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A ready-to-cook Costco meal that one influencer claims can feed five people has the online community sharing their skepticism.
Instagram user @costcohotfinds, who has 3.5 million followers and says she is not affiliated with the bulk grocery retailer, posted a video of herself preparing and eating Costco’s new Honey Sesame Chicken Stir Fry — calling the dinner “10 out of 10” and “super kid-friendly.”
The meal kit contains breaded chicken, noodles, vegetables and two packets of honey sesame sauce and isn’t yet available in all stores, as Tasting Table reported.
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Costco does not list the item on its website’s prepared meals and foods pages, and it does not appear to have made a claim about the meal’s serving size.
“The amount of chicken you get in it is insane,” @costcohotfinds said in her video. “This will easily feed five, and mine was only $22.”
Costco shoppers are hotly debating whether the retailer’s Honey Sesame Chicken Stir Fry can truly feed five people or not. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
The influencer noted in her narration that she baked the chicken in the oven while she cooked the noodles and vegetables on the stovetop — then topped the dish with the honey sesame sauce.
“The chicken came out so crunchy,” she raved. “The honey sesame sauce on this is amazing. I can’t wait to have this one again — probably this weekend.”
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Digital reached out to Costco for comment.
Those reacting to the video called the meal’s serving size into question.
“That would only feed my husband and my eldest son,” one user commented.
Critics of Costco’s Honey Sesame Chicken Stir Fry said they could prepare a larger portion — such as this one — at home for a lower price. (iStock)
“I guess me and my husband identify as five people, because that would just about feed us,” another person wrote, adding a laughing-face emoji.
“Five? You obviously [have] never had teenagers live with you,” someone else said.
“Five what? A family of gerbils?” chimed in one user.
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Another commenter called the meal a rip-off, saying, “You can make twice that amount at half the price if you bought the stuff to make it.”
“I can make it fresh at home way better and tastier and cheaper,” echoed another person.
“Five people on Ozempic, maybe,” one user commented on a post addressing the serving-size controversy.
Costco is a membership-based warehouse retailer known for selling groceries, prepared foods, household goods and other products, often in bulk quantities. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Still, a fair share of customers pointed out that they were enthusiastic about the meal.
“Oh yum!” someone wrote. “Those chicken pieces are HUGE.”
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“Perfect for weeknight [dinners]. Thank you for sharing,” commented another.
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Yet another person wrote, “Tasty, delicious and quick busy-day meal.”
