Original Recipe chicken goes into a pressure fryer under eleven herbs and spices, and it still anchors the board. The KFC menu runs that chicken by the piece and by the bucket, in eight, twelve and sixteen piece counts. Tenders, nuggets, sandwiches and bowls fill the rest of it.
Combos pair a main with a side and a drink under one figure. Family meals scale that same chicken into boxes built for a table. Secret Recipe Fries, Cole Slaw and Mashed Potatoes and Gravy work the sides beneath them.
The short answer
The KFC menu sells chicken by piece count, from a single drum up to a sixteen piece bucket. Combos add a side and a drink to one main, and family meals scale the same chicken into larger boxes. Sandwiches, bowls, Go Buckets, sides and dipping sauces fill in below them.
KFC menu at a glance
$4.89
classic chicken sandwich
$5.19
famous bowl
$18.99
chicken only 8 pc
$2.99
secret recipe fries
$7.49
6 pc. double crispy hot wings
$7.19
pot pie

KFC Menu Prices and Calories
KFC Menu sections below open with the combos, where a main, a side and a drink land under one figure. Bucket meals follow, then the bone-in chicken sold by the piece, the tenders and the nuggets. Sandwiches, wraps, Go Buckets, bowls and sides come next, with the dipping sauces, the drinks and the newest items last.
Combos, family meals and Go Buckets carry a price alone, since the side and the drink inside them can change. Most other rows pair a price with the calorie figure or range for one item at one count, and a few list a price alone.
KFC Combo Meal Prices
Every KFC combo pairs a main with a side and a drink on one line of the board. Original Honey BBQ and Mike’s Hot Honey each run combos across bone-in chicken and tenders, and Hot Ranch adds wings. Chicken, tenders and nuggets combos come in several piece counts under one starting figure. Famous Bowl, Mac & Cheese Bowl and Pot Pie take the bowl route alongside three Box Feast tiers.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken 2 pc. Combo | $8.99 |
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken 3 pc. Combo | $11.99 |
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken 3 pc. Tenders Combo | $9.99 |
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken 4 pc. Tenders Combo | $11.99 |
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich Combo | $9.29 |
| 3 pc. Mike’s Hot Honey Chicken Combo | $9.59 |
| 4 pc. Mike’s Hot Honey Tenders Combo | $9.59 |
| Hot Ranch 6 pc. Hot Wings Combo | $10.99 |
| Hot Ranch Big Box: Wings + Sandwich | $12.99 |
| Hot Ranch Big Box: Wings + Tenders | $11.99 |
| Wings & Wedges Combo | $9.99 |
| $7 Box Feast | $7.00 |
| $9 Box Feast | $9.00 |
| $11 Box Feast | $11.00 |
| Chicken Combo (2, 3 or 4 pc.) | From $7.99 |
| 3 pc. Chicken Big Box | $12.39 |
| Tenders Combo (3, 4 or 5 pc.) | From $8.99 |
| 5 pc. Tenders Big Box | $13.99 |
| Nuggets Combo (8 or 12 pc.) | From $8.19 |
| Saucy Nuggets Combo (8, 10 or 12 pc.) | From $7.99 |
| Classic Chicken Sandwich Combo | $8.49 |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich Combo | $8.49 |
| Classic Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal | $10.99 |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal | $10.99 |
| KFC Snacker Combo | $8.39 |
| Famous Bowl Combo | $7.59 |
| Mac & Cheese Bowl Combo | $6.89 |
| Pot Pie Combo | $7.89 |
| Meal for Two: 2 Sandwiches + 4 pc. Tenders Combo | $17.00 |
| Meal for Two: 2 Sandwiches + 10 pc. Nuggets | $21.99 |
| Chicken Little Combo | $7.99 |
KFC Family Meal Prices
Bucket meals scale by piece count, running eight, twelve and sixteen pieces of bone-in chicken or tenders. Build-a-Bucket fills eight pieces at one flat figure, while the Fill Up Box, Double Mash Meal and both Fan Favorites Boxes pack a fixed spread. Chicken & Tenders Feast mixes the two cuts at six or eight of each, and Taste of KFC Deals sell two or four pieces. Kids meals come as a five piece nuggets or a two piece tenders build.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Build-a-Bucket: 8 pc. Chicken | $20.00 |
