didn’t sell that day. Perhaps they just dumped a bunch of products together, which may be why its blah tasting.