Produce
You came for bananas. You left with a six-pack of avocados and an optimistic relationship with cilantro.
Costco's produce section is a bit of a gamble — and that's part of the fun. The selection rotates with the seasons, the organic options keep expanding, and the prices are consistently lower than what you'd pay at a regular grocery store. The catch? You're committing to volume. Six avocados means you'd better have a plan (or a very enthusiastic guacamole habit). The good news: that's exactly what the recipes below are for.
A note on prices: Produce varies heavily by season and region. The prices listed here are typical but can fluctuate — sometimes dramatically. That $5.99 bag of avocados might be $7.99 next month. Costco gonna Costco.
Fruits
| Product | Typical Price | Package Size | Why It's Worth It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hass Avocados | ~$6.99 | 6-pack | Six avocados for seven bucks — taco night just got real |
| Organic Strawberries | ~$5.99 | 2 lbs | Sweet, organic, and actually red all the way through |
| Blueberries | ~$6.99 | 18 oz | Oatmeal topper, smoothie star, or straight-from-the-container snack |
| Raspberries | ~$6.99 | 12 oz | Delicate and pricey elsewhere — Costco takes the sting out |
| Bananas | ~$1.99 | 3 lbs | The cheapest healthy snack in the entire warehouse |
| Organic Lemons | ~$4.99 | 5 lbs bag | Five pounds of lemons means fresh juice whenever you want it |
| Limes | ~$4.99 | 3 lbs bag | Tacos, drinks, marinades — you'll use every single one |
Vegetables
| Product | Typical Price | Package Size | Why It's Worth It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Spinach | ~$4.99 | 1 lb | Salads, smoothies, wilted into pasta — the leafy green multitasker |
| Spring Mix | ~$4.99 | 1 lb | Instant side salad, burger topper, or meal prep base |
| Sweet Potatoes | ~$5.99 | 5 lbs | Roast them, mash them, cube them into bowls — endlessly useful |
| Russet Potatoes | ~$5.99 | 10 lbs | Ten pounds of potatoes for six dollars is peak bulk shopping |
| Yellow Onions | ~$4.99 | 8 lbs | The base layer of basically everything savory you'll ever cook |
| Garlic (peeled) | ~$5.99 | 3 lbs | Three pounds of pre-peeled garlic cloves — no sticky fingers, no excuses |
| Bell Peppers (mixed) | ~$5.99 | 6-pack | Red, yellow, orange — colorful, sweet, and ready for fajitas or sheet pans |
| Roma Tomatoes | ~$4.99 | 3 lbs | Meaty, low-moisture, and perfect for salsas and sauces |
Herbs
| Product | Typical Price | Package Size | Why It's Worth It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Cilantro | ~$1.49 | Large bunch | A buck fifty for a huge bunch — salsa verde demands it |
| Fresh Basil | ~$3.99 | Large clamshell | Enough basil to top a week's worth of pasta or make your own pesto |
Recipes Using These
- Street Taco Bar — avocados, limes, cilantro, and onions doing exactly what they were born to do
- Chicken Burrito Bowls — bell peppers, tomatoes, and avocado over rice for meal prep glory
- Greek Chicken Meal Prep — fresh veggies and herbs make these containers actually exciting
- Street Corn Dip — limes and cilantro turn this into the appetizer everyone hovers over
- Butter Chicken — fresh garlic, onions, and tomatoes build a sauce worth writing home about
- Sheet Pan Fajitas — bell peppers and onions, sliced and roasted until charred and sweet
- Birria Tacos — onions, cilantro, limes — the holy trinity of taco toppings
- Shakshuka — tomatoes, garlic, and peppers simmered into a spiced bath for poached eggs
- Fish Tacos — cilantro and lime slaw makes these sing
- Bruschetta — roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic — summer on toast
- Caprese Salad — tomatoes and basil doing the absolute least and absolutely nailing it
- Southwest Chicken Salad — avocado, cilantro, lime, and every pepper in the six-pack
- Gyro Bowls — tomatoes, onions, and cucumber over rice with tzatziki