The Sabatino Tartufi Chicken Maple Breakfast Bites are a 32-ounce box of fully cooked, sweet-and-savory chicken breakfast bites at Costco. They sit in the fridge aisle with the rest of Sabatino's chicken lineup — same brand as the Sabatino Paleo Organic Sweet Basil Chicken Sausage I keep coming back to. Think of them as the breakfast version, with a soft maple glaze instead of basil — perfect alongside eggs or pancakes. They're a similar idea to the Amylu chicken breakfast sausage links, just in bite-sized form so the kids can eat them with their fingers.
Quick Take: A big box of pre-cooked chicken breakfast bites with a real maple flavor — easy mornings, kid-approved. Verdict: Buy. Scores: Taste ⅘ · Value ⅘ · Convenience 5/5 · Stockpile Score 5/5.
First impression
I grabbed these because I'm always looking for something faster than scrambling sausage on a school morning. Sabatino's chicken stuff has been good in the past, so I figured the breakfast version was worth a shot. I made a small batch in the air fryer, expecting them to taste like dry chicken meatballs with sugar on top. They didn't. The maple flavor is real and balanced — sweet but not candy-sweet, with a savory chicken-and-spice base underneath. The kids ate them without asking what they were, which at our house is the highest compliment a breakfast food can get.
Price & value
Pricing varies by warehouse, but expect somewhere in the $14 to $18 range for the 32-ounce bag. That's about $0.44 to $0.56 per ounce, which works out to roughly $1 to $1.50 per breakfast portion (a few bites per person). Compared to single-serve grocery store breakfast sausage, where six links might run $5 to $7, this bag is a meaningfully better deal per serving — and the format is way more flexible since you can pull out exactly what you need and leave the rest in the freezer. The only catch is the size. A 32-ounce bag is a real commitment if your household doesn't eat breakfast at home most days.
Taste, quality & how to cook them
The bites are about the size of a small meatball — easy to grab with a fork or by hand. Texture is tender and juicy, not dry. The maple coating gives them a slight glossy finish and a sweet-savory flavor that reminds me of a really good diner breakfast sausage, just lighter because they're chicken instead of pork. The maple isn't sticky or syrupy on the outside — it's worked into the seasoning, so you taste it without making a mess.
The air fryer is the best way to cook them. 5–7 minutes at 375°F gives you a slightly crispy outside and a hot, juicy inside. Pan-frying works too: a few minutes on medium heat in a dry skillet (no oil needed since they're fully cooked). The microwave is the lazy option — 60–90 seconds for a small bowl — and it works, but you lose all the texture. Skip it unless you're really pressed for time.
These keep well in the freezer for months, and once cooked, leftovers reheat fine in the air fryer or microwave the next day. The bag is resealable, which matters when you're only making a small batch at a time.
What other shoppers are saying
Other Costco shoppers consistently praise Sabatino's chicken products for tasting like real chicken, not the rubbery, over-processed kind you sometimes get from frozen sausage. The most common compliment for the maple breakfast bites specifically is that the maple flavor is balanced, not too sweet — kids love them, adults aren't put off.
The most common complaint across Sabatino's lineup is that prices have crept up over the years, and the bag size means you're committing to a bigger purchase. A few people also wish for a less sweet variety — fair, but the maple is the whole point of this one.
Who it's for & best uses
This bag is for households with kids who like sweet breakfast meats, anyone who meal-preps weekday mornings, or anyone hosting brunch and looking for an easy crowd-friendly protein. They're also a good freezer backup for the busy week when you don't want to think about breakfast. Skip if your household doesn't eat sweet meats, if you have a chicken sensitivity, or if you really only eat breakfast on weekends.
A few easy ways to use them: pair with pancakes or French toast for a classic sweet-and-savory plate; serve over easy breakfast potato cakes for a hearty weekend brunch; or air-fry a small batch and follow the same approach as Aidells chicken sausage in the air fryer for an easy weekday breakfast in under 10 minutes.
Similar items
- Aidells Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Meatballs — different flavor, same fully-cooked chicken-bite format.
- Amylu Basil Parmesan Chicken Meatballs — savory side of the chicken-bite world if you want a non-sweet option.
- Sabatino Tartufi Chicken Florentine, 32 oz — same brand, same bag size, savory dinner-style version.
- Sabatino's Chicken Garlic Sausage, 24 oz — pork-free chicken sausage from the same line.
- Trader Joe's Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage — the closest Trader Joe's match if you cross-shop, with very similar flavor profile.
The scores
- Taste — ⅘. Real maple flavor, balanced sweetness, juicy chicken. Loses a point only because it's a niche flavor — savory eaters might prefer the regular version.
- Value — ⅘. Good per-ounce price for chicken breakfast meat; multiple breakfasts out of one bag.
- Convenience — 5/5. Pre-cooked, freezer-friendly, ready in 5–7 minutes from the air fryer.
- Stockpile Score — 5/5. Long freezer life, kid-approved, flexible across breakfast and brunch — a textbook Costco freezer staple.
Verdict: Buy
A solid Buy — these earn cart space if your house does breakfast on weekday mornings or weekend brunch with any regularity. The maple flavor is real, the texture beats most frozen breakfast meats, and the air fryer makes them genuinely fast.
They're not a Repeat-Buy at our house only because we like to rotate flavors between sweet and savory; if your household eats maple breakfast sausage every weekend, these absolutely earn permanent freezer or fridge space. Worth picking up at least once to see if your family rotates through them.
Where to find it
Where to find it: Sabatino Tartufi Chicken Maple Breakfast Bites, 32 oz at Costco. Pack size: 32 oz, fully cooked. Price: ~$14–$18, varies by warehouse. Storage: refrigerated. Aisle: sausage fridge section.
Disclaimer: Costco Finds is an independent review site and is not affiliated, endorsed, or sponsored by Costco. All opinions are my own, based on personal experience.
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