KFC Dinner Menu: Every Family Format by Headcount, Priced Per Head
KFC serves the same menu at dinner as at lunch, at the same prices, until close. What changes in the evening is the shape of the order: dinner is when the family formats do their work, and the honest dinner menu is the family board measured per head. For four, the $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket at $2.50 a head is the floor; for eight, the 16 pc. Tenders Meal at $4.00 a head is the lowest per-head price on the whole menu. Every format is below, sorted by the number of people it feeds, with calories and sodium per head from the component figures.
Dinner by headcount
Cheapest per head first inside each headcount. The formats are built to feed the number shown; a table with two teenagers and a toddler is not a table of three, and the family board pages say what each format carries piece by piece.
| Feeds | Format | Price | Per head | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Taste of KFC 4 pc. Meal |
$10.00 | $5.00 | 4 pieces mixed fried chicken, 2 mashed potatoes with gravy, 2 biscuits |
 Meal for Two: 5 pc. Chicken |
$15.99 | $8.00 | 5 pieces mixed fried chicken, 2 sides, 2 biscuits | |
| 3 |  Double Mash Meal |
$20.00 | $6.67 | 7 pieces mixed fried chicken, 2 large mashed potatoes with gravy, 4 biscuits |
| 4 |  $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket |
$10.00 | $2.50 | 16 oz. popcorn chicken, 4 sauces |
 8 pc. Tenders Meal |
$19.99 | $5.00 | 8 Original Recipe tenders, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits | |
 $20 Build-A-Bucket |
$20.00 | $5.00 | 8 dark-meat pieces or 8 tenders, 4 sides, 4 sauces, 4 biscuits | |
 6 pc. Tenders & 12 Nuggets Family Meal |
$21.99 | $5.50 | 6 Original Recipe tenders, 12 nuggets, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits | |
 Fan Favorite's Box |
$25.00 | $6.25 | 4 pieces mixed fried chicken, 12 nuggets, Secret Recipe fries, 4 biscuits, 4 sauces | |
 12 pc. Tenders Family Meal |
$26.99 | $6.75 | 12 Original Recipe tenders, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits, 6 sauce cups | |
 8 pc. Chicken Meal |
$29.99 | $7.50 | 8 pieces mixed fried chicken, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits | |
| 5 |  6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal |
$24.99 | $5.00 | 6 pieces mixed fried chicken, 12 nuggets, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits |
 Chicken Tenders Feast |
$44.99 | $9.00 | 6 pieces mixed fried chicken, 6 Original Recipe tenders, 2 large sides, 3 dipping sauces | |
| 6 |  12 pc. Chicken Meal |
$39.99 | $6.67 | 12 pieces mixed fried chicken, 3 large sides, 6 biscuits |
| 8 |  16 pc. Tenders Meal |
$31.99 | $4.00 | 16 Original Recipe tenders, 4 large sides, 8 biscuits |
 16 pc. Family Meal |
$54.99 | $6.87 | 16 pieces mixed fried chicken, 4 large sides, 8 biscuits |
Formats that arrive with sides and biscuits, at reference prices on the review date. The family meals board and the meal prices page rank every format live.
Chicken only, sides from the board
The buckets and packs are cheaper per head because nothing but chicken is in them; add sides at $2.79 to $3.89 an individual portion or take the $20.00 Build-A-Bucket, which bundles four.
| Format | Price | Feeds | Per head | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 50 pc. Nuggets Pack |
$24.99 | 8 | $3.12 | 50 nuggets, dipping sauces by count |
 16 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$31.99 | 8 | $4.00 | 16 pieces mixed fried chicken |
 12 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$25.99 | 6 | $4.33 | 12 pieces mixed fried chicken |
 40 pc. Saucy Nuggets Party Pack |
$34.99 | 8 | $4.37 | 40 saucy nuggets, up to 4 sauce flavors |
 8 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$18.99 | 4 | $4.75 | 8 pieces mixed fried chicken |
 Meal for Two: 2 Sandwiches & 10 Nuggets |
$16.99 | 2 | $8.49 | see page |
 Meal for Two: Sandwiches & Tenders |
$16.99 | 2 | $8.49 | see page |
Calories and sodium per head
A family meal has no single serving, so each format’s page splits the whole order by head using the component figures. The per-head figures below are those splits, which is the number that matters when a bucket is dinner rather than a snack.
