Give Costco's Food Court Pizza Triple The Toppings With This Simple Ordering Trick

A good Costco food court hack rocks our world like very little else — remember the "pigs in a blanket" trick? We go gaga for those $1.50 hot dogs, obvs, but we can't hide our affinity for the food court's pizza. Sure, you're technically overpaying when buying Costco pizza by the slice, but when a rumbly tummy hits you in the middle of a grocery run, we bet you'll be reaching for the 'za anyway. What if we told you that, with the addition of some ingredients from a Caesar salad and red pepper flakes from the condiment bar, you could turn a plain cheese pizza slice into a protein-packed, delish chicken parm-influenced combo that eats like a meal?

TikTok user hellthyjunkfood shows us how she peels the top layer of cheese off her pizza slice, layers the pizza with the grilled chicken and shredded parm from the Caesar salad, sprinkles on some red pepper, and then replaces the melted cheese. The resulting slice is winningly lumpy and absolutely laden with good stuff! It even looks like there is sufficient chicken in the salad to stuff two slices of pizza, so you could share this experience with a loved one.

Looking for a low-carb version of a Costco food court chicken parm? Also on TikTok, user lorafied shows us how to scoop the molten cheese from a pizza onto a plate and mix in the Caesar salad's chicken and cheese. She even eats the rest of the salad with the addition of free diced onions (the free topping we always use to upgrade Costco pizza) and mustard from the condiment bar dispenser, but that part is, of course, up to you.

So, you love the idea of a chicken parm pizza and want to share it with the whole house? We probably don't need to tell you that bringing home multiple Caesar salads is woefully cost-ineffective ... especially if you don't plan on eating all the greens. Our advice if you want to deliver quick, yummy chicken parm pizza for a gang of 4-6 is to grab a whole take-home pizza, along with one of those coveted Costco rotisserie chickens off the warming shelf. Then, pick up a bag of grated parm to go with it. You probably already have red pepper in your spice cabinet, though of course Costco's sure to have some if you're out. This way, you have much more chicken and cheese without wasting salad. Plus, you can zap the stuffed pizza under your oven's broiler for extra melt on the cheese so that it really embraces the chicken underneath!

We also can't stop thinking about ways that we would kick up the chicken parm pizza, even without leaving the food court. A slice of pepperoni pizza would sub just as easily into this method and would pile on the meats for extra protein. Speaking of those free diced onions, you could also sneak a pinch of them underneath your cheesy blanket for a sharp, crispy kick to add texture to your plate. At this point, we think your pizza might be a knife-and-fork affair instead of a handheld, but the results are going to absolutely slap. You might never settle for ordinary Costco food court pizza ever again!