KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal: Price
The 6-piece chicken and 12 nugget family meal runs about $24.99: six bone-in pieces, a dozen nuggets, two large sides and four biscuits, feeding five at exactly $5.00 a head. It's the Fill Up Box's formula grown into a full meal: the bone-in generation and the nugget generation, one receipt.
◐ REFERENCE FIGURES · INDEPENDENTLY TRACKED · 31 AUG 2026
Family formats are measured per head, not per calorie: $5.00 a person across 5 people, recomputed whenever the price moves. How we measure.
KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal price
| Option | Price | Calories | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | $24.99 | 2,350 to 6,300 whole meal | ◐ REF. |
National reference pricing on the audit date. Franchises set final prices; a spread of about a dollar between locations is normal.
The Ledger · price history on recordWhat this item has cost
| Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $24.99 | opening entry |
Tracked at $24.99 since the hybrid tier joined the audit. Hybrid formats are KFC's live experiment on the family board: this ledger and its twin's are the lab notebooks.
Fact checkWhy other sites disagree about this item
Build-blur is the fact-check: this hybrid appears in listings merged with the tenders version, with the Fill Up Box, or as a '6-piece meal' with the nuggets vanished; three products smeared into headlines with whichever price surfaced first. The build is exact: six bone-in, twelve nuggets, two larges, four biscuits, $24.99. The tenders twin is $3 less and its own page. Precision is the whole product here; the listings sell the blur.
What the meal carries, per head
The build: 6 pieces mixed fried chicken · 12 nuggets · 2 large sides · 4 biscuits, split 5 ways.
| Measure | Figure | Why a range |
|---|---|---|
| Whole order, calories | 2,350 to 6,300 whole meal | cut mix, recipe and side choices move the total |
| Per head, calories (5 people) | 475 to 1,260 | light build to heavy build, even split |
| Per head, price | $5.00 | list price ÷ 5, the number that decides the order |
Derived from the per-piece figures published on this site's own item pages; each linked component carries its full per-serving table.
The sodium lineWhere each plate’s sodium lands
About 1,615 mg per head across five: chicken, nuggets and biscuits before sides. The hybrid's split lightens it: nugget-heavy plates run gentler than piece-heavy ones, and the format lets each generation pick its own number.
AllergensAllergens
Contains: Wheat, Soy, Milk, Egg. Shared fryers and prep areas mean cross-contact is possible; confirm with the restaurant if you have a severe allergy.
The buildWhat’s in the KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal
| Component | Sold on its own | Published calories |
|---|---|---|
| 6 pc. mixed fried chicken | part of this build only | not published separately |
| 12 crispy chicken nuggets | KFC 10 pc. Nuggets · $5.49 | 500 as sold alone |
| 2 large sides | part of this build only | not published separately |
| 4 biscuits | KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit · $1.29 | 180 as sold alone |
Component figures are the standalone items’ published values; portion sizes inside a build can differ, which is why this site never adds them into an unpublished total.
What is in a KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal?
The hybrid family tier: parents’ pieces and kids’ nuggets in the same box, with the meal-format sides the Fill Up Box skips. Its twin runs tenders for the fully boneless household. Against the feast‘s $44.99 both-camps play, this is the same diplomacy at half the table size.
How it is made
One batch pull plus a drawer pull, two larges, biscuits by four. The nugget dozen rides its own sleeve: the format’s segregation-of-church-and-state design that keeps the kids’ quadrant self-governing.
Who it suits, and who should skip it
The five-person household with a generational chicken divide, which is to say, most five-person households; birthday tables in the single-digit years; any dinner where ‘mixed bucket’ means an argument and this means peace. All-adult tables do better on the 12-piece meal‘s pure math.
Is it worth the price?
Five dollars a head for the peace-treaty dinner, sides included.
It matches the Fill Up Box’s famous per-head rate while adding the large sides and biscuits the box economizes away: the hybrid formula at meal completeness. Only the 16-tender meal‘s $4.00 undercuts it per person on the family board, and that one can’t seat both camps.
Order hacks
- Quadrant the box at serving: pieces to one side, nuggets to the other, before the fast hands redistrict it.
- Cut requests apply to the six: ‘no wings’ or ‘extra dark’ at order shapes the adult half free.
- Two larges split mash-and-corn covers both generations’ politics.
