Costco Pesto

[MegDangelo]

Has anyone tried the jarred pesto that Costco carries? I would like to use some pesto without having the time to make homemade.

Thanks in advance!

[MarthaL]

I don't buy it because of the icky oil...is it canola or some other weird one? I prefer to get pesto with just olive oil...

[a.bot]

I love their pesto! I mixed it with greek yogurt and promptly fell in love.

[City Kid]

I love Costco pesto. I bought some recently, used it for a huge pasta salad, put the rest (in the jar) in the freezer for a week, took it out and put it in the fridge, used it the next day as the sauce for 2 pizzas...and there was still some left!

[yummmmmm]

Just bought my first jar of costco pesto and have to say i was disappointed. 2 weeks ago I bought Whole Foods' pesto and could hardly restrain myself from eating it by the spoonful.... sooo delicious. I opened Costco's pesto this morning with such anticipation ... what a let down. Next time I will buy at Whole Foods.

[michelley]

Exactly my reaction, minus having a Wholefoods. I ended up buying a bunch of basil at the farmer's market, grinding it up with some olive oil and mixing it in. Then I added some garlic...
Then it was pretty good. I froze the rest after making a couple of dishes with it. When it runs out, I think I'll just make pesto.

[Davwud]

What didn't you like about it??

DT

[michelley]

The basil flavor was bland, not sweet and pungent like good basil, and it didn't have the fruity olive oil taste, it has canola oil which tastes kind of rancid to me.

[lseavey]

I threw it away after one meal, very disappointing. I love almost everything we buy at Costco, this was a definite exception. It didn't taste nearly as bright and fresh as what I expected.

[KaraK]

I bought this pesto the other day and it was super tasty. But the downside is that we left it open in the fridge for a week and when i went back to use it on some pizza there was a thick layer of mold over the top. So its a blessing and curse that the stuff is pretty fresh, but make sure you freeze it shortly after openning or the "great deal" gets thrown in the trash.

[kiwigal]

Does anyone know if Costco (or other shop) sells 1 litre sized UHT (long life) liquid milk (as apposed to powdered)? Very popular and easy to find here in NZ and Europe. But not sure about Stateside? Thanks.

[eimac]

I buy boxed milk in Publix in Florida to keep on hand during hurricane season.I usually keep a box or two in our RV when we travel in case I am far from a store, and this summer discovered that it is not as common out in the West. If you want it, you may have to search.

[Davwud]

The Kirkland brand??

It's great. I always have a jar on hand.

I like to buy the two packs of 3 cheese tortellini and use them as the pasta. I usually sweat some onion, add pesto, add cooked tort. and add some hot smoked salmon. Top with fresh grated parm. It's great.

DT

[kiwigal]

Sounds devine...

[coney with everything]

The Cibo stuff? It's pretty good but like the other posters I find it hard to use it all with just 2 people.

But considering WF has the same product at about 10 times the price, even if you have to toss some you're still ahead.

[Bakersfield Hound]

We've used it too. Made a pesto pasta. You can freeze it, and we tried it on home made pizza which was good.
Danny

[azveggieguy]

Used to make my own but no longer have a garden for basil. After discovering Costco's I have no regrets - it's really good. It also freezes well.

[heidip732]

I have bought it many times. It's kind of a large jar for two of us, but we'll use it on crackers for a mid afternoon snack on the weekends to help use it up faster. It's never a problem to eat it quickly, it's that good!

[booch221]

Freeze it flat in small (1 pint) freezer bags. See photo. When you need some pesto, just break off a hunk.

[kiwigal]

What a great idea!

[runwestierun]

I freeze it in ice cube trays and then bag it. The jar is so big that if I try to eat it all before it goes bad I suffer from pesto burn-out. Freezing solves that, it freezes perfectly.