KFC Specials for Cheap Chicken: Rewards Members Get $5 off an 8PC Bucket

You may love the finger-lickin’ good KFC chicken. but not always love the Colonel’s prices. (KFC specials, anyone?)

Well, get ready to fill up on Kentucky Fried Chicken this month because we found out how to get the best KFC coupons, what you can do with the KFC app, and even the juicy details on the KFC secret recipe.

Here are the best deals and tips you need on your next KFC chicken run. Be sure to also check out other ways to save at your favorite food joints like Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread, and Domino's Pizza.

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Limited-Time KFC Specials and Deals June 2025

Get an 8-piece thighs or drums bucket for $10 on Tuesdays.

On Tuesdays, you can grab an 8-piece drums or thighs bucket for $10 online or in-app.

Rewards members can score $5 off an 8-piece bucket, four drinks for $4, plus four digital exclusive deals.

KFC Rewards members can score $5 off an 8-piece bucket. You can also get four drinks for $4 when you order online or in-app. Note you can't combine these two offers. Right now, rewards members can also enjoy four digital exclusive deals.

• $21.99 two sandwiches and 10 nuggets (two Extra Crispy chicken sandwiches, 10 chicken nuggets, two individual sides and two medium drinks

• $15 5-piece Chicken Combo (Variety Combo or Drum & Thigh Combo), two sides, two biscuits, and two medium drinks

• $24.99 6-piece Tenders Family Meal (6-piece Original Recipe tenders, 12 chicken nuggets, two large sides, four biscuits, and six dipping sauces)

• $24.99 40-piece Saucy Nuggets

If you're not already a KFC Rewards member, you can join for free and take advantage of these deals and more.

Grab Taste of KFC meals to save up to 55%.

Taste of KFC Meal Deals can save you up to 55% on individually priced items. You have three meal options:

• $10 Taste of KFC Deal: 4-piece chicken, two individual sides of mashed potatoes, and two biscuits (separately this meal costs $21.72) — 54% savings

• $20 Taste of KFC Deal: 6-piece chicken, four individual sides, and four biscuits (separately this meal costs $37.86) — 47% savings

• $5 Taste of KFC Deal: 2-piece chicken (one drumstick and one thigh), mashed potatoes with gravy, and a biscuit (separately this meal costs $11.16) — 55% savings

Get the KFC app for the best KFC specials, coupons and free fried chicken.

Download the KFC app to get exclusive KFC specials and coupons that you can’t find anywhere else. Here are some of the best current KFC coupons:

• Meal for Two: Five pieces of fried chicken (select from Variety Combo or Thigh Combo), two sides, two biscuits, and two drinks, $15

• 40-piece Saucy Nuggets, $24.99

• Meal for Two: 2 Extra Crispy Chicken sandwiches + a 10-piece Nuggets Combo (comes with your choice of two sides and two medium drinks), $21.99

Join KFC Rewards to earn points for free food.

When you join KFC Rewards, you'll earn 10 points for every $1 you spend at KFC.com or in the KFC app. Flash Rewards are those that won't stick around long. Here's how many points you'll need to get your favorite KFC foods free:

250 Points (spend $25)

With a regular price of $3.79, your best deal for 250 points is the 5-piece nuggets.

• 1-piece (drum or thigh) chicken (reg. $3.29, $3.39)

• 5-piece nuggets (reg. $3.79)

• Cherry Pie Poppers (reg. $2.49) FLASH REWARD

• Chicken Little (reg. $2.99)

• Individual side (reg. $3.29)

• Medium beverage (reg. $2.69)

500 Points (spend $50)

Grab the 10-piece Saucy Nuggets to get the best saving for your 500 points.

• 10-piece Saucy Nuggets (reg. $5.99) FLASH REWARD

• 8-piece nuggets (reg. $4.79)

• Beverage Bucket (reg. $3.99)

• Chicken sandwich (reg. $5.29)

• Kids' meal (reg. $5.49)

750 Points (spend $75)

Go with the 8-piece Nuggets Combo for a 11% return on your points.

