KFC Sides Menu With Prices

The KF Menu audit desk · reviewed 31 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

The supporting cast, priced and dated. Some sides are national constants (fries, mash, mac, slaw, corn, biscuit), some are regional citizens (green beans, macaroni salad, the surviving wedges), one is a rotation (fried pickles), and one is the season’s loaded newcomer (Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges). Every page behind this table carries the full numbers and the honest role each side actually plays.

The value ladder

The ladder ranks this board by the site’s value score, which weighs cents per calorie against dollars per 10 g of protein and the sodium load, then grades on the whole-menu curve. Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges leads this section: $5.49 for 870 calories and 10 g of protein, a grade of B. Green Beans sits at the bottom of the same ladder at 4.65¢ a calorie, which is the price of convenience over volume. The grade is a money-per-nutrition measure, not a verdict on taste; the picks table further down names the lightest and the lowest-sodium orders separately.

Rank	Price	Calories	Cents per calorie	Dollars per 10 g protein	Grade
1. Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges	$5.49	870	0.63¢	$5.49	B
2. Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit	$1.29	180	0.72¢	$4.30	B
3. Macaroni Salad	$2.79	230	1.21¢	$9.30	C+
4. Potato Wedges	$3.89	320	1.22¢	$9.72	C+
5. Cole Slaw	$2.79	170	1.64¢	$27.90	C
6. Whole Kernel Corn	$2.79	70	3.99¢	$13.95	C
7. Secret Recipe Fries	$3.49	320	1.09¢	$8.72	C
8. Fried Pickles	$3.49	310	1.13¢	$8.72	C
9. 5 pc. Mashed Potato Poppers	$3.00	200	1.5¢	$7.50	C
10. Mashed Potatoes (no gravy)	$2.79	110	2.54¢	$13.95	C

Top of the ladder for this board. Every figure is computed from the price and nutrition on the item’s own page; sauces, drinks and family formats are graded on their own pages where the units make sense.

Prices and calories at a glance

Item	Reference price	Calories	Protein	Sodium	Value grade
Potato Wedges	$3.89	320	4 g	660 mg	C+
Secret Recipe Fries	$3.49	320	4 g	1,050 mg	C
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy	$2.79	130	2 g	530 mg	C
Mac and Cheese	$3.79	140	5 g	590 mg	C
Cole Slaw	$2.79	170	1 g	180 mg	C
Whole Kernel Corn	$2.79	70	2 g	0 mg	C
Green Beans	$2.79	60	2 g	620 mg	C
Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit	$1.29	180	3 g	560 mg	B
Fried Pickles	$3.49	310	4 g	1,150 mg	C
5 pc. Mashed Potato Poppers	$3.00	200	4 g	921 mg	C
Mashed Potatoes (no gravy)	$2.79	110	2 g	330 mg	C
Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges limited time	$5.49	870	10 g	2,920 mg	B
Macaroni Salad regional	$2.79	230	3 g	360 mg	C+

Reference prices on the review date; franchises set final prices. Rows marked as not on the current national menu keep their last listed price and full nutrition on their own page. Family formats carry whole-order calorie ranges and per-head sodium; their pages split every figure by head. Tap any item for sizes, nutrition and allergens.

The swap that pays every time

Mash-for-fries in any combo: free nearly everywhere, −500 mg sodium, better reheat, and gravy. This site recommends it on a dozen pages because nothing else on the menu is this repeatable.

Calorie floor to ceiling

Green beans 60 and corn 70 hold the floor; fries at 320 medium and the large tubs hold the ceiling. The biscuit‘s 180 calories at $1.29 remains the savory board’s cheapest single-item calorie, full stop.

Two sides most menus never list

Mashed Potatoes without gravy is its own listing at the same $2.79: 110 calories and 330 mg of sodium against 130 and 530 with the ladle, the largest single sodium cut on the whole menu for no change in price, and the one hot side vegetarians can order. Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges is the opposite move: a large wedges order under pickles and a chili-ranch drizzle at about $5.49 and 870 calories, part of the limited-time Hot Ranch line and only at stores that still run the wedge fryer.

