• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Good For You Gluten Free

Information about living with celiac disease, gluten sensitivities, and the gluten-free diet

  • View GoodForYouGlutenFree’s profile on Facebook
  • View g4uglutenfree’s profile on Twitter
  • View goodforyouglutenfree’s profile on Instagram
  • View goodforyouGF’s profile on Pinterest
  • View goodforyouglutenfree’s profile on YouTube
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About Good For You Gluten Free
    • FAQs
    • Events
    • Our Team
  • RECIPES
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Bread
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Pasta
  • ARTICLES
    • Celiac Disease
    • Gluten-Free and Celiac News
    • Nima Tested
    • Eating Out
    • Health & Beauty
    • Products & Ingredients
  • RESOURCES
    • Celiac Coaching
    • Dear Gluten, It’s Not Me, It’s You
    • Ultimate Guide to Eating Out Gluten Free
    • Meal Plans
    • Giveaways
    • Safe Dining Card
    • Quick Start Guide
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT
    • SUBSCRIBE
  • COURSES
Home » Gluten-Free News & Information » Is Costco Rotisserie Chicken Gluten-Free?

Is Costco Rotisserie Chicken Gluten-Free?

Last Updated September 7, 2023. Published February 25, 2020 Good For You Gluten Free

Sharing is caring!

135 shares
  • Share
  • Email
Is Costco Rotisserie Chicken Gluten-Free?

You may be wondering if Costco rotisserie chicken is gluten-free. I’ll share more about what’s in Costco’s rotisserie chicken and why it’s safe to consume on a gluten-free diet. This post contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosures.

Did you know that Costco sold 91 million rotisserie chickens in 2018 alone? That means there’s a good chance you or someone you know has enjoyed this 3-pound bird for dinner this week.

Rotisserie chicken tastes good and makes for a quick and easy dinner on a busy night. Plus, the price can’t be beat at Costco. Each bird costs only $4.99, and that price never seems to change.

In this article, I discuss what’s inside Costco’s famous rotisserie chicken and test the bird for hidden gluten using my Nima Sensor. Remember always to check ingredient labels because ingredients sometimes change without warning.

Is Costco Rotisserie Chicken Gluten-Free?

Costco rotisserie chicken is gluten-free, and here are three proof points:

(1) The ingredients in Costco rotisserie chicken don’t contain any gluten. The ingredients include whole chicken, water, and seasoning [salt, sodium, phosphate, modified food starch (potato, tapioca), potato dextrin, carrageenan, sugar, dextrose, and spice extractives].

While modified food starch could contain wheat, the vast majority of modified food starch in the U.S. comes from corn or potatoes. Costco identifies the source of its modified food starch as potato and tapioca vs. wheat. Dextrin also could be derived from wheat, but Costco clearly states on the ingredient label that it uses “potato dextrin.”

(2) Notice the bottom of the label in red where it says, “No preservatives, MSG, gluten, artificial flavors, or colors.” For a company to label a product “gluten-free,” it must contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten per the FDA gluten-free labeling guidelines.

rotisserie chicken at costco contains no gluten

(3) I also put Costco’s rotisserie chicken to the Nima Sensor test. Nima is a tool many people in the gluten-free community use to test their food for hidden gluten. I put a small chicken sample into the single-use Nima test capsule, and within two minutes, Nima displayed a smiley face. A smile means the product is free from gluten.

Nima Sensor came back with a smile, meaning no gluten found in Costco rotisserie chicken

Is Sam’s Club Rotisserie Chicken Gluten-Free?

You may wonder if Sam’s Club’s rotisserie chicken, labeled Member’s Mark rotisserie chicken, is also gluten-free.

While I didn’t personally test the Member’s Mark bird with my Nima Sensor, I can confirm that Sam’s Club Member’s Mark rotisserie chicken is labeled gluten-free.

Sam's Club rotisserie chicken label says "gluten free"

Make Your Rotisserie Chicken Last for Two Nights

Like me, you probably feel hard-pressed to put a nutritious, filling dinner on the table every night. It’s not always easy to do when you’re on a gluten-free diet when the safest meals are always prepared at home.

The Costco three-pound rotisserie chicken is too much for my family to eat in one night, and I hate wasting food. I try to make my money go further by turning the chicken into two weeknight meals.

On the first night, we eat the chicken alongside roasted potatoes or rice and either a salad, steamed broccoli, or sauteed Brussels sprouts.

Then I pull the leftover meat off the bones and place it in a storage container. I then wrap the bones, skin, and carcass and put them in my fridge.

The following day, I make what I affectionately call Chicken Carcass Soup. I put all the bones, skin, and carcass into a large 10-quart pot filled with water.

