KFC Tenders Menu With Prices

The KF Menu audit desk · reviewed 31 Aug 2026 · 12 min read

One product, a dozen frames. Every order on this page is the same whole-muscle Original Recipe strip, what changes is quantity, company and per-unit price. The table below carries the audited figures; the pages behind it carry the ledgers, macros and the honest sizing advice the register never offers.

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. 4 pc. Tenders Combo leads this section: $9.99 for 1,275 calories and 55 g of protein, a grade of A. Single Original Recipe Tender sits at the bottom of the same ladder at 1.76¢ 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. 4 pc. Tenders Combo	$9.99	1,275	0.78¢	$1.82	A
2. 3 pc. Tenders Combo	$8.69	1,145	0.76¢	$2.02	B+
3. 5 pc. Tenders Combo	$12.19	1,450	0.84¢	$1.82	B+
4. 3 pc. Mike's Hot Honey Tenders Box	$7.00	790	0.89¢	$1.71	B+
5. 16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$22.99	2,080	1.11¢	$1.20	B+
6. 12 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$17.99	1,560	1.15¢	$1.25	B
7. 8 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$12.99	1,040	1.25¢	$1.35	B
8. 3 pc. Tenders	$5.99	390	1.54¢	$1.66	B
9. 2 pc. Tenders	$4.29	260	1.65¢	$1.79	C+
10. Single Original Recipe Tender	$2.29	130	1.76¢	$1.91	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
3 pc. Tenders Combo	$8.69	1,145	43 g	2,065 mg	B+
5 pc. Tenders Combo	$12.19	1,450	67 g	2,620 mg	B+
12 pc. Tenders Family Meal	$26.99	2,600 to 3,800 whole meal	per head on page	1,610 mg a head	per head
4 pc. Tenders Combo	$9.99	1,275	55 g	2,415 mg	A
8 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$12.99	1,040	96 g	2,800 mg	B
12 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$17.99	1,560	144 g	4,200 mg	B
16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$22.99	2,080	192 g	5,600 mg	B+
8 pc. Tenders Meal	$19.99	2,000 to 3,650 whole meal	per head on page	1,260 mg a head	per head
16 pc. Tenders Meal	$31.99	4,000 to 7,300 whole meal	per head on page	1,260 mg a head	per head
3 pc. Mike's Hot Honey Tenders Box	$7.00	790	41 g	2,140 mg	B+
Single Original Recipe Tender	$2.29	130	12 g	350 mg	C+
2 pc. Tenders order as a build	$4.29	260	24 g	700 mg	C+
3 pc. Tenders order as a build	$5.99	390	36 g	1,050 mg	B
Nashville Hot Tenders not on the current national menu	$6.49	480	36 g	1,300 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.

Feed four, by the numbers

Feeding a table is where this board’s prices spread the widest. Per head, 16 pc. Tenders Meal is the cheapest format on this board at $4.00 a person for 8 people, and 12 pc. Tenders Family Meal is the most expensive on the same table at $6.75 a head. The per-head calories are honest ranges: a bucket’s total depends on which cuts land in it, so every family page splits the order by head and states the basis. Sides and drinks that are not in the box bill on top.

Format	Feeds	Price	Per head	Calories per head	Sodium per head
16 pc. Tenders Meal	8	$31.99	$4.00	500 to 915	1,260 mg
8 pc. Tenders Meal	4	$19.99	$5.00	500 to 925	1,260 mg
12 pc. Tenders Family Meal	4	$26.99	$6.75	650 to 950	1,610 mg

Per-head figures assume the even split each format is built for. The family meals menu carries the complete table and the meal-versus-bucket math.

The per-tender price curve

Single: $2.29, the à la carte unit and the add-on price. Two and three as app builds: about $2.15 and $2.00 a tender. Three in combo: effectively less once sides price in. Five in combo: about $1.75. Eight, twelve and sixteen bare: $1.62, $1.50 and $1.44 with sauces included. The curve rewards scale exactly as menus intend; jump frames rather than stacking small orders.

Heat, when wanted

The tender line is Original Recipe only on the current board; Nashville Hot tenders are off the national menu and their page keeps the record. Heat now comes from the side: a Hot Sauce packet for free, Buffalo Ranch for 59¢, the Mike's Hot Honey box for sweet heat at $7, and while it lasts the Hot Ranch Box pairs three tenders with three Double Crispy wings and a 4 oz dip.

Protein per dollar, the line’s superpower

Tenders own the menu’s macro high ground: $1.66 to $1.82 per ten grams across the frames, with only the à la carte breast and the Taste of KFC plate beating them. If the gym log drives the order, this aisle is home.

Family scale

The 12-piece family meal at $26.99 undercuts the bone-in equivalent by three dollars and ends every cut dispute; kid-heavy tables’ best ticket, big-appetite tables’ lighter one.

Calories across the board

10 items on this board publish a single-serving count. The lightest three are Single Original Recipe Tender at 130, 2 pc. Tenders at 260 and 3 pc. Tenders at 390; the heaviest three are 16 pc. Tenders at 2,080, 12 pc. Tenders at 1,560 and 5 pc. Tenders Combo at 1,450. The median sits at 1,092 calories. The family formats here are measured per head instead: 12 pc. Tenders Family Meal at 650 to 950 a person, 8 pc. Tenders Meal at 500 to 925 a person and 16 pc. Tenders Meal at 500 to 915 a person. 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	Single Original Recipe Tender	$2.29
Most protein per dollar	16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$1.20 per 10 g
Lightest single serving	Single Original Recipe Tender	130 calories
Lowest sodium	Single Original Recipe Tender	350 mg, 15% of the daily 2,300
Best value grade	4 pc. Tenders Combo	grade A
Most calories per dollar	3 pc. Tenders Combo	0.76¢ a calorie
Cheapest per piece	16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$1.44 a piece
Cheapest per head	16 pc. Tenders Meal	$4.00 for 8

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

Allergens across the board

Across the 13 items on this board, 13 list wheat, 13 milk, 12 soy and 12 egg. Every item here declares at least one of the four. 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

• Buy the count, not the box of the moment. Per piece this board runs from $1.44 in the 16 pc. Tenders to $1.62 in the 8 pc. Tenders; the larger frame is cheaper every time, and the app lets you skip sides you do not want.
• Buy chicken on its weekday. The $10 Bucket of the Day runs Monday to Friday at participating restaurants: 24 nuggets on Monday and Friday, eight drums and thighs on Tuesday, ten wings on Wednesday, eight tenders on Thursday, each for ten dollars in the restaurant, on kfc.com or in the app and never on delivery platforms. Tuesday works out to $1.25 a piece against $2.37 in the standing eight-piece bucket; it is chicken only, so add sides from the sides board or take the $5 sides-and-biscuits add-on.
• Check the box before the combo. A combo adds a medium drink and a side for roughly $3 to $4; the $7, $9 and $11 Box Feasts bundle more food for less, and the combos index ranks every bundle cheapest first.
• Sauce cups come free by count. Tender and nugget orders include one to six dipping cups; extras bill at about 59¢, and the hot sauce, honey and ketchup packets are handed over on request.
• 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, tenders keep their crust for about fifteen minutes in a vented box; ask for sauces on the side. 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.

• 2 pc. Tenders, order as a build. Two tenders à la carte is a quantity build rather than a listed product: order single Original Recipe tenders in the app, or take the 3 pc. combo. Current equivalent: Single Original Recipe Tender.
• 3 pc. Tenders, order as a build. Three tenders à la carte is a quantity build rather than a listed product: order single Original Recipe tenders in the app, or take the 3 pc. combo. Current equivalent: Single Original Recipe Tender.
• Nashville Hot Tenders, not on the current national menu. Nashville Hot tenders are not on the current national menu. The tender line is Original Recipe only; Hot Sauce or the Hot Ranch Big Dip is how to add heat now. Current equivalent: 3 pc. Tenders Combo.

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 protein ranking
• The order calculator
• The allergen guide
• The combos index
• The cheapest items on the menu
• Everything under 400 calories
• The low-sodium orders
• Meal prices, per head
• 3 pc. Tenders Combo vs Chicken Sandwich Combo

Frequently asked questions

Guides for this board

• The $10 Bucket of the Day, every weekday
• The protein ranking
• KFC vs Raising Cane's