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Chicken bake

An oven-browned Food Court roll with a savory filling.

Named in Costco U.S. member guidance; local menu and price can vary

U.S. MENU REPORT · MAR 2025$3.99One chicken bake; local checkout may differ
KCAL · 353 G U.S. CHART, JAN 2024840One documented serving, not a current national label
Chicken bake on a plate at Costco in Meridian, Idaho, photographed October 11, 2026

Chicken bake at Costco in Meridian, Idaho, October 11, 2026. Photo: Jacob Falk.

THE STORY BEHIND THE BOARD

Costco’s chicken bake wraps chicken, bacon, cheese and Caesar dressing in a long, oven-browned roll. It is still named in Costco’s U.S. member guidance. [CB6] [CB2] [CB1]

identity

Fresh from the counter

The long bread shell keeps the filling inside a handheld entrée, while cheese browns over its crust. A counter bake has a crisp exterior that distinguishes it from the boxed freezer version. [CB6] [CB7]

history

A long-running Food Court meal

Foodbeast described the Caesar-and-bacon bake in May 2014. It appeared on a Folsom, California kiosk photographed in September 2018 and a North Plainfield, New Jersey board photographed in January 2022. Costco’s U.S. member guide still named it when checked in September 2026. [CB6] [CB8] [CB3] [CB1]

nutrition

The documented serving

A U.S. chart printed January 17, 2024 gives one 353 g (12.45 oz) bake 840 calories and the full nutrient panel below. The earlier New Jersey board gave an energy figure without a serving weight or macro breakdown. [CB5] [CB3]

DOCUMENTED SERVING

One chicken bake · 353 g / 12.45 oz · U.S. chart printed Jan 17, 2024; customer photograph posted Mar 1, 2024 · warehouse and photograph date unknown

One chicken bake · 353 g / 12.45 oz · U.S. chart printed Jan 17, 2024; customer photograph posted Mar 1, 2024 · warehouse and photograph date unknown
NutrientDocumented value
Energy840 kcal
Fat32 g
Saturated fat11 g
Trans fat0 g
Cholesterol110 mg
Sodium2,650 mg
Carbohydrate83 g
Fiber3 g
Total sugars2 g
Added sugars1 g
Protein52 g
Vitamin D1 mcg
Calcium374 mg
Iron6 mg
Potassium294 mg

The chart’s warehouse and photograph date are unknown. Its serving is a dated reference, not a current national specification.

prices

Prices over time

The North Plainfield board showed a $2.99 bake in January 2022. Reporting that July described the move to $3.99, and a March 2025 guide listed the latter amount. [CB3] [CB2] [CB4]

May 9, 2014 reportU.S. store unspecified · One Food Court bake$2.99 USD[CB6]
Sep 29, 2018 photoFolsom, CA · One chicken bake$2.99 USD[CB8]
Jan 2, 2022 photoNorth Plainfield, NJ · Chicken bake$2.99 USD[CB3]
Jul 7, 2022 reportU.S. food courts · Chicken bake after increase$3.99 USD[CB2]
Oct 11, 2024 updateEdison, NJ shopping context · Food Court bake; purchase day unknown$3.99 USD[CB7]
Mar 17, 2025 reportU.S. menu reporting · Chicken bake$3.99 USD[CB4]
Identity & place

Fresh bake versus freezer box

Costco also sells boxed chicken bakes for heating at home. In an October 2024 comparison, Zoe Strozewski weighed one Food Court bake at 330 g and one boxed bake at 225 g. She described the counter bake’s crisp, cheesy crust and tangy Caesar-and-bacon flavor, though its chopped filling seemed somewhat dry to her. The boxed bake has its own serving and nutrition. [CB7]

  • Two dated calorie observationsNorth Plainfield printed 840 kcal without a serving weight; the 2024 chart gives 840 kcal for 353 g with macros. Matching energy does not prove matching recipes.
CHRONOLOGY

On the record

  1. Foodbeast describes the bake

    The Caesar-and-bacon-filled roll appears in a U.S. Food Court account. [CB6]

  2. Folsom kiosk photographed

    The dated California board includes chicken bake. [CB8]

  3. New Jersey menu photographed

    A local board lists the bake with a calorie line. [CB3]

  4. Price rise reported

    The Los Angeles Times documents the change shown in the price table above. [CB2]

  5. U.S. chart printed

    A chart later posted by a customer gives a full nutrient panel; its warehouse and photograph date are unknown. [CB5]

  6. Fresh and frozen compared

    Strozewski describes one Food Court bake and one boxed freezer bake from an Edison shopping trip. [CB7]

  7. Member guide checked

    Costco still names the chicken bake in Food Court tips. [CB1]

CHECK THE TICKET

Sources & photo rights

  1. CB1 My Life Membership Hacks, Food Court tips

    Costco US · Tip 19 names chicken bake; checked Sep 30, 2026. No price or nutrition on this page.

  2. CB2 Costco raises food-court prices

    Los Angeles Times · Published Jul 7, 2022; reports chicken bake rising from $2.99 to $3.99 and describes filling.

  3. CB3 Food Court Menu, North Plainfield, NJ

    Curlyrnd / Wikimedia Commons · Photographed Jan 2, 2022; CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped image shows $2.99 and 840 calories.

  4. CB4 Costco Food Court menu guide

    The Kitchn · Updated Mar 17, 2025; lists chicken bake at $3.99.

  5. CB5 U.S. food-court nutrition chart photograph

    Ping_shark / Reddit · Customer post Mar 1, 2024; chart printed Jan 17, 2024. Warehouse and photograph date unknown. Source image is linked as evidence only, not reproduced.

  6. CB6 An Intimate Look at the Costco Food Court

    Foodbeast · Published May 9, 2014; describes the Caesar-and-bacon chicken bake and reports $2.99. Warehouse unspecified.

  7. CB7 I Compared Costco’s Frozen & Fresh Chicken Bakes

    Eat This, Not That! · Updated Oct 11, 2024; Zoe Strozewski compares a Food Court bake and boxed frozen bake bought in an Edison shopping context. Purchase day unknown; her 330 g and 225 g weights describe her samples, not the printed nutrition chart.

  8. CB8 Costco Folsom food-court kiosk photograph

    Devin Walker / Flickr · Kiosk photographed Sep 29, 2018 and uploaded Oct 6. Menu shows a $2.99 chicken bake. Source image is linked as evidence, not reused.

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