What is the $20 chicken box at KFC?

This likely refers to one of two current $20 KFC deals. The $20 Build a Bucket includes a choice of 8 pieces of on-the-bone chicken or 8 Original Recipe Tenders, 4 individual sides, 4 biscuits, and 4 sauces with tenders. The $20 Fill Up Box is a share-size box built for 3 to 4 people with chicken, Secret Recipe Fries, biscuits, and dipping sauces, with no drink included. Neither is Popcorn Chicken specific.

What's the $10 bucket at KFC?

There are two different $10 buckets running at KFC. The Popcorn Chicken Bucket includes 16 ounces, over 50 pieces of Popcorn Chicken, and 4 dipping sauces for $10.00. The $10 Bucket of the Day is a separate weekday chicken promotion that rotates by day: Monday and Friday offer 24-piece nuggets, Tuesday offers 8-piece drums and thighs, Wednesday offers 10-piece wings, and Thursday offers 8-piece tenders.

How much is a box of Popcorn Chicken?

Pricing depends on format: the À La Carte popcorn box with 1 sauce is $4.99, the Combo with fries, drink, and 1 sauce is $8.49, the Big Box with tenders, fries, drink, 2 sauces, and a cookie is $10.99, and the Bucket with 16 ounces, over 50 pieces, and 4 sauces is $10.00.

KFC POPCORN CHICKEN BIG BOX

Q: Is KFC Popcorn Chicken discontinued?

No, not currently. Popcorn Chicken was discontinued in the US in 2023, but it returned to KFC menus nationwide on July 13, 2026, after a three-year absence, driven by years of fan requests and online petitions. KFC is marketing the comeback as a limited-time item, available while supplies last, so there's no guarantee of a permanent return.

Q: Does KFC still do 50 Popcorn Chicken?

Yes, the standard US Popcorn Chicken Bucket is advertised as over 50 pieces for $10.00. This is the current, ongoing US offering as of the July 2026 relaunch.

Q: How much is the 60-piece popcorn bucket?

The 60-piece bucket is a UK-specific promotion, priced at £5.99, available April 20 through May 17, 2026, for dine-in and takeaway only at participating UK locations. This is not the same as the US Popcorn Chicken Bucket, which is sized at over 50 pieces for $10.00 rather than a fixed 60-piece count. The closest comparable US promotion historically was a limited-time 70-piece bucket for $10 that KFC ran in 2020, though that offer is not currently active.

Q: How many popcorn chickens are in a large KFC?

KFC's US Popcorn Chicken Bucket, the largest current US format, contains over 50 pieces. In markets running the 60-piece UK bucket promotion, that size is fixed at 60 pieces. There's no single universal large size across all markets, since it depends on the specific promotion and country.

KFC’s Popcorn Chicken is officially back, and the Big Box version is the most complete way to try it. For $10.99, it packs bite-sized popcorn chicken, tenders, fries, a drink, and a cookie into one order.
Crispy Popcorn Chicken (6 oz.) + 2 Tenders + Individual Fries + Medium Drink + 2 Dipping Sauces + A Chocolate Chunk Cookie

$10.99 1250-2100 Cal

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Price & Calories

Small $10.99 1250-2100 Cal

Nutrition

Item	Calories	Total Fat	Saturated Fat	Trans Fat	Cholesterol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Added Sugars	Protein
Popcorn Chicken Big Box	1,470	77 g	12 g	0 g	105 mg	3,980 mg	147 g	6 g	15 g	14 g	52 g

Allergen

Gluten Wheat Milk Egg Soy MSG

KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box is prepared in a shared kitchen. So, cross-contact with other allergens is possible.

Other Popcorn Chicken Options

KFC brought Popcorn Chicken back in four formats. Here’s how the Big Box stacks up:

Format	Price	What’s Included
Popcorn Chicken À La Carte	$4.99	Popcorn chicken in a popcorn box with 1 dipping sauce
Popcorn Chicken Combo	$8.49	Popcorn chicken, fries, a drink, and 1 sauce
KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box	$10.99	Popcorn chicken, 2 tenders, fries, drink, 2 sauces, cookie
Popcorn Chicken Bucket	$10.00	16-ounce bucket of popcorn chicken with 4 dipping sauces

Ingredients

Popcorn Chicken

Chicken
Water
Seasoning (soy protein concentrate, salt, modified food starch, rice starch, carrageenan, onion powder, chicken broth, extractives of celery seed)
Sodium phosphates

Breading

Enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
Salt
Rice flour
Spices
Wheat gluten
Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate)
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Corn starch
Soybean oil (processing aid)
Garlic powder
Tapioca dextrin
Citric acid
Maltodextrin
Natural flavor
Sugar
Gum arabic

Batter

Water
Enriched bleached wheat flour
Modified corn starch
Modified wheat starch
Rice flour
Salt
Garlic powder
Dextrin
Sodium caseinate (milk derivative)
Yeast extract
Modified cellulose gum
Spices
Leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate)
Mono and diglycerides
Soy lecithin

Predust

Enriched wheat flour
Modified corn starch
Salt
Yeast extract
Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate)
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Garlic powder
Spices
Chicken broth
Maltodextrin
Soybean oil (processing aid)
Citric acid
Sugar
Natural flavor
Silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent)

Secret Recipe Fries

Potatoes
Vegetable oil (soybean, canola, cottonseed, and/or sunflower)
Bleached wheat flour
Rice flour
Durum wheat semolina
Dextrin
Salt
Degermed yellow corn meal
Cornstarch
Leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate)
Dextrose
Xanthan gum
Annatto extract (color)
Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain natural color)

Seasoning

Sea salt
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Maltodextrin
Salt
Dextrose
Vegetable powders (onion, carrot, tomato)
Tricalcium phosphate
Hydrolyzed soy protein
Spices
Soybean oil
Natural flavors
Potassium chloride
Paprika extract (color)
Turmeric extract (color)

Original Recipe® Tender

Boneless, skinless chicken breast strip or chicken breast tenderloin
Water
Rice starch
Sodium phosphates
Salt
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
High oleic sunflower oil

Breading

Wheat flour
Salt
Spices
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Nonfat milk solids
Whey
Egg white solids
Garlic powder

Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookie

Enriched wheat flour (wheat, barley, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
Sugar
Chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla, salt)
Brown sugar
Margarine (vegetable oil blend [palm fruit, soybean, and olive oils], water, salt, non-fat dry milk, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene color)
Butter
Eggs
Invