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 — 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 KFC food deals and tips you need to use on your next KFC chicken run. Be sure to 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 Deals:
Grab $5 Taste of KFC meals for savings up to 55%.
KFC recently announced new $5 meal deals that you can grab through the rest of this year. You have three meal options:
Taste of KFC 8-piece Nuggets: Eight chicken nuggets, an Individual (small) fries, and your choice of two sauces (separately this meal costs $8.48) — 41% savings
Taste of KFC Famous Bowl: Mashed potatoes, sweet corn, and chicken nuggets covered in home-style gravy and shredded cheese (separately this meal costs $10.37) — 52% savings
Taste of KFC 2-piece: 2-piece chicken (one drumstick and one thigh), mashed potatoes with gravy, and a biscuit (separately this meal costs $11.16) — 55% savings
1. 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:
50% off chicken sandwiches
40% off 12-piece chicken bucket
FREE 10-piece Saucy Nuggets with any purchase of $10 or more
50-piece Nuggets $25 (digital exclusive)
$25 6-piece fried chicken, 12-piece chicken nuggets, your choice of two large sides, four biscuits, and two dipping sauces (digital exclusive for online delivery or pickup orders)
$10 8-piece bucket (Tuesdays only)
2. 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)
Apple 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 12% return on your points.
8-piece Nuggets Combo (reg. $8.29)
Famous Bowl and Drink (reg. $6.99)
1,000 Points (spend $100)
For a 15% return on your points, select the Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal.
12-piece Nuggets Combo (reg. $10.29)
Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal (reg. $11.19)
3. 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 ($19.99): $2.50/piece
12-piece Bucket ($26.99): $2.25/piece
16-piece Bucket ($36.99): $2.31/piece
Remember, prices may vary, so your savings may differ from ours.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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
8. 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 Original
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: Get 16 bone-in, skin-on chicken wings for $15.77 ($0.99 per wing).
KFC: Pay $2.79 each.
Kroger: Get 12 bone-in, skin-on drumsticks for $6.95 ($0.60 per drumstick).
KFC: Pay $3.29 each.
Kroger: Get 10 skin-on, bone-in thighs for $9.52 ($0.95 thigh).
KFC: Pay $3.39 each.
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