| Format | Price | Feeds | Per head | Calories a head | Sodium a head | Sides included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket |
$10.00 | 4 | $2.50 | 470 | 1,380 mg | Yes |
| 50 pc. Nuggets Pack |
$24.99 | 8 | $3.12 | 300 to 325 | 790 mg | Chicken only |
| 16 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$31.99 | 8 | $4.00 | 425 to 750 | 1,440 mg | Chicken only |
| 16 pc. Tenders Meal |
$31.99 | 8 | $4.00 | 500 to 915 | 1,260 mg | Yes |
| 12 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$25.99 | 6 | $4.33 | 425 to 750 | 1,440 mg | Chicken only |
| 40 pc. Saucy Nuggets Party Pack |
$34.99 | 8 | $4.37 | 550 | 1,000 mg | Chicken only |
| 8 pc. Chicken Only Bucket |
$18.99 | 4 | $4.75 | 425 to 750 | 1,440 mg | Chicken only |
| 8 pc. Tenders Meal |
$19.99 | 4 | $5.00 | 500 to 925 | 1,260 mg | Yes |
| 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal |
$24.99 | 5 | $5.00 | 475 to 1,260 | 1,615 mg | Yes |
| Taste of KFC 4 pc. Meal |
$10.00 | 2 | $5.00 | 570 to 1,090 | 2,530 mg | Yes |
| $20 Build-A-Bucket |
$20.00 | 4 | $5.00 | 660 to 810 | 2,570 mg | Yes |
| 6 pc. Tenders & 12 Nuggets Family Meal |
$21.99 | 4 | $5.50 | 590 to 1,000 | 1,460 mg | Yes |
| Fan Favorite's Box |
$25.00 | 4 | $6.25 | 600 to 800 | 1,920 mg | Yes |
| 12 pc. Chicken Meal |
$39.99 | 6 | $6.67 | 575 to 1,200 | 2,000 mg | Yes |
| Double Mash Meal |
$20.00 | 3 | $6.67 | 890 to 1,500 | 3,950 mg | Yes |
| 12 pc. Tenders Family Meal |
$26.99 | 4 | $6.75 | 650 to 950 | 1,610 mg | Yes |
| 16 pc. Family Meal |
$54.99 | 8 | $6.87 | 575 to 1,200 | 2,000 mg | Yes |
| 8 pc. Chicken Meal |
$29.99 | 4 | $7.50 | 575 to 1,200 | 2,000 mg | Yes |
| Meal for Two: 5 pc. Chicken |
$15.99 | 2 | $8.00 | 850 to 1,300 | 2,360 mg | Yes |
| Meal for Two: 2 Sandwiches & 10 Nuggets |
$16.99 | 2 | $8.49 | 900 | 2,162 mg | Chicken only |
| Meal for Two: Sandwiches & Tenders |
$16.99 | 2 | $8.49 | 1,440 | 3,320 mg | Chicken only |
| Chicken Tenders Feast |
$44.99 | 5 | $9.00 | 520 to 830 | 2,270 mg | Yes |
Per-head figures divide the composed whole-order totals by the number of people the format feeds; calorie ranges run from the lightest to the heaviest choice of pieces and sides. The daily sodium line is 2,300 mg.
Dinner for one
The single-serving formats that are a full dinner rather than a lunch: 900 calories and up, cheapest first. The Fill Ups carry a drink and a dessert; the boxes carry a drink; the combos carry a drink and one side.
