Costco has a great selection of Asian-inspired appetizers and entrees in the refrigerated and frozen sections. Within the category of dumplings and potstickers alone there are quite a few different options. While I’ve seen a few other products from the Ajinomoto brand up in Canada, I’ve never seen these Ling Ling Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers here. I’ve wanted to try them for a while because I’ve been seeing them on social media for years and most products that stick around at Costco for that long tend to do so for a reason! Were they worth the wait?
Some other similar products from Costco are the Siwin Chicken Potstickers, Bibigo Steamed Dumplings, Synear Soup Dumplings, Bibigo Chicken & Cilantro Wontons, Bibigo Beef Bulgogi Mandu, Minh Egg Rolls, Summ! Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls and the Kirkland Signature Yakisoba Stir Fry.
Location in Store
These are located in the freezer section at Costco and I bought them in Kona, Hawaii. The item number is 982859.
Taste
I used the pan fry method to cook the potstickers. These aren’t the best potstickers I’ve had but also aren’t the worst. The dough on the edges and bottom of the potstickers became chewy from pan-frying. The filling is tasty, salty and seasoned well.
These taste pretty similar to other potstickers I’ve tried except they come with a vinegary soy sauce which my husband didn’t love it, but I like it because I love vinegar. There’s a decent amount of filling in each potsticker but not a ton, I could do with more.
You can taste the green onion, cabbage and chicken in the filling and seasonings like sesame, ginger and garlic. Although these aren’t my favorite potstickers from Costco and there’s nothing special about them, I liked them enough to eat a bunch in one sitting, they’re kind of addictive!
Cost
The just over four pound bag costs $11.99 USD which is pretty reasonable for such a large bag of frozen potstickers.
Convenience
The box comes with four sauce packets as well as the frozen potstickers. Three methods are listed on the bag for cooking the potstickers, boiling, microwaving or pan-frying. I chose the recommended pan-fry method and it’s pretty simple.
I think if I microwaved the potstickers they’d be really chewy and if I boiled them they’d be too soft. Pan-frying makes them soft but also a bit crispy.
The potstickers need to be kept frozen and the best-before date is just under a year from when we purchased them.
These are great as an appetizer, snack or lunch! We had them as an afternoon snack a few hours before dinner. They also work well as a side if you’re having a rice or noodle dish or stir fry.
Nutrition
Calories
Five potstickers contain 270 calories, six grams of fat, 570 milligrams of sodium, 41 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fiber, four grams of sugar and 12 grams of protein.
One tablespoon of sauce contains 20 calories, zero grams of fat, 460 milligrams of sodium, four grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fiber, four grams of sugar and less than one gram of protein.
Ingredients
The ingredients list is pretty much what you’d expect to see for potstickers! I like that there aren’t many chemicals and preservatives and all of the ingredients listed are ones I’m familiar with. The potstickers contain wheat and sesame.
The sauce contains wheat, soy and sesame. There’s sugar in the sauce but not a ton based on the nutrition facts.
Scoring
Taste: 7/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 6.5/10
Nutrition: /10
Overall
Give it a try!
I prefer the Bibigo Steamed Dumplings or Synear Soup Dumplings from Costco over these but I still enjoyed them!
Have you tried the Costco Ling Ling Chicken Potstickers? What did you think of them?
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I purchased these in BC awhile back and we had them for dinner last night. Preferred cooking method is air fryer for 10 minutes at 390F (and I have tried pan fry and boiling, too). I am a bit underwhelmed with these, TBH. They are a quick dinner and while other family enjoy them, I find them too salty. Filling is plentiful but the sauce has a weird taste to me so we stick to coconut aminos or plum sauce. My rating would be 5/10.