The average person may not be able to recognize the distinct difference in fast food chicken from one franchise to the next. Only the true connoisseurs can distinguish KFC’s homestyle recipe from Popeyes. Throw Chick-fil-A’s nuggets into the mix, however, and it’s a whole different story. These booming franchises have competed against each other for years, fighting tooth and nail to remain the provider of the world’s favorite fast food chicken.
And without further ado, we present to you the latest on fast food chicken prices, because that’s what we do around here. (As if the price would ever keep you away from your favorite piece of cripsy fried chicken.)
Kentucky Fried Chicken Prices
Show up to a party with a bucket of KFC’s homestyle white meat chicken, and you’ll make friends immediately (it’s a scientific fact if you want to try it out). Throw a side of mashed potatoes and gravy in the mix, and you’ll find your future husband or wife.
Offering drumsticks and thighs to fried chicken lovers all over the world, KFC is all about promotions and special meal deals, but their full-priced combos are also a great option for an affordable, filling, and beautifully greasy meal.
But how much are we talking for this highly-touted chicken? Check out the prices of these top sellers, or mosey on over to the full menu of prices.
Top Selling Menu Items
- Original Recipe Chicken – The classic fried chicken offered at KFC is the Original Recipe and is often ordered in a bucket meal, combo, or $5 Fill Up
- Bucket Meal (8, 12, or 16 piece): $21.99 – $36.99
- 2 piece Combo Meal (1 Breast, 1 Wing, Individual Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Biscuit, Medium Drink): $5.99
- $5 Fill up (Chicken Breast, Larger Mashed Potatoes, Biscuit, Cookie, Medium Drink): $5
- Extra Crispy Strips – The chicken tenders you can eat as a kid or an adult, with no shame.
- Tenders Meal (12 Tenders, 2 Large Sides, 4 Biscuits, 6 sauces): $19.99
- Tenders and Popcorn Big Box Meal (3 Tenders, Popcorn, Individual Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Cole Slaw, Biscuit, Medium Drink): $7.99
- Go Cup (2 Extra Crispy Tenders and Wedges): $2.79
- Extra Crispy Chicken – The only complaint KFC ever received about the Original Recipe was that it wasn’t crispy enough for some folks, thus the birth of the Extra Crispy option.
- Bucket Meal (8, 12, or 16 piece): $21.99 – $36.99
- 2 piece Combo Meal (1 Breast, 1 Wing, Individual Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Biscuit, Medium Drink): $5.99
- $5 Fill up (Chicken Breast, Larger Mashed Potatoes, Biscuit, Cookie, Medium Drink): $5
Popeyes Prices
The home of the best Cajun flavor you’ll find north of the Mississippi – Popeyes takes the cake for its spicy rendition of fried chicken. This Louisiana-style kitchen adds a flare to its chicken and sides that KFC has never quite been able to outdo. But aside from the chicken, Popeyes wins over hearts with its signature southern sides, offering rice, red beans, jambalaya, and spicy French fries unlike any other fast food fried chicken joint around.
So what’s a guy or gal to order when you’re in the mood for a little Louisiana flare? Here are some of Popeyes most popular menu items, but if you want to see the whole kit and caboodle, take a look at the full menu of prices.
Top Selling Menu Items
- Bonafide Spicy Chicken – The fried chicken that made Popeyes famous is marinated for 12 hours.
- Combo (2 Pieces, Side, Biscuit, and Drink): $6.79
- Family Meal (8, 12, or 16 pieces with Sides and Biscuits): $17.99 – $37.99
- Spicy Chicken Tenders – If you’re not in the mood to bite off the bone, you’ll love these tenders with a kick.
- Combo (3 Pieces, Side, Biscuit, and Drink): $7.29
- Family Meal (8, 12, or 16 pieces with Sides and Biscuits): $17.99 – $37.99
- Chicken Po’Boy – This filling sandwich is stuffed with two chicken tenders, lettuce, pickles, and mayo.
- Sandwich Only: $3.99
- Combo (Sandwich, Side, and Drink): $6.49
Chick-Fil-A Prices
Chick-Fil-A almost feels out of place lined up next to KFC and Popeyes, but technically, what they offer us Monday through Saturday (insert eye roll) is indeed a form of fried chicken.
However, Chick-Fil-A fans (AKA everyone who isn’t a vegetarian) are passionate about their nuggets and waffle fries. We mean, have you ever gone to a Chick-fil-A when there wasn’t a line of cars wrapped around the building? Even if their parking lots are terribly designed, that doesn’t take away from the fast food joint’s success, running more than 2,200 locations worldwide.
So, what’s their secret sauce? (And no, we don’t mean the divine Chick-Fil-A sauce.) Their success comes from these hot commodities, and if you’re wanting to see other menu items, check out a full list of Chick-Fil-A prices.
Top Selling Menu Items
- Spicy Chicken Sandwich – The perfectly spicy chicken patty sells like crazy and pairs well with an iced-cold lemonade.
- Sandwich Only: $3.29
- Combo (Sandwich, Waffle Fries, and Drink): $6.19
- Chicken Biscuit – A recent addition to the menu, Chick-Fil-A’s breakfast Chicken Biscuit brings out the restaurant’s southern roots and tastes pretty darn good, too.
- Biscuit Only: $2.19
- Combo (Sandwich, Hash Browns, and Drink): $4.49
- Chicken Nuggets – Arguably the most dunkable, delicious nuggets in the fast food game, Chick-Fil-A Nuggets are addicting.
- Nuggets Only (8 or 12 piece): $3.05, $4.45
- Combo (8 or 12 piece, Waffle Fries, and Drink): $5.95, $8.59
If you haven’t gotten your fried chicken fix yet, check out the Best Fast Food Options For Fried Chicken Meals. People are serious about their drumsticks and nuggets, so please, do tell: which chain is your king on your list?
*Prices Vary By Location
