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Author’s Note: Not a paid review. Not sponsored. I have no affiliation with Costco<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great flavor, but aw-FUL texture. “Bring me another glass!”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My first thought when I tried these Chicken Quesadillas from the Costco Deli was: “mmm, smokey!” There’s a fabulously<\/em> deep cheesey-savory-smoked flavor. This is partly from the smoked paprika and chipotle peppers. The cheese is a glorious combination of cheddar, monterey jack, and queso asadero. Excellent balance of sharpness and creaminess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chicken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But the chicken texture is terrible<\/em>. It’s terrible enough to make me forget about all the goodness of the flavors. “aw-FUL.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you like me to elaborate? Of course you would. The chicken is gummy, jiggly, gristly, squashy, and super processed-tasting. All at once. I hate wasting food, so I tried my “manliest” to eat it. But I ended up spitting about half of it out on a napkin. I just could not even<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It reminds me of the meat from Costco’s Chicken Street Tacos Meal Kit<\/a>. I guess if you like that, you’ll be fine. It does not appear to be Costco’s rotisserie chicken, which the Deli does<\/em> use for a number of products (such as this Penne Alfredo<\/a> or the Enchilada Bake<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s a generous amount of filling inside each quesadilla. It’s a homogenous paste of finely shredded cheese, refried bean goop, and diced chicken bits. The outer flour tortillas are soft, thin, and moist. Unfortunately, they are made with hydrogenated soybean oil. More about the ingredients later.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Prep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The quesadillas fry up quickly and reliably, with a crispy-crunchy exterior, and a soft, oozy interior. Mine (magically) did not fall apart, either before or after cooking. Thank the bean paste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cooked mine in about a tablespoon of coconut oil per 2 quesadilla pieces, in a ceramic frying pan, on medium-low heat. It takes about 5 minutes total (2.5 minutes per side) to get them crispy-golden. More about the cooking instructions later<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sauces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You get three different dipping sauces. And this is a major success factor of this meal kit. There are two sealed Kirkland Organic Guacamole packs. And one unbranded “Salsa,” which has a pleasant spicy kick and delicate blended texture (I still added hot sauce to mine). You also get a deli cup of thick<\/em> sour cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I like the little garlicy nudge in this Organic Guacamole. For a packaged product, it has a surprisingly fresh, natural taste. It’s very<\/em> mellow without any spiciness, despite the jalapeno peppers in the ingredients. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Deli Chicken Quesadillas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n