It’s summertime, and the grilling is easy, especially when you pick up a package of our brand-new, fully cooked gourmet chicken burgers at Costco. These juicy burgers are our favourite food product that we’ve ever sold under the “Janet & Greta’s” brand, so we just had to let you know about them. They’ve been for sale in Western Canada Costco stores as well as Seattle-area and Los Angeles-area Costco stores for over a month, and they’ve literally been flying off store shelves (can chickens fly?). This weekend, you’ll (finally!) find Janet & Greta’s Gourmet Chicken Burgers at Ontario Costco locations. Look in the refrigerated meat section, not in the freezer, as our burgers are not sold frozen. They’re vacuum-packed and sold in a box of 8 burgers. You don’t even need to freeze them when you get home, since the packaging allows them to be refrigerated for 60 days. But trust us, they won’t last more than 2 days in your house…they’re that good!
Our chicken burgers are gluten free, have no preservatives, MSG or artificial ingredients, and they’re made with 100% whole muscle, boneless, skinless chicken, which means they don’t have any of that cheap-o “mechanically separated” chicken or bread-crumb filler. As a bonus, each burger contains a poultry 9 grams of fat!
Because our burgers are already cooked, they won’t shrink down to a puny little disk when you heat them up. No siree, they’ll stay plump and moist and totally scrumptious! You can grill ’em, bake ’em, pan fry ’em or pop ’em in the microwave for 50 seconds and dinner (or lunch) is served! They’re fuss-free fabulous food that your family will love. Our burgers taste great on a bun with all of your favourite burger toppings, but we like eating them bun-less, with a knife and fork!
Please check them out this weekend if you’re visiting a Costco store. You won’t be disappointed!
What: Janet & Greta’s Gourmet Chicken Burgers (did we mention they have little bits of roasted vegetables in them?)
Where: Costco stores across Canada; Seattle-area and Los Angeles-area Costco in the US.
How much: About $12.00 for a box of 8 burgers (bargain!)
66 responses so far ↓
1 Linda // Jun 12, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Not everyone is a member of Costco. Are there any plans to market these in one of our larger grocery chains? They’d be crazy not to jump at the chance to market your products.
2 Jen // Jun 12, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I have to say I was excited to pick up at box last weekend at Costco and both my husband and I were really impressed. Very tasty!!
Thanks!
3 laura // Jun 12, 2009 at 10:24 pm
would love to see these at a sams club or other market place publix, etc-love love the book!!!!!
4 Rachel // Jun 13, 2009 at 10:02 am
Do you know if they are sold in quebec ?
5 Donna // Jun 15, 2009 at 11:21 am
Bought them this weekend. They are delicious. I won’t be sharing them with the rest of my family.
6 JuLie // Jun 20, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Are these Gluten Free??
7 JuLie // Jun 20, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Are these Gluten Free?
8 Janet Podleski // Jun 21, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Dear JuLie,
Yes, they are gluten-free! And we are coming out with many more products like this, if all goes well–chicken meatballs (gluten-free!) and even chicken sausages (no nitrates, too! Imagine!)
Best of all, they are Double-Dee-lish! I guarantee that you and your family (and your body) will love, love, love them!
9 Samantha // Jun 22, 2009 at 12:14 pm
The kids love these burgers (and don’t even need to use ketchup)! BUT one small request: make these gluten free! From what I can see on the label, the only ingredient that has wheat is the soya sauce.
(PS The sampling worked…why we bought them at Costco.)
10 Samantha // Jun 22, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Hi Janet,
From the label, they are not gluten free. There is wheat in the soya sauce.
11 Greta // Jun 23, 2009 at 9:09 am
Samantha, there seems to be a little confusion about whether our burgers are gluten-free (Janet and I believe they ARE) and here’s where the confusion comes from (after a long conversation with our supplier):
I am assuming you live west of Ontario. Western Canada received our original chicken burger formula about 6 to 8 weeks ago. Since then, the product has been re-formulated to “clean up” and remove undesirable ingredients, such as the soy sauce, which contains wheat. So, if you lived in Ontario, or the Seattle area, or the Los Angeles area, you would be eating our NEW burger formula which is absolutely gluten free! Good news for you: as soon as the current inventory of chicken burgers moves through Western Canada Costco warehouses, it will be replenished with the NEW formula and you will be able to buy gluten-free chicken burgers. Hooray!
12 margo // Jun 23, 2009 at 9:32 am
Very tasty! Even my picky nine year old daughter liked them!! I am thrilled not to have to always make my own chicken burgers. Thank you!
13 Justine // Jun 25, 2009 at 9:22 am
I just picked up a box of these chicken burgers and they are delicious and so convenient. I would love to see you both develop a breakfast sausage with no fillers made from lean turkey or chicken. Thanks for providing healthy options I will support.