| Build-a-Bucket: 8 pc. Tenders | $20.00 |
| Wings and Wedges Fan Favorites Box | $20.00 |
| Fill Up Box | $20.00 |
| Mike’s Hot Honey Fan Favorites Box | $25.00 |
| Chicken & Tenders Feast: 6 pc. Chicken + 6 pc. Tenders | $30.00 |
| Chicken & Tenders Feast: 8 pc. Chicken + 8 pc. Tenders | $40.00 |
| 6 pc. Chicken + 12 pc. Nuggets Family Meal | $24.99 |
| 6 pc. Tenders + 12 pc. Nuggets Family Meal | $24.99 |
| Chicken Meal (8, 12 or 16 pc.) | From $26.49 |
| Tenders Meal (8, 12 or 16 pc.) | From $25.69 |
| 5 pc. Nuggets Kids Meal | $5.69 |
| 2 pc. Tenders Kids Meal | $5.69 |
| Double Mash Meal | $20.00 |
| Taste of KFC Deal 2 pc | $5.00 |
| Taste of KFC Deal 4 pc | $10.00 |
KFC Fried Chicken Prices
Bone-in chicken comes off the pressure fryer and sells by the piece, as a breast, drum, thigh, wing or Honey BBQ Drum. The seasoned coating puts eggs, gluten, milk and wheat on every Original Recipe cut. Double Crispy Hot Wings arrive in six, twelve and twenty piece orders. Chicken Only sells the eight, twelve and sixteen piece buckets without any sides.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Breast (a la carte) | 210-530 | $3.69 |
| Chicken Drum (a la carte) | 80-170 | $4.19 |
| Chicken Thigh (a la carte) | 150-330 | $3.19 |
| Chicken Wing (a la carte) | 70-170 | $2.59 |
| Honey BBQ Drum | 230-270 | $2.00 |
| Chicken Only 8 pc | 920-2400 | $18.99 |
| Chicken Only 12 pc | 1380-3600 | $28.99 |
| Chicken Only 16 pc | 2040-4800 | $34.99 |
| 6 pc. Double Crispy Hot Wings | 590-790 | $7.49 |
| 12 pc. Double Crispy Hot Wings | 1170-1580 | $14.49 |
| 20 pc. Double Crispy Hot Wings | 1980-2720 | $23.99 |
KFC Tenders Menu
Original Recipe tenders sell one at a time or as an eight or twelve piece bucket with no sides. Tenders combos run at three, four and five pieces, each carrying a side and a drink. The five piece count also anchors a Big Box. A single tender suits an order that somebody wants to build piece by piece.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Tender (a la carte) | 170 | $2.59 |
| Tenders Only 8 pc | 1560-1900 | $18.99 |
| Tenders Only 12 pc | 2340-2850 | $28.99 |
KFC Nuggets Menu Prices
Nuggets sell in counts from five up to fifty, built for anything from a snack to a crowd. Eight and twelve piece counts also come as combos with a side and a drink, and Saucy Nuggets combos add a sauce. The KFC menu keeps the same nugget through every count, so only the volume changes. Five pieces open the ladder.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nuggets 5 pc | 170-300 | $3.49 |
| Nuggets 8 pc | 360-530 | $4.69 |
| Nuggets 10 pc | 330-590 | $5.99 |
| Nuggets 12 pc | 400-660 | $6.99 |
| Nuggets 36 pc | 1200-1980 | $20.69 |
| Nuggets 50 pc | 2120-2970 | $34.99 |
KFC Chicken Sandwich Prices
Classic Chicken Sandwich puts a crispy fillet on a bun, and Spicy Chicken Sandwich runs hotter, with both also sold as combos. Original Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich takes a sauce of its own, which is the only thing separating it from the plain build. Mike’s Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich brings the Mike’s Hot Honey line to the bun. KFC Snacker and Chicken Little hold the small end.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Chicken Sandwich | 620-650 | $4.89 |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | 650 | $5.49 |
| Original Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich | 650 | $4.99 |
| KFC Snacker | 350 | $2.99 |
| Chicken Little | 350 | $2.79 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Mike’s Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich | $5.49 |
KFC Wraps Menu
KFC Wraps come in five builds: The Classic KFC Wrap, Mac & Cheese, Spicy Slaw, Honey BBQ and Spicy Mac & Cheese. Each one of them costs $3.00. Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap carries the most calories at 470, and Honey BBQ KFC Wrap the fewest at 340. A KFC Wraps 2 pc order costs $5.00, and the KFC Wraps Combo costs $8.49.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Classic KFC Wrap | 400 | $3.00 |
| Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap | 400 | $3.00 |
| Spicy Slaw KFC Wrap | 450 | $3.00 |
| Honey BBQ KFC Wrap | 340 | $3.00 |
| Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap | 470 | $3.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| KFC Wraps Combo | $8.49 |
| KFC Wraps 2 pc | $5.00 |
KFC Go Bucket Prices
Go Buckets portion wings, tenders or nuggets into a single snack sized bucket. Four versions run on the KFC menu, and two of them build on wings. Each one sells at the same flat figure, which makes a Go Bucket the simplest order on the KFC menu.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Go Bucket: 2 Wings | $3.49 |
| Double Crispy Hot Wings Go Bucket | $3.49 |
| Tender Go Bucket | $3.49 |
| Nuggets Go Bucket | $3.49 |
KFC Bowls and Pot Pie Prices
Famous Bowl stacks mashed potato, gravy, corn, popcorn chicken and shredded cheese in one container. Mac & Cheese Bowl swaps the mashed potato base for macaroni and cheese. Pot Pie bakes chicken under pastry. All three also sell as KFC menu combos.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Bowl | 590 | $5.19 |
| Mac & Cheese Bowl | 520 | $6.19 |
| Pot Pie | 720 | $7.19 |
KFC Sides and Desserts
Secret Recipe Fries, Potato Wedges and Mashed Potato Poppers work the fryer, and the fries also anchor an off-menu poutine build. Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Mac & Cheese, Cole Slaw, Green Beans and Sweet Corn fill the homestyle line. Biscuits sell singly or as Mike’s Hot Honey Biscuits, and Signature Brown Gravy comes as an order of its own. Applesauce, Chocolate Chunk Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cake and two Pie Poppers cover the sweet end of the KFC menu.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Recipe Fries | 320-840 | $2.99 |
| Jr. Secret Recipe Fries | 250 | $1.89 |
| Potato Wedges | 320-760 | $2.99 |
| Mashed Potatoes and Gravy | 130-590 | $2.99 |
| Mashed Potatoes | 110-460 | $2.99 |
| Mac & Cheese | 140-540 | $2.99 |
| Cole Slaw | 170-640 | $2.99 |
| Green Beans | 25-80 | $2.99 |
| Sweet Corn | 70-280 | $2.99 |
| Signature Brown Gravy | 130 | $1.39 |
| Biscuit | 180-2160 | $1.49 |
| Applesauce | 45 | $1.99 |
| Chocolate Chunk Cookie | 190 | $0.99 |
| Chocolate Chip Cake | 1800 | $5.49 |
| Mike’s Hot Honey Biscuits | 400 | $2.49 |
| Mashed Potato Poppers 5 pc | 200 | $3.00 |
| Cherry Pie Poppers | 290-720 | $2.49 |
| Strawberry Crème Pie Poppers | 280-720 | $2.49 |
KFC Dipping Sauce Prices
KFC Sauce, Comeback Sauce and Ranch lead the dipping cups. Buffalo Ranch, Honey Mustard, Honey BBQ and Sticky Chicky Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce fill the rest. Hot Sauce, Ketchup and Honey Sauce round out the list. Every sauce sells at one flat figure except Honey Sauce, which costs $0.39.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| KFC Sauce | 90 | $0.29 |
| Comeback Sauce | 120 | $0.29 |
| Ranch | 130 | $0.29 |
| Buffalo Ranch | 120 | $0.29 |
| Honey BBQ | 45 | $0.29 |
| Honey Mustard | 110 | $0.29 |
| Sticky Chicky Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce | 45 | $0.29 |
| Hot Sauce | 0 | $0.29 |
| Ketchup | 30 | $0.29 |
| Honey Sauce | 30 | $0.39 |
KFC Drinks Menu
Fountain drinks pour from the Pepsi range, taking in Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning, Starry, Dr Pepper and Pepsi Zero Sugar. Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea and lemonade also come by the half gallon. Dirty Soda versions build on Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew and lemonade. Bottled Water covers the still option.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pepsi | 250-810 | $2.99 |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar | 0 | $2.99 |
| Mountain Dew | 280-900 | $2.99 |
| Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning | 160-500 | $2.99 |
