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KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich

$5.29 650 cal 34g protein

Includes Spicy Chicken Sandwich with an Extra Crispy chicken breast filet, pickles, and spicy mayo on a toasted brioche bun.

Checked across 19 restaurants, $3.99 and $5.79.

4.1 · 10 ratings

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 620 kcal
  • Protein 34g 68%
  • Carbs 49g 18%
  • Fat 33g 42%
Nutrient Amount % DV
Calories 620kcal 31%
Total Fat 33g 42%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 85mg 28%
Sodium 2140mg 93%
Total Carbohydrate 49g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 6g 12%
Protein 34g 68%

Figures are KFC's own published nutrition data, for a 233g serving, and can vary by restaurant or customisation. Percent Daily Values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Compare this against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich Complete Information

The KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich costs $5.29 and carries 650 cal. It is the Classic Chicken Sandwich with one component swapped: the plain mayo becomes a spicy one. Same Extra Crispy breast filet, same toasted brioche bun, same two pickle slices, same price. The heat sits in the sauce rather than the breading, so it arrives late. You get the crust and the seasoning first, then the burn builds over the second and third bite and settles around a medium.

One number deserves attention. At 2,140mg the sodium is 93 percent of a full day's allowance in a single sandwich, the highest of any sandwich on the Sandwiches & Wraps menu and well above the Classic's 1,260mg. The spicy mayo is where that comes from. Protein matches the Classic at 34g. For heat without the sodium load, the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich runs lighter on both counts, and the Zinger Sandwich carries its spice in the marinade instead. Build the whole order in the nutrition calculator before you commit.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Gluten
  • Eggs
  • Wheat
  • Soy
  • MSG
  • Sesame

Not stated by KFC: Meat, Animal Products, Corn, Seeds, Sulfites, Nitrates, Yeast, Alcohol, Artificial Coloring, Onion, Garlic, Crustacean Shellfish, Molluscan Shellfish, Celery, Mustard, Lupin. KFC records no status for these, so treat them as unknown rather than absent.

Allergen information is based on standard recipes. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy when ordering.

Pairs Well Together

Mac & Cheese is carried by 21 of the restaurants we sampled, which makes it the safest thing to add.

$5.29 Spicy Chicken Sandwich $2.99 Mac & Cheese

Combo Total

$8.28 790 cal

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KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich Recipe

The Spicy Chicken Sandwich is the Classic with a hotter sauce, so the work at home is the same fry with one extra bowl. The sauce is what you are actually making. Get it right and the rest follows, and at $5.29 a sandwich in a restaurant a batch of four pays for itself quickly.

Prep25 min
Cook12 min
Total37 min
DifficultyMedium
Servings
4

Ingredients

Chicken and brine

Extra crispy coating

Spicy mayo

To assemble

Method

0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • Taste the mayo before it goes near the sandwich. Cayenne sauces vary enormously in heat, and this is the only point where you can still adjust it.
  • Mayo on both bun halves, not just the base. It is what stops the brioche soaking through on the way to the table.
  • Rest the coated chicken the full 10 minutes. A dry coating flakes off in the pan and takes the seasoning with it.

Variations

  • Drop the cayenne powder and double the smoked paprika for the flavour without the burn.
  • Add 1 tbsp of pickle brine to the mayo for a sharper, tangier version.
  • Swap the pickles for shredded lettuce and you have built something close to a Zinger.

Serve it with

  • Fries and something cold. Milk cuts capsaicin better than water does.
  • Cole slaw on the side, which does more against heat than another pickle.
  • A batch of four costs well under $5.29 a sandwich once you are past the oil.

A home version of Spicy Chicken Sandwich. It is our own recipe, not KFC's, and the Original Recipe blend stays a trade secret.

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Spicy Chicken Sandwich Questions

$5.29 at a typical US restaurant, which is exactly what the Classic Chicken Sandwich costs. Franchisees set their own prices, so your local figure will sit a little either side of that.

Medium, and it builds rather than hits. The heat is in the mayo, not the breading, so the first bite tastes like the Classic and the burn arrives a beat later. The Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich is hotter and more direct.

650 cal, with 34g of protein and 35g of fat. The figure that matters more is sodium at 2,140mg, which is 93 percent of the FDA daily value in one sandwich.

Where the heat lives. The Spicy gets it from the mayo; the Zinger Sandwich marinates the breast itself and finishes with lettuce instead of pickles. The Zinger is also the lighter of the two.

Most restaurants will, but at that point you have ordered a Classic Chicken Sandwich, which costs the same. Order that instead and save the conversation.

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