- All-adult table? The 12-piece meal at $39.99 carries twice the bone-in for $6.67 a head: the hybrid premium buys peace, not protein.
- Sauce math serves the nugget quadrant: three cups minimum, the dozen demands it.
Family math, computed against the other family formats
| Format | Price | $ / head | Feeds | Calories / head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket | $10.00 | $2.50 | 4 | 470 |
| KFC 16 pc. Tenders Meal | $31.99 | $4.00 | 8 | 500 to 915 |
| KFC 8 pc. Tenders Meal | $19.99 | $5.00 | 4 | 500 to 925 |
| KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal | $24.99 | $5.00 | 5 | 475 to 1,260 |
| KFC $20 Build-A-Bucket | $20.00 | $5.00 | 4 | 660 to 810 |
| KFC $10 Taste of KFC 4 pc. Meal | $10.00 | $5.00 | 2 | 570 to 1,090 |
| KFC 6 pc. Tenders & 12 Nuggets Family Meal | $21.99 | $5.50 | 4 | 590 to 1,000 |
| KFC Fan Favorite’s Box | $25.00 | $6.25 | 4 | 600 to 800 |
| KFC Double Mash Meal | $20.00 | $6.67 | 3 | 890 to 1,500 |
| KFC Meal for Two (5 pc. Chicken) | $15.99 | $8.00 | 2 | 850 to 1,300 |
| KFC Meal for Two, Sandwiches & Tenders | $16.99 | $8.50 | 2 | 2,080 to 2,880 by side and drink |
| KFC Meal for Two (2 Sandwiches & 10 Nuggets) | $16.99 | $8.50 | 2 | see item page |
Every family format on the menu, ranked by cost per head. When a price moves, this ranking moves with it; only The KF Menu publishes this table.
AlternativesCompare with similar items
KFC 8 pc. Chicken Meal
$29.99
· 2,300 to 4,800 whole meal cal
KFC 12 pc. Chicken Meal
$39.99
· 3,450 to 7,200 whole meal cal
KFC 16 pc. Family Meal
$54.99
· 4,600 to 9,600 whole meal cal
KFC Chicken Tenders Feast
$44.99
· 2,600 to 4,160 whole feast cal
How to order the KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal
| Route | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Status | Standing menu item as of 31 Aug 2026; participation can vary by franchise. |
| KFC app & website | The reference price on this page, plus app-only offers and Rewards points. The cleanest way to see your own store’s price before ordering. Official listing. |
| Counter & drive-through | Franchise-set pricing: a spread of about a dollar around the reference is normal. AK, HI and CA run higher on KFC’s own note. |
| Delivery apps | Marked up over counter price and no Rewards earning; the delivery page ranks the routes. |
| Cheaper routes | the $10 Tuesday bucket is the week’s only standing chicken discount; current deals change without a schedule; the app row is the truth; the standing value board (Taste of KFC, $5 Bowls, Fill Ups) usually beats a promo code. |
KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal FAQs
How much is the 6-piece and 12-nugget family meal?
About $24.99: six bone-in pieces, twelve nuggets, two large sides and four biscuits. $5.00 a head across five.
How many people does the KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal feed?
Five in the standard split: adults on pieces, kids on nuggets, everyone on sides and biscuits.
How many calories in the whole meal?
Roughly 2,350 to 6,300 depending on cuts and sides, about 475 to 1,260 per person even-split, with the hybrid letting each plate pick its lane.
Is there a version without bones entirely?
The tenders twin: six tenders and twelve nuggets at about $21.99, its own page.
This or the 20 Fill Up Box?
Same $5-a-head, same hybrid idea: the box travels lighter (shared fries, no biscuits), this eats fuller (two larges, biscuits by four). Appetite depth decides.
Can I choose the six cuts?
Standard requests apply, all-dark and no-wing builds are routine at order time.
How much sodium is in the 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal?
About 1,615 mg per head across 5 people, 70% of the daily value each, counting chicken, nuggets and biscuits, before sides.
What allergens are in the KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal?
Wheat, Soy, Milk, Egg are declared. Fryers and prep surfaces are shared, so cross-contact with other allergens is possible; the in-store allergen chart is the reference for severe allergies.
Where every number came from
THE KF MENU · SOURCE SLIP
6-pc-chicken-12-pc-nuggets-family-meal · audit 31 AUG 2026
independent guide, not affiliated with KFC Corporation