In the mood for quick and convenient comfort food like chili? Costco is carrying the Anne’s Table Chili Con Carne, that only requires reheating and is ready in minutes. How does this grocery store-bought chili compare to homemade?
Chili is one of my favorite comfort foods and my mom makes the absolute best chili. I know it’s a simple dish to whip up but sometimes you just want something quick and convenient. I picked up the Costco Anne’s Table Chili Con Carne during a recent shopping trip and am reviewing it today.
Similar comfort foods from Costco are the Cuisine Adventures French Onion Soup, Kirkland Signature Chicken Pot Pie, Kirkland Signature Stuffed Peppers, Synear Soup Dumplings, Kirkland Signature Chicken Tortilla Soup, Authentic Asia Hand Wrapped Shrimp Wonton Soup and the Bibigo Steamed Dumplings.
Location in Store
You can find the chili in the refrigerated deli section, near the fresh pasta, cheese, cold cut meats and soups. The item number is 1683208.
Taste
The chili is nicely seasoned with the slightest bit of heat/spiciness (but not too much at all). The most noticeable spice for me was the cumin. The bits of corn, celery and green pepper add a bit of crunch but there’s not a ton of vegetables in the chili.
The chili seems pretty meaty, which is always a positive. I did find a few bits of the ground beef a little tough/chewy, but not enough to ruin the chili for me. I also noticed a slight sweetness to the chili which isn’t my favorite, I usually prefer my chili to be very tomatoey and savory.
Cost
The chili comes in a package with two containers, each container is 900 grams and the cost for the two is $14.99 Canadian. Which isn’t cheap but isn’t horribly expensive either. One container can easily serve two adults with leftovers or two adults and two small children.
Convenience
There are cooking instructions for stove top or microwave methods, we cooked it on the stove top. The chili is already cooked so you’re essentially just warming it. This makes a quick and convenient lunch or dinner.
The chili needs to be kept in the refrigerator and the best before date is about a month and a half from the date we purchased it.
Nutrition
Calories
One-third of a container is 310 calories, twelve grams of fat, 31 grams of carbohydrates, eight grams of fibre, 11 grams of sugar, 23 grams of protein and 920 milligrams of sodium. The calories and fat in a third of a container aren’t awful but it’s a lot of sodium!
There’s also a pretty decent amount of fibre and the sweetness I was tasting is from the added sugar which I don’t love.
Ingredients
The ingredients are similar to homemade chili except for the sugars. I wish they didn’t add additional sugar, if there wasn’t any sugar I’d be pretty impressed with the ingredients list! The chili is gluten-free which is a bonus for those who are celiac or gluten intolerant.
Scoring
Taste: 7.5/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 4/10
Overall
Give it a try
If you’re interested in a convenient, hearty meal and don’t want to make chili yourself, this is an okay option. I much prefer homemade chili without the added sugar!
What are your thoughts on sugar in chili?
Please note that this review was not paid for or sponsored by any third party. This product was purchased by Costcuisine for the purpose of producing this review. The opinions in this review are strictly those of Costcuisine. Costcuisine is not affiliated with Costco or any of its suppliers. In the event that Costcuisine receives compensation for a post from the manufacturer of a product or some other third party, the arrangement will be clearly disclosed (including where the manufacturer of a product provides Costcuisine with a free sample of the product).
Anne’s Table Green Thai chicken Curry –
There’s barely any chicken in there. It’s disappointing.
Agreed. Way too sweet. This seemed to be a great chilli otherwise, the quality and ingredient seemed to be there, completely ruined by the over sweetness.
This was by far the worst chili i even tried, two spoonfuls then down the toilet. Way too sweet , and you might as well poured two tablespoons of chili powder down your throat. Talk about over kill!
This was not Chili Con Carne is was Sugar Con Carne. Who puts coconut palm sugar
into a chili con carne plus more sugar – only please who have no taste . Have NEVER tasted a worst chili con carne then yours. Was sick for the days and runs to get rid of it. Will also make a complaint at Costco – hope they will stop selling your product.
My only question is, can it be frozen? I also noticed that the expire date on the one I purchased was only 19 days away. Not overly concerned just don’t want to eat it all in 2 weeks.
Thanks in Advance
I think you could freeze it.
Thank you
I would buy this every week if it wasn’t for the sweetness and added sugars. Why???? The tomatoes already have their natural sugars. Why ruin it?
I was at Costco on thursday October 13th 2022 with my granddaughter and she bought me Anne’s table chili, as I tried it as it was a sample given out that day and liked it BUT why would Costco Sell this item if it has an expiry date of MAY 2022???? Especially give it out as a sample. I DIDN’T see the expiry date til I got home . What kind of customer service SAFETY is this ????
It’s actually great customer service. Costco’s return policy is second to none and amongst the most important reasons I shop there. They probably won’t even ask why you are returning it. They seldom do since they don’t pay for returns, the vendor does.
I quite doubt that this was the date on the product as Costco tracks and traces items like this very carefully. To be nearly half a year past expiry is almost unbelievable.
Evelyn, best before dates on the chili are written as BB/MA YY MM DD. The “MA” is Meilleur Avant -> french for Best Before. Not May.
Besides, this product only launched at Costco in Sept of 2022 so it is impossible for you to have purchased one expiring in May 2022.