14 Janet Podleski // Jun 26, 2009 at 8:43 am
Hi Justine,
Well we jsut might be able to make your wish come true! We’re in the process of developing chicken and turkey sausages (nitrate-free and gluten-free!), and we were just talking the other day about a breakfast sausage version, too. Stay tuned!
15 Lynne Cornish-Braun // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:44 am
Hello Greta and Janet,
I have never posted a comment before on any website but I just had to tell you how much we LOVE your chicken burgers!! They are tasty, moist, delicious and nutritious - and easy to prepare! At our last trip to Costco we bought six packages - so that we could share them with friends and family!
Are you planning on marketing any other food products?
Thank you for making this product available to us!
Lynne Cornish=Braun
Saskatoon
16 Roxanne // Jun 29, 2009 at 8:30 am
Darn, I looked in the freezer section…explains why I didn’t find them. I’ll have to remember to check the refrigerated section next.
Since you’re now developing sausage products, my request/suggestion would be for a hot italian turkey/chicken sausage - I use a PC hot italian turkey sausage (which is very hard to find) in place of the kielbassa in your Pump up the Jambalaya recipe, and it is phenomenal.
17 Laurie // Jul 1, 2009 at 10:24 am
I help out at the Loblaws in Lindsay and I know the ladies would love to have you come up and do a whats for dinner [1:00 p.m.} and if you would, a dinner at the 6:30 p.m. class. This could be a great in for you and we have the kitchen & class room. Please consider, I am a big fan of your T.V show.
18 Leanne // Jul 1, 2009 at 11:59 am
These are THE tastiest chicken burgers I have ever had! Yum yum yum. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the products!
19 Wanda // Jul 4, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Just wanted to say that these are the BEST chicken burgers I’ve ever had! They’re soooo juicy and flavourful. I’m usually all about the beef burgers, but these are incredible!!! For sure I’m stocking up on these all summer and introducing my friends to them
20 Vera // Jul 6, 2009 at 6:04 pm
the chicken burgers are great — the best I ever tasted–you should try tpo get them in the regular grocery stores. are you planning any other type of burgers?
21 Judy // Jul 14, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I just have to say your chicken burgers are amazing. I happened on them by chance when I was in Costco. I just started a diet and these are great. I use a multigrain small pita, spread on low fat cream cheese and tomatoe and OMG it is yummy. Thanks so much. I am now spreading the word. Looking forward to more products.
22 Tara Gough // Jul 20, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I work at costco in kitchener and bought you delicious chicken burgers last week. I went to buy more but they have no more I spoke to someone who does the stocking and they did not recieve any more how do I get more in the store.
23 joanne // Jul 28, 2009 at 11:02 am
These are fantastic!!
The only problem is I don’t have a Costco membership (bought these when I was with my sister). I hope you plan to moce these into mainstream grocery stores soon.
24 Linda // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I buy these new burgers for family and friends. What a treat. Piled high with veggies and toppings….guilt free burger. Thank You.
25 Gail // Aug 13, 2009 at 11:29 am
OMG, the absolute best chicken burger (or any burger) I’ve ever tried. Love that they’re not frozen, they’re already cooked, and you can do them in the oven in 8 minutes. Please keep Costco London South well-stocked. They won’t last long once everyone I’ve told buys them. Thanks, ladies!
26 Donna // Aug 19, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Hi Janet & Greta, I love your cookbooks and have them all. I was so excited to see your chicken burgers last week when I entered Costco. I am sorry to say though that I am returning them because I found them so salty. Sorry to say.
27 Greta Podleski // Aug 20, 2009 at 8:42 am
Hi Donna! Sorry to hear you found the chicken burgers salty. I don’t believe you’ll find another chicken burger on the market with LESS sodium per serving. At 420 mg per burger, we feel the sodium level is quite reasonable. As a comparison, the President’s Choice Blue Menu Herb and Spice Chicken Burger contains 600 mg sodium per burger (and their Soy Burger contains 580 mg/burger). One thing I’ve realized from my time in the recipe/food business is that everyone’s taste buds are different and some people are very sensitive to the taste of salt (just as some are sensitive to heat/spice). It is very hard to create a product that appeals to everyone, but I think we’re pretty close on this one!!!! Thank you very much for trying it
28 Jackie Dyer // Aug 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hi there - I found the burgers in a Costco in Kalispal and would like to be able to buy them in Calgary however so far no luck at all finding them at any Costco. Would love to see them in a regular grocery store! Thanks
29 Teri Milton // Sep 4, 2009 at 11:08 am
Love love love the burgers! I found them at the Costco in Abbotford, BC. I also just found your chicken meatballs this past shopping trip, I cannot wait to try them! Any suggestions on how to serve them other than with spaghetti sauce?