| Item | Price | Calories | Protein | Sodium | Value grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Loaded Smash'd Potato Bowl with Nuggets |
$5.49 | 950 | 28 g | 2,280 mg | A |
 1 pc. Chicken Fill Up |
$5.99 | 1,070 | 46 g | 2,665 mg | A+ |
 3 pc. Tenders Fill Up |
$6.49 | 1,070 | 44 g | 2,825 mg | A |
 2 pc. Chicken Fill Up |
$6.99 | 1,090 | 40 g | 2,885 mg | A |
 $7 Box Feast |
$7.00 | 1,240 | 37 g | 2,680 mg | A |
 Chicken Pot Pie Combo |
$7.49 | 930 | 26 g | 1,795 mg | B |
 Famous Bowl Fill Up |
$7.49 | 1,140 | 32 g | 3,335 mg | B+ |
 Wings & Wedges Combo |
$8.49 | 1,400 | 64 g | 3,150 mg | A+ |
The weekday bucket at dinner
On a weekday the $10 Bucket of the Day is the cheapest chicken of the evening: eight drums and thighs on Tuesday or eight tenders on Thursday at $1.25 a piece, 24 nuggets on Monday and Friday, ten wings on Wednesday. It is chicken only. With the $10 add-on (two large sides and four biscuits) it becomes a $20 dinner for four, which is the same money as the $20 Build-A-Bucket that runs every day with four sides instead of two; the bucket page prices both routes.
The evening kitchen
The dinner rush runs about 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and produces the freshest bone-in batches of the evening, because the fryers never stop. An order placed ahead in the app is ready when the batch lands rather than after the line. In the last hour before close the bone-in choice narrows to the final batch while tenders, nuggets and sandwiches still fry to order; the hours page has closing times by city. Delivery is marked up hardest at the dinner peak, when platform prices run 15 to 35 percent above the counter before fees; the delivery page measures it on real orders, and pickup ordered in the app is the cheaper route.
Dinner add-ons, priced
| Add-on | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit | $1.29 | Family meals carry one a head; extras are the cheapest way to stretch a bucket |
| Mashed Potatoes with Gravy | $2.79 | The side most tables run out of first |
| Cole Slaw | $2.79 | The lightest side on sodium at 180 mg |
| Whole Kernel Corn | $2.79 | No sodium, no declared allergens |
| Gravy Dip Cup | $0.99 | Gravy for a table that ordered plain sides |
| 4 Cookies | $4.99 | Dessert for four at $1.25 each |
| Bottled Water | $2.19 | Or tap water; a fountain drink is $2.99 and 120 to 250 calories |
More KFC guides
QuestionsKFC Dinner Menu FAQs
Does KFC have a dinner menu?
No separate one. The same menu and prices run from opening to close; the family formats are the dinner half of the board.
What is the best KFC dinner for a family of four?
By price per head, the $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket at $2.50 a head, then the 8 pc. Tenders Meal at $5.00. The 8 pc. Chicken Meal at $7.50 a head is the bone-in version with white meat.
What is the cheapest KFC dinner for one?
The Loaded Smash'd Potato Bowl with Nuggets at $5.49 is the cheapest full-size dinner; the $4.99 Taste of KFC plate is the cheapest complete plate if 720 calories is enough.
What are KFC dinner deals?
The $10 Bucket of the Day on weekdays, the $20 Build-A-Bucket every day, the Meals for Two, and app offers that rotate weekly. There is no evening-only discount.
How many calories is a KFC family dinner per person?
About 500 to 915 a head in the 16 pc. Tenders Meal and 575 to 1,200 in the 8 pc. Chicken Meal, before drinks, depending on the pieces and sides chosen; every format's page splits the figures by head.
How much KFC do I need for a family of five?
The 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal feeds five at $5.00 a head; otherwise the four-person formats with an extra two pieces or a side. Two pieces of chicken or three tenders a head is the usual planning figure.
When is KFC freshest in the evening?
During the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. rush, when the fryers run continuously. Order ahead in the app and the order is ready as the batch lands.
Is KFC dinner delivery worth it?
Rarely on price: platform listings run 15 to 35 percent above the counter before fees, and the $10 bucket is not sold on them. Delivery inside the KFC app stays closest to counter prices.
What time does KFC stop serving dinner?
At the posted closing time, usually 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. and later in city centers. The last half hour narrows bone-in choice to the final batch.
Does KFC have a dinner for two?
Yes: the Meals for Two at $10.00 to $16.99, which is $5.00 to $8.49 a head and more food than two combos.
Where the facts on this page come from
- KFC app and kfc.com menu listings reference prices on the review date
- KFC full nutrition guide, 2026 edition calories and nutrition for every item
- KFC U.S. press release, 4 May 2026: $10 Bucket of the Day weekday lineup, not on third-party platforms, participation varies