This Is The Best Pre-Made Meal At Sam's Club

Sam's Club may be best known for its big-box discounts, but experienced shoppers know there's a lot more to the warehouse club. The store is also a great spot to pick up prepared meals and other ready-to-eat food, providing a combination of affordable prices, large servings, and delicious taste. However, some options truly stand out above the rest. According to our evaluation, the Mediterranean kale pasta salad takes the top spot among popular pre-made Sam's Club meals.

This salad contains ingredients that are both delicious and easy to pair with other meal elements. A combination of orecchiette pasta, kale, sundried tomatoes, and parmesan and feta cheeses dressed in a basil garlic oil blend, it secured the top spot due to a variety of reasons. 

Our reviewer heaped praise on the dressing, which "flavors the kale perfectly," along with the "tender and substantial" pasta that compared favorably to typical soggy, bland bowtie noodles. It's also premixed, ensuring all of the ingredients have had time to meld their flavors. Meals like this can lose quality relatively quickly, making it even more beneficial that Sam's promises each is made fresh daily.

Versatility is another area where this pasta salad shines through. It's sold and can be served cold, meaning it doesn't require even basic cooking equipment (or skills) to enjoy. Nevertheless, those who want a hot meal can also heat up this versatile option, which serves four to six diners per container. It can also serve as an appetizer, entree (with or without added protein), or contribution to a group meal or potluck. 

Even without adding other ingredients, this veggie-forward dish has benefits worth noting. For example, each 1 ¼-cup serving includes 11 grams of protein, 15% of your daily calcium needs, 14% of your daily fiber, and 10% each of iron and potassium. (However, it also provides about a quarter of the recommended daily intake of both sodium and saturated fat.)

Unfortunately, the chain's other meals didn't all get the same rave response as this item. Our review concluded shoppers should avoid Sam's Club pre-made mac & cheese, saying that although it beats out old-school boxed versions, it's missing the correct spices that elevate ordinary cheesy pasta into something truly memorable. The delicious pasta salad, on the other hand may be among the Sam's Club items you need to try.