30 Adrienne // Sep 9, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Janet and Greta,
Our family tried your Gourmet Chicken Burgers too and LOVED THEM! They taste better and are lower in fat than our tried and true old burger favourites. We can’t wait to see (or rather eat) what’s next!
31 Leisha // Sep 10, 2009 at 8:06 am
Thank you for these chicken burgers!!! We LOVE them! Especially my boys (3 and 14 months). The 14 month old will eat one all by himself!!! These are fantastic…they taste great and there is not junk in them!!
32 Wendy // Sep 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Found the burgers - then found you.
They are SO yummy. Great for taking camping and the whole family loves them.
33 Erin // Sep 14, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I LOVE these chicken burgers. I tried them a couple of weeks ago & have been craving them ever since. I went to 2 different costco’s last week looking for them, but neither had them
What’s up with that? Is it only a summer thing? Is there anywhere else I can get them?
34 Greta Podleski // Sep 15, 2009 at 8:58 am
Erin, I also love the chicken burgers! Costco is treating them as a seasonal product, which we’re not happy about, and neither are the thousands of consumers who want to continue buying them all year round. My Costco in Kitchener still has inventory, thank goodness, but some stores have run out. What we need to do is (when visiting a Costco warehouse) find the manager or any employee and request that the chicken burgers be brought back and stocked all year long. If enough customers ask for the product, they could bring it back and we’ll all be happy!
35 Trish // Oct 18, 2009 at 3:42 pm
About 3 months ago I first bought the Gourmet Chicken Burgers with Fire-Roasted Vegetables at Wal-Mart. Went back several times and they have never got them in again. Also, our Costco in Spokane, WA does not have them. I will be writing to our local Wal-mart manager and requesting that they keep a generous supply of this product. They are so delicious!
36 Stacy // Oct 19, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Love the chicken burgers! Any recipe ideas for these besides plain or on a sandwich?
37 Mario // Oct 27, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Where else besides Costco and Wal-Mart are the Chicken Burgers available?
38 danya // Oct 29, 2009 at 1:01 am
I absolutely love LOVE these burgers!!! but, sadly can no longer find them at my local Costcos in British Columbia. Please let me know if there is anyone else who will be carrying them.
39 Aylene Lazar // Nov 1, 2009 at 6:22 pm
The last few weeks, the burgers are no longer at the Costco in Westlake Village, Ca. Where the hell are they now?
40 Greta // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:33 am
Hi Aylene. Costco is treating the burgers as a seasonal item, so that’s why you can’t find them. We believe customers would want to buy the burgers all year round! We’ve had lots of complaints that the burgers are no longer available. I wish there was something we could do about it. All we CAN do is suggest that you ask for the burgers next time you’re in Costco. The more people that ask, the more likely Costco will be to re-stock them SOON!
41 Linda Lytle // Nov 5, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Thanks for the information. Asking for it doesn’t work. I went to the Culver City Costco today where I bought them two months ago and there weren’t any. I asked them to look it up on their computer to see if they would be getting more. They couldn’t even find a history or any trace of them. We’re near the Manhattan Beach Costco and would like to see them back in the store. We buy at least 8 packages at a time so its not a small purchase. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
42 Jacqui Curtiss // Nov 7, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Brought a box of burgers at local Costco….and when I went back to replenish - they’ve disappeared. Are you still supplying Seattle area Costco?
43 Sherre // Nov 9, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Today Costco did not have any Chicken Burgers and says they are discontinued. How can that be??? I am addicted to them…they are a staple in my diet. Where can I get them in Honolulu? Do you have any other distributor here???? Please help. Thanks.
44 cori feiner // Nov 11, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I purchased a package of your Gourmet chicken burgers, but can not for the life of me remember where - can you please tell me where they are sold before my husband leaves me!
Thank you.
45 Joe // Nov 14, 2009 at 9:46 pm
They were out of the chicken burgers at two Coasco’s when we went to look for them on. See post # 41 thru 43 above. Same question.
46 Denise // Nov 19, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I went to Costco to buy the Chicken burgers and they say they are no longer carring them. Do you know who else carries them in the Seattle Washington area. Thank you they are great.
47 Claudia // Dec 3, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I’ve been looking for them too. I shop at the Toronto Costco. I still had my empty box and tried contacting the company with the provided email address, but have not heard back in close to three weeks. They are yummy, and perfect for a quick lunch…especially when you have to compete for the microwave with 20 other teacher…they all appreciate a 5o zap in the microwave.