• 8-piece Nuggets Combo (reg. $8.49)

• Famous Bowl and Drink (reg. $7.29)

1,000 Points (spend $100)

For a 11% return on your points, select the Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal.

• 12-piece Nuggets Combo (reg. $10.49)

• Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Box Meal (reg. $11.19)

Order the 16-piece KFC bucket for about 8% lower cost per piece of chicken.

KFC chicken buckets come in three different sizes: 8-piece, 12-piece, and 16-piece. You’ll always get the best deal per chicken from the 16-piece bucket — saving 8% when compared to the 8-piece:

• 8-piece Bucket ($20.79): $2.60 / piece

• 12-piece Bucket ($28.99): $2.42 / piece

• 16-piece Bucket ($37.99): $2.37 / piece

Remember, prices may vary, so your savings may differ from ours.

Go with the 4-piece Taste of KFC (fried chicken) deal vs. the 6-piece for a better value.

If you're looking to feed four on the cheap with one of the Taste of KFC fried chicken deals, order two of the 4-piece deals for $10 each — it's a better deal than the $20 6-piece.

When you order two of the 4-piece Taste of KFC fried chicken deals, you get eight pieces of chicken. That's two more pieces of chicken over the $20 6-piece. The minimum this will save you is $5.58.

Note that you can't select your sides with the 4-piece deal, you only get individual size mashed potatoes.

Order KFC delivery from Uber Eats for the cheapest delivery fee.

We checked KFC delivery from third-party services around the country and found that Uber Eats has the cheapest delivery fees:

• Uber Eats: $1.49 delivery fee

• Grubhub: $1.99 delivery fee

• DoorDash: $1.49 delivery fee

But before you order, check out our Uber Eats tips, Grubhub tips, and DoorDash tips.

KCL TIP: There's no senior, student, teacher, or military discount at KFC, but we know every senior discount, student discount, teacher discount, and military discount you can get with your ID.

Buy KFC on a food holiday for freebies or cheap chicken (50% off).

Mark your calendar. Food holidays like National Fried Chicken Day (July 6, 2025), offer special KFC deals that can save you up to 50%. Here's a look at what we're predicting for National Fried Chicken Day 2025:

• 50% off a 50-chicken nuggets bucket

• 50% off chicken sandwiches

• 40% off a 12-piece chicken bucket

• Free delivery

• FREE 10-piece chicken nuggets with an order of $10 or more online or in the KFC app purchase

• Free 2-piece meal (with mashed potatoes with gravy and biscuit), rewards member exclusive

Make KFC secret recipe chicken at home with this recipe.

A relative of Colonel Sanders revealed the secret 11 herbs and spices that are used in the KFC secret recipe.

Since that interview, KFC denied that this is the recipe, but it’s probably the closest we'll get to figuring out what goes into the KFC chicken:

• ⅔ Tbsp Salt

• ½ Tbsp Thyme

• ½ Tbsp Basil

• ⅓ Tbsp Oregano

• 1 Tbsp Celery Salt

• 1 Tbsp Black Pepper

• 1 Tbsp Dried Mustard

• 4 Tbsp Paprika

• 2 Tbsp Garlic Salt

• 1 Tbsp Ground Ginger

• 3 tbsp White Pepper

Mix with two cups of white flour.

If you have the time to make KFC chicken at home using this recipe, you'll save a ton of money. Here's a look at how much you can save.

• Kroger: 16 bone-in, skin-on chicken wings, $15.77 ($0.99 per wing)

  • KFC: Pay $2.79 each.

• Kroger: 12 bone-in, skin-on drumsticks, $6.91 ($0.58 per drumstick)

  • KFC: Pay $3.29 each.

• Kroger: 10 skin-on, bone-in thighs. $9.53 ($0.95 thigh)

  • KFC: Pay $3.39 each.

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