| Starry | 240-780 | $2.99 |
| Dr Pepper | 240-770 | $2.99 |
| Sweet Tea | 280-910 | $2.99 |
| Unsweet Tea | 0 | $2.99 |
| KFC Signature Lemonade | 140-240 | $2.99 |
| Colonel’s Lemonade | 250-810 | $2.99–$3.39 |
| Bottled Water | 0 | $2.49 |
| Pepsi Dirty Soda | 310-400 | $3.29 |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar Dirty Soda | 60 | $3.29 |
| Dr Pepper Dirty Soda | 300-380 | $3.29 |
| Mountain Dew Dirty Soda | 390-440 | $3.29 |
| Lemonade Dirty Soda | 220-280 | $3.29 |
| 1/2 Gallon Lemonade | 530 | $4.19 |
| 1/2 Gallon Sweet Tea | 560 | $4.19 |
| 1/2 Gallon Unsweet Tea | 0 | $4.19 |
KFC New and Limited Time Menu
Hot Ranch leads the newest items on the KFC menu, from a Big Dip cup through Loaded Wedges to two Big Boxes. Sour Cherry Lemonade arrives by the cup, by the half gallon and in a dirty version. Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning Dirty Soda runs for a limited time only. Popcorn Chicken sells alone at $4.99, as a Combo at $8.49, as a Bucket at $10.00 and as a Big Box at $10.99.
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Ranch Big Dip | 530 | $1.49 |
| Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges | 870 | $5.49 |
| Sour Cherry Lemonade | 320-500 | $2.99 |
| Dirty Sour Cherry Lemonade | 390-580 | $3.29 |
| 1/2 Gallon Sour Cherry Lemonade | 1090 | $4.19 |
| Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning Dirty Soda | 220-270 | $3.29 |
| Popcorn Chicken | 670-760 | $4.99 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Popcorn Chicken Combo | $8.49 |
| Popcorn Chicken Bucket | $10.00 |
| Popcorn Chicken Big Box | $10.99 |
KFC Rewards
KFC Rewards lives in the app and on the website, and an email address is all it takes to join. Points build on digital orders rather than on anything handed over at the counter, so an order paid for in person earns nothing. The Secret Recipe Vault holds what those points buy, and the list inside rotates. Free nuggets, a sandwich or a side are the usual redemptions.
| Rule or action | What it means |
|---|---|
| Every eligible dollar | 10 points on a digital order |
| Where points count | Orders placed through the KFC app or the website |
| Where points go | The Secret Recipe Vault, which rotates what it holds |
| Typical rewards | A free nuggets order, a sandwich or a side dish |
| Joining | Free, with an email address |
KFC Hours
KFC restaurants generally open at half past ten in the morning and close at ten at night. Friday and Saturday push the close back by an hour. Drive-thru windows often run later than the dining room, and a handful of locations trade around the clock. Individual restaurants set their own times, so the pattern below is the common one.
| Day | Typical hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
KFC Locations
KFC trades from about three thousand four hundred restaurants across the United States. California carries the largest count of any state, with Texas and Florida behind it. Franchisees own most of them. The ten states below hold the deepest coverage on the map.
| State | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| California | 388 |
| Texas | 287 |
| Florida | 269 |
| Ohio | 178 |
| North Carolina | 174 |
| New York | 166 |
| Michigan | 159 |
| Georgia | 144 |
| Pennsylvania | 114 |
| Illinois | 112 |
What to Expect Inside a KFC
KFC restaurants run a counter, a drive-thru and a mobile channel out of one kitchen. Quick Pick-Up lets an order placed in the app wait on a shelf inside, so the drive-thru queue can be skipped. Dedicated parking bays sit outside. Lobby hours and Quick Pick-Up availability both vary from one restaurant to the next.
Bone-in chicken cooks in batches through the day, so a large bucket order can take longer than a sandwich. The KFC menu reads the same at the counter, at the window and in the app. Seating runs from a handful of tables at a small site up to a full dining room.
KFC Menu FAQs
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.