Two sides most menus never list

Mashed Potatoes without gravy is its own listing at the same $2.79: 110 calories and 330 mg of sodium against 130 and 530 with the ladle, the largest single sodium cut on the whole menu for no change in price, and the one hot side vegetarians can order. Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges is the opposite move: a large wedges order under pickles and a chili-ranch drizzle at about $5.49 and 870 calories, part of the limited-time Hot Ranch line and only at stores that still run the wedge fryer.

The cold chain

Slaw and macaroni salad split the cold-contrast vote; cabbage tradition versus picnic diplomacy. Both keep overnight better than anything fried ever will.

Regional and rotating

Wedges persist regionally post-2020; green beans and mac salad map their own territories; fried pickles are the August 2026 newcomer on rotation. The app is store-truth for all four.

Calories across the board

13 items on this board publish a single-serving count. The lightest three are Green Beans at 60, Whole Kernel Corn at 70 and Mashed Potatoes at 110; the heaviest three are Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges at 870, Secret Recipe Fries at 320 and Potato Wedges at 320. The median sits at 180 calories. Every count is the published figure for the standard build; the item pages show what a drink swap or a sauce cup adds.

Picks by the numbers

The same board, read six ways. Each pick is the single best figure on its line among the items priced here, with the number that earned it.

The pick	Item	The figure
Cheapest item	Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit	$1.29
Most protein per dollar	Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit	$4.30 per 10 g
Lightest single serving	Green Beans	60 calories
Lowest sodium	Whole Kernel Corn	0 mg, 0% of the daily 2,300
Best value grade	Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges	grade B
Most calories per dollar	Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges	0.63¢ a calorie
Cheapest per piece	5 pc. Mashed Potato Poppers	$0.60 a piece

Computed from the reference prices and published nutrition on each item page.

Allergens across the board

Across the 13 items on this board, 9 list wheat, 7 milk, 3 soy and 3 egg. Whole Kernel Corn and Green Beans declare no major allergen. Shared fryers and prep surfaces mean cross-contact is possible for every item, so the list is a declaration, not a guarantee.

From the published allergen statements; the allergen guide filters the whole menu by what you avoid.

How to pay less on this board

• Individual beats large below three people. A large side is roughly two and a half individuals for the price of two; for one or two people the individual size wastes nothing.
• Order in the app, not through a delivery platform. App prices are the reference used on every page here, Rewards pays 10 points a dollar (roughly 4 to 6 percent back when redeemed on meal-tier items), and the exclusives feed refreshes weekly with attach deals that stack with the standing board. The app guide covers the machinery.
• Judge every deal against the standing floor. A complete meal starts at $4.99 on the board every day and family dinner at $4.00 a head; the deals page explains how the offer channels work so any coupon can be judged in ten seconds.

Ordering these for delivery

Delivery platforms list this board 15 to 35 percent above the counter price before the delivery fee, service fee and tip, so a family order lands 35 to 60 percent over its counter self. KFC’s own app with delivery keeps the menu closest to reference and is the only route that earns Rewards points. On the ride itself, mash, mac and slaw travel perfectly; fries and wedges are the two sides worth skipping on delivery. The delivery page has the measured markup table and the four routes ranked.

If something here is not on your board

Nothing leaves this site when it leaves the menu. Each item below keeps its page, its last listed price and its full nutrition, marked with its status, so the comparison is ready if it returns.

• Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges, limited time.
• Macaroni Salad, regional. Macaroni salad is a regional side, not a national listing. Cole slaw is the standing cold side everywhere. Current equivalent: Cole Slaw.

Pages built from this board

Every tool and guide on this site reads the same data as the table above, so these pages agree with it to the cent.

• The menu by calories
• The allergen guide
• The keto and low-carb guide
• The healthiest orders
• The cheapest items on the menu
• Everything under 400 calories
• The low-sodium orders
• The wheat-free list

Frequently asked questions

Guides for this board

• KFC gravy: what it is made of
• Vegetarian and vegan at KFC
• The wheat-free list
• The low-sodium orders