I add carrots, celery, parsley, an onion, and Kosher salt and bring the mixture to a boil. Once the mixture is boiling, I reduce the heat and simmer the chicken parts, covered, for 6-8 hours.

How to make chicken carcass soup using leftover parts from Costco rotisserie chicken

After the bones have been simmering for 6-8 hours, I use a slotted spatula to remove the chicken parts from the broth. I also removed the whole onion and discarded it.

What’s left behind is a beautiful chicken broth with softened vegetables. If the broth needs extra flavor, I throw in a few bouillon cubes, such as the Not-Chick’N bouillon. This will add richness to the broth.

No Chick'N bouillon cubes to enhance chicken soup flavor

About 30 minutes before dinnertime, I bring the soup to a boil, add gluten-free brown rice noodles, and cook the noodles until al dente before turning off the heat. I then add the cold shredded chicken to the broth and serve the soup hot.

Additional Reading

You might like these articles:

  • The Benefits of Bone Broth for Gut Health
  • 22 of the Best Products to Buy at Costco When You’re Gluten-Free
  • Are These 10 Kirkland Products from Costco Gluten-Free?
  • 10 Tips to Eating Gluten Free on a Budget
  • Cozy Gluten-Free Chicken and Dumplings – Dairy-Free

Filed Under: Gluten-Free News & Information, Nima Tested, Products & Ingredients 1 Comment

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Vera says

    November 19, 2021 at 7:45 pm

    Hi!
    I usually make three meals with the Costco rotisserie chicken. One is eating it warm with a side dish. Then I shave the remainder meat off the bones, chop and use in a pasta salad the following day. Then I make bone broth with the carcass and skin and some other ingredients in an Instant Pot, cooking on high pressure for 30 min. We like making ramen soup with this broth, adding Lotus noodles (from Costco) and vegetables of choice, and even an egg.

    Thanks for your blog, it is very informal. I receive your emails regularly.

Leave a CommentCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to Good For You Gluten Free

Hi, I'm Jenny Levine Finke and am passionate about the gluten-free lifestyle. I'm a certified integrative nutrition coach and self-taught expert on [most] gluten-free things. I have celiac disease and know the struggles you're going through first-hand. This is why I've dedicated this blog to serving the celiac and gluten sensitive communities with important information, product and restaurant reviews, and simple recipes I hope you'll love. Read More…

Read My Book!

Dear Gluten Book Cover

Download My Safe Dining Card

Free download - gluten-free safe dining card
Logos of publications that Good For You Gluten Free has been featured in

My Trending Blog Posts

  • 6 Reasons Why You Should Never Cheat on a Gluten-Free Diet
    6 Reasons Why You Should Never Cheat on a Gluten-Free Diet
  • 13+ Easy and Impressive Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies
    13+ Easy and Impressive Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies
  • 22 Best Products to Buy at Costco When You're Gluten-Free
    22 Best Products to Buy at Costco When You're Gluten-Free
  • Gluten-Free Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
    Gluten-Free Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
  • Gluten-Free Jelly Donuts - New and Improved Recipe
    Gluten-Free Jelly Donuts - New and Improved Recipe
  • The Ultimate List of 25 Gluten-Free Cereals [Tested for Hidden Gluten]
    The Ultimate List of 25 Gluten-Free Cereals [Tested for Hidden Gluten]
  • 23 Thoughtful Gluten-Free Gift Ideas - Updated for 2023
    23 Thoughtful Gluten-Free Gift Ideas - Updated for 2023
  • 75+ of the Best Gluten-Free Snacks
    75+ of the Best Gluten-Free Snacks
  • 18 Gluten-Free Recipes for Celebrating Hanukkah
    18 Gluten-Free Recipes for Celebrating Hanukkah
  • Are See's Candies Gluten Free?
    Are See's Candies Gluten Free?

Graduate of the:

Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Badge

Before Footer

You may not reproduce or publish any content on Good For You Gluten Free without written consent.

Copyright © 2023 Good For You Gluten Free. All Rights Reserved.

  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About Good For You Gluten Free
    • FAQs
    • Events
    • Our Team
  • RECIPES
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Bread
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Pasta
  • ARTICLES
    • Celiac Disease
    • Gluten-Free and Celiac News
    • Nima Tested
    • Eating Out
    • Health & Beauty
    • Products & Ingredients
  • RESOURCES
    • Celiac Coaching
    • Dear Gluten, It’s Not Me, It’s You
    • Ultimate Guide to Eating Out Gluten Free
    • Meal Plans
    • Giveaways
    • Safe Dining Card
    • Quick Start Guide
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT
    • SUBSCRIBE
  • COURSES
  • Blog
  • Disclosures & Disclaimers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us