48 Denise // Dec 8, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Help,
The Costco in Medford Oregon where we shop was handleing your fantastic chicken burgers. We went to Costco today and the Chicken Burgers where on our list but the store didn’t have them in stock. I went and asked a young man to check the computer to find out what has happened. Guess what, nothing. I sure hope they carry them in the future.
49 Darlene // Dec 29, 2009 at 11:45 am
We live in S.W. Ontario (London) and have checked with our Costco and they claim they won’t be having your Chicken Burgers again until the Summer months. Had I KNOW. . .I would have bought a few packages & froze them. They are DELICIOUS & Easy to fix. AND No Chemicals !
Could you tell me if you sell them at one of the local chains in London ? Thank you…Darlene
50 Anita // Jan 4, 2010 at 9:01 pm
We are having the same issue of Costco in Lacey not carrying them now. Is there any other way to purchase them? They are the best - on season and off!
51 Joe // Jan 13, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Has Costco changed their minds yet about restocking chicken burgers?
52 Joan // Jan 14, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Ladies, these are wonderful, hats are to you. Our Weight Watchers group are all eating them. My Torrance Costco has not had them, however, in my last two visits. Going to try the one in Long Beach. Keep them coming.
53 Jenny // Jan 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm
What!? a seasonal item??? My husband LOVES these and it was so hard to get him away from a big greasy beef burger…I NEED more! I have all your books, is the recipe in one of them? I liked the convenience of having them already made though because we both work during the week. Hope I can get more Janet and Greta, because your Chicken Burgers with Roasted Veggies are AWESOME!
54 ZeeBee // Jan 28, 2010 at 12:27 pm
News to all that are in Chicken Burger withdrawal!! …. Our favorite Janet and Greta Gourmet Chicken Burgers are now back in stock at Costco. Found them in the Edmonton West Costco and the Saskatoon Costco. Yeah! Asked at customer service if it is now a “permanent” item and was told it was listed as a “new” item. So not sure if they will disappear again at the end of the summer.
55 Sheila // Feb 8, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Who carries your burgers in Los Angeles? I can no longer find them at Costco.
Sheila
56 Mimi Disher // Feb 10, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Janet & Greta - I just bought your Chicken Burgers and they are deliciously fantastic! Even my husband loved it. They are so easy to make I can even take them to work and heat up. What a joy.
On my next trip to Costco. I will be picking up the meatballs. Hurry and and make more products for us to buy!
57 Debby // Feb 28, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Well done and thank you!
I purchased a box of your Gourmet Chicken Burgers at Costco in Eugene, Oregon. Fortunately when I went back two weeks later I was able to purchase two more boxes. Alas and alack I can’t find them there anymore. (Unfortunately Costco does stuff like this frequently) Do I need to go to Seattle (5 hours) or LA (10 hours) to find your product again?
58 Beverly Nixon // May 4, 2010 at 6:10 pm
I purchased the Gourmet Chicken Burgers about a month ago @the Kitchener Costco but couldn’t find them yesturday. Where can I get them? They really were so good and happily Gluten free. It is hard to find prepared Gluten-free foods these days. Big fan of your products.
59 Carol // May 5, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Hi,
I’d like to know how much sodium is in the chicken burgers.
Thank you.
60 kathleen // Jun 1, 2010 at 10:38 am
Love these burgers…they are fabulous. Where can I find the recipe for them?
Thank
61 Christina // Jun 6, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I am eating one RIGHT NOW and I’m so in love!! These are the answers to my grumbling tummy and I’m very grateful to find them at Costco in the Toronto-area. Thanks for making them and continue to bring quality products like this to store shelves - please!!
62 Barb // Jul 8, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thank you so much for making a healthy Gluten Free product that actually TASTES GREAT. I have a 6 year old that has Celiac Disease and these have been a wonderful option for him (and the rest of the family). I will too, be asking my local Costco (Saskatoon, SK) to stock them year round as I don’t think they would have any trouble selling them. Thanks again, look forward to more Gluten Free products.
63 Jen // Jul 30, 2010 at 8:55 am
Hi there! Can’t find an ingredient list for the gourmet chicken burgers on-line. Do these burgers include milk or eggs? Looking for a product that excludes all the allergies in our family - wheat, milk and eggs… Thanks!
64 Rhonda // Aug 5, 2010 at 2:25 pm
We heated them on the grill and topped them with a thin slice of brie. Amazing! This is quite possibly the best burger I have ever eaten. Thank you Janet and Greta.
65 Aline // Aug 14, 2010 at 1:07 am
Love these burgers but after a few bites I find the garlic overwhelming. I think they would be fabulous if the garlic content was cut in half.
66 Rebecca // Sep 3, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Help! I threw out my box for these Chicken burgers and can’t remember the calorie count. Can anyone help me out?
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