These 20 Costco high protein dinners have 34 to 68 grams of protein per serving, from Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas and Kirkland Salmon Rice Bowls to Steak Fajitas and Shrimp Scampi.

Costco is made for high protein dinners. The rotisserie chicken, bulk chicken breasts, frozen shrimp and salmon, and lean ground beef are some of the best protein deals around.

Each of these uses one or two Costco staples, so you can shop once and cook all week. Most take 30 minutes or less.

Bulk packs can feel like a lot. The trick is to portion the meat as soon as you get home and freeze what you won’t use in 3 days.

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How to Portion Costco Meat for the Week

Split bulk packs into 1.5 to 2 lb bags as soon as you get home. That’s one dinner for four.

Label each bag with the date and freeze flat so it thaws fast. Move tomorrow’s bag to the fridge the night before.

• Freezer bags: gallon freezer bags for portioning bulk meat.
• Vacuum sealer: a vacuum sealer keeps meat from getting freezer burn for months.
• Kitchen scale: a kitchen scale to split packs evenly.
• Sheet pans: rimmed sheet pans for the sheet pan dinners.
• Meat thermometer: an instant-read thermometer so chicken and salmon come out juicy.

20 COSTCO HIGH PROTEIN DINNERS

Every recipe serves 4. The protein in each title is per serving and is added up from the ingredients listed.

1. Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas (58g Protein)

Shredded Costco rotisserie chicken rolled in tortillas with black beans, enchilada sauce and cheese.

Use the breast and thigh meat together for juicier enchiladas.

Ingredients:

• 1 Costco rotisserie chicken, shredded (about 1.5 lb meat)
• 8 flour tortillas
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans
• 1.5 cups enchilada sauce
• 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

Instructions:

1. Mix chicken, beans and half the sauce.
2. Roll into tortillas and place seam-side down in a baking dish.
3. Top with the rest of the sauce and the cheese.
4. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 58g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

2. Kirkland Salmon Rice Bowls (48g Protein)

Roasted salmon over rice with cucumber, avocado, edamame and a spicy mayo drizzle.

Costco’s frozen salmon fillets can go straight in the oven; add 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1.75 lb salmon fillets
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 1 cup shelled edamame
• 1 avocado, 1 cucumber
• 2 tbsp light mayo + sriracha

Instructions:

1. Cook the rice.
2. Season salmon and roast at 400°F for 12 minutes.
3. Flake salmon over rice.
4. Add edamame, cucumber, avocado and the sriracha mayo.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 48g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

3. Steak Fajitas (57g Protein)

Thin sliced sirloin with peppers and onions, served in warm tortillas.

Slice the steak against the grain after it rests.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb sirloin steak
• 3 bell peppers, 1 onion
• 8 small flour tortillas
• 1 tbsp oil, fajita seasoning

Instructions:

1. Season the steak and sear 4 minutes per side.
2. Rest, then slice thin.
3. Cook peppers and onion in the same pan.
4. Serve in tortillas.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 57g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

4. Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi (58g Protein)

Costco frozen shrimp tossed with pasta, garlic, lemon and parmesan.

Pull the shrimp as soon as they turn pink.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb raw shrimp
• 8 oz protein spaghetti
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup parmesan
• Garlic, lemon, parsley

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta.
2. Cook garlic in butter, then add shrimp for 3 minutes.
3. Toss with pasta, lemon and parmesan.
4. Top with parsley.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 58g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

5. Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake (68g Protein)

Kirkland chicken breast, pasta and pesto baked with mozzarella.

Costco’s Kirkland basil pesto is the shortcut here.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 8 oz penne
• 1/3 cup pesto
• 1 cup mozzarella
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta.
2. Cook and dice chicken.
3. Toss with pesto and tomatoes in a baking dish.
4. Top with mozzarella and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 68g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

6. Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry (48g Protein)

Flank steak and broccoli in a garlic ginger sauce over rice.

Costco’s big broccoli florets bag saves all the chopping.

Ingredients:

• 1.75 lb flank steak
• 6 cups broccoli florets
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey

Instructions:

1. Cook rice.
2. Sear sliced beef 2 minutes and remove.
3. Steam broccoli in the same pan.
4. Add sauce and beef and toss.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 48g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

7. Rotisserie Chicken Pot Pie Skillet (41g Protein)

All the pot pie filling in one skillet, topped with biscuits.

Use the frozen mixed vegetables from the big Costco bag.

Ingredients:

• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 1.5 cups broth + 1/2 cup milk
• 1 can refrigerated biscuits

Instructions:

1. Simmer broth, milk and vegetables.
2. Thicken with 2 tbsp flour.
3. Stir in chicken and top with biscuits.
4. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 41g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

8. Turkey Taco Rice Skillet (44g Protein)

Lean ground turkey, rice, beans and salsa cooked together in one pan.

Costco sells ground turkey in 4-pack rolls, perfect for this.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lb 93% lean ground turkey
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 1 can black beans
• 1 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup cheddar

Instructions:

1. Brown turkey with taco seasoning.
2. Add rice, salsa and 1.5 cups water.
3. Cover and simmer 18 minutes.
4. Stir in beans and top with cheese.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 44g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

9. Chicken Gnocchi Sheet Pan (50g Protein)

Shelf-stable gnocchi roasted with chicken, peppers and onions.

Roast the gnocchi straight from the package so it gets crispy.

Ingredients:

• 1.75 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 1 lb shelf-stable gnocchi
• 2 bell peppers, 1 onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil, Italian seasoning

Instructions:

1. Toss everything with oil and seasoning.
2. Spread on a sheet pan.
3. Roast at 425°F for 25 minutes, stirring once.
4. Finish with parmesan.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 50g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

10. Teriyaki Salmon and Green Beans (45g Protein)

Salmon brushed with teriyaki and roasted with green beans.

Brush the glaze on in the last 5 minutes so it doesn’t burn.

Ingredients:

• 1.75 lb salmon
• 1 lb green beans
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 3/4 cup dry rice

Instructions:

1. Cook rice.
2. Roast salmon and green beans at 400°F for 8 minutes.
3. Brush with teriyaki and roast 5 minutes more.
4. Serve over rice.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 45g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

11. Chicken Caesar Pasta (60g Protein)

Warm pasta with sliced chicken, romaine, parmesan and a light Caesar dressing.

Toss the romaine in at the end so it just wilts.

Ingredients:

• 1.75 lb chicken breast
• 8 oz protein pasta
• 1/2 cup light Caesar dressing
• 1/4 cup parmesan
• Romaine

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta.
2. Grill and slice chicken.
3. Toss pasta with dressing and parmesan.
4. Fold in chicken and romaine.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 60g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

12. Beef Meatball Marinara Subs (34g Protein)

Costco frozen beef meatballs simmered in marinara on toasted rolls with provolone.

Toast the rolls first so they don’t get soggy.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lb frozen beef meatballs
• 1 jar marinara
• 4 hoagie rolls
• 4 slices provolone

Instructions:

1. Simmer meatballs in marinara 15 minutes.
2. Toast the rolls.
3. Fill with meatballs and cheese.
4. Broil 2 minutes.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 34g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

13. Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs and Potatoes (48g Protein)

Boneless thighs and baby potatoes roasted with lemon pepper.

Start the potatoes 15 minutes before the chicken.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb boneless chicken thighs
• 1.5 lb baby potatoes
• 1 tbsp olive oil, lemon pepper
• 1 lemon

Instructions:

1. Roast potatoes at 425°F for 15 minutes.
2. Add seasoned chicken.
3. Roast 20 minutes more.
4. Squeeze lemon over the top.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 48g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

14. Shrimp Fajita Bowls (51g Protein)

Shrimp, peppers and onions over cilantro lime rice.

Cook the shrimp last, they need only 3 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb shrimp
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 3 bell peppers
• 1 can black beans
• Lime, cilantro, fajita seasoning

Instructions:

1. Cook rice with lime and cilantro.
2. Cook peppers 5 minutes.
3. Add seasoned shrimp for 3 minutes.
4. Build bowls with beans.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 51g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

15. Ground Beef Stroganoff (48g Protein)

Lean beef and mushrooms in a creamy Greek yogurt sauce over egg noodles.

Stir the yogurt in off the heat so it stays smooth.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lb 93% lean ground beef
• 8 oz egg noodles
• 8 oz mushrooms
• 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 cup beef broth

Instructions:

1. Cook noodles.
2. Brown beef and mushrooms.
3. Add broth and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Off the heat, stir in yogurt and serve over noodles.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 48g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

16. Rotisserie Chicken Fried Rice (43g Protein)

Fried rice with rotisserie chicken, eggs, peas and carrots.

Day-old rice fries up best.

Ingredients:

• 1 rotisserie chicken, chopped
• 1 cup dry rice, cooked and chilled
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup peas and carrots
• 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions:

1. Scramble eggs and set aside.
2. Fry rice and vegetables in sesame oil.
3. Add chicken and soy sauce.
4. Fold in eggs.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 43g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

17. Chicken Tikka Masala (59g Protein)

Chicken in a creamy tomato curry sauce, served with rice or naan.

Use Kirkland chicken breasts and a jar of tikka sauce on busy nights.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• Garam masala, garlic, ginger

Instructions:

1. Cook rice.
2. Brown chicken.
3. Simmer with tomatoes and spices 15 minutes.
4. Stir in yogurt off the heat.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 59g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

18. Steak and Egg Burrito Bowls (46g Protein)

Seared steak, scrambled eggs, rice, beans and salsa in one bowl.

Great for breakfast-for-dinner night.

Ingredients:

• 1.25 lb sirloin
• 6 eggs
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 1 can black beans
• 1/2 cup salsa

Instructions:

1. Cook rice.
2. Sear steak and slice.
3. Scramble eggs.
4. Build bowls with beans and salsa.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 46g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

19. BBQ Chicken Flatbreads (47g Protein)

Naan topped with BBQ rotisserie chicken, red onion and mozzarella.

Costco naan crisps up in 8 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 4 naan
• 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
• 1 cup mozzarella
• Red onion, cilantro

Instructions:

1. Toss chicken with BBQ sauce.
2. Top naan with chicken, onion and cheese.
3. Bake at 425°F for 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Top with cilantro.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 47g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

20. Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry (56g Protein)

Chicken and frozen stir-fry vegetables in a sticky honey garlic sauce.

Costco’s frozen stir-fry blend means zero chopping.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 1 bag frozen stir-fry vegetables
• 3/4 cup dry rice
• 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp honey

Instructions:

1. Cook rice.
2. Stir-fry chicken 6 minutes.
3. Add vegetables and cook 5 minutes.
4. Add sauce and simmer until sticky.

Serves: 4 | Protein: about 56g per serving | Keeps: 3 to 4 days in the fridge

FAQ

What are the best high protein foods at Costco?

Rotisserie chicken, Kirkland chicken breasts, frozen shrimp, salmon, lean ground beef and turkey, eggs, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt.

How do I keep bulk Costco meat from going bad?

Portion it into dinner-size bags the day you buy it and freeze anything you won’t use within 2 to 3 days.

Is the Costco rotisserie chicken healthy?

It’s a lean, convenient protein. Remove the skin to cut fat and salt.

How much protein is in a Costco rotisserie chicken?

About 100 to 120 grams of protein across the whole bird, depending on size.

Can I freeze these dinners?

The enchiladas, meatballs, stroganoff and tikka masala freeze well for up to 3 months.

Pick three of these for the week, portion your Costco haul when you get home, and dinner stays easy all week.

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