It’s back! One of my favorite pre-made meals from the Costco deli department has returned after years of being discontinued. This Kirkland Signature Mediterranean Pasta Salad is full of flavor and the perfect addition to any summer barbecue or picnic! Find out below why I love it so much.
Location in Store
This is located in the refrigerated deli section at Costco beside the quinoa salad and the cabbage rolls. The item number is 71177.
Taste
This is a simple but delicious pasta salad, it has cooked pasta, chickpeas, tomatoes, feta cucumber, onion, celery and a bit of parsley. The actual pasta salad doesn’t have a lot of additional spices or flavoring, the flavoring comes mainly from the dressing.
I’m a little surprised it has celery because I’ve never noticed or tasted it but the ingredients say it’s in there. The vegetables are cut quite small and it’s definitely not a veggie heavy salad. The pasta salad comes with a separate packet of creamy balsamic/Greek vinaigrette.
This is by far my favorite Greek vinaigrette, it’s creamy, tangy, slightly vinegary and has a tasty combination of spices. The fact that the dressing is in a separate packet because then I can control how much dressing I add to the pasta salad,
I prefer less dressing because I don’t find it needs a lot of additional dressing. Every time I get the Mediterranean Pasta Salad from Costco the pasta is cooked al-dente and is not at all mushy or under cooked. I like to increase the amount of veggies and decrease the amount of pasta I eat by adding my own chopped vegetables to the salad.
Cost
In 2018 the pasta salad cost $9.51 per kilogram in 2025 it costs $11.99 per kilogram so the cost has definitely gone up. The particular tray I bought cost $16.35 and weighs 1.364 kilograms. You could make a pasta salad at home for less so you’re definitely paying for the convenience!
Convenience
One of the main reasons I purchase the Costco Kirkland Signature pre-made items is convenience, this makes such a convenient, easy, filling meal or side. I use it as a main and add my own chopped veggies and some chicken and have a complete meal together in no time.
The pasta salad needs to be kept refrigerated and the best before date is three days from the day it was packaged. There’s more than enough vinaigrette in the pouch that comes in the pasta salad so if you want to you can always save a bit for salads later in the week.
Nutrition
Calories
Two thirds of a cup of pasta salad or a 140 gram serving contains 260 calories, 12 grams of fat, 32 grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fibre, three grams of sugar, eight grams of protein and 500 milligrams of sodium.
Ingredients
The ingredients list is short and sweet without any artificial flavors or additives. The only ingredients I don’t love seeing are sugar and canola oil. The pasta salad contains milk and wheat and may contain egg, fish, molluscs, crustaceans, tree nuts, peanut, soy, sesame and mustard.
Scoring
Taste: 9.5/10
Cost: 7/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: /10
Overall
Must buy!
I’ll be buying this many, many more times and I totally recommend you try it out! It’s really perfect for any summer gathering!
FAQ
No, it contains milk.
You can add meat and extra veggies to make it a main or serve as a side with your favorite barbecued meats!
I wouldn’t recommend it, I think it would change the texture and the veggies would be watery.
Have you tried the Costco Kirkland Signature Mediterranean Pasta Salad? What did you think of it? Drop a comment below!
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Agreed! My absolute fave and I definitely shop at Costco less often since they discontinued the salad. I bought 1 every week. Bring it back, Costco!
After trying this salad from my local Costco, I was devastated to find out they had discontinued it. It is far better than some of their other salads, and I am curious about the decision to have it discontinued. If so many people love this salad, bring it back. This was my go-to when I didn’t have any sides for meals. I took this everywhere to family get-togethers and it was always consumed quickly. Please look at bringing this salad back. I basically stopped shopping in their deli section due to not having this salad available. I will grab a Cesar once in a while, but this one I bought every week. Please Costco, bring this salad back.
I love this salad too. The dressing is amazing! I wish we could buy it as well, or get the recipe.
Darlene
So disappointed to find at My Local Costco in Toronto that they no longer sell this amazing Kirkland Mediterraneen Pasta. Hoping by sending this Email that You will
reinstate this item. Perhaps one of the Other Costco’s in My Area does still sell it.
If so, Please direct to the location. Looking forward to Your response.
Thank You,
Peggy Shea-Doucette
Both my husband and I absolutely love this too and are devastated it’s not back! I feel you. I wish I was actually Costco so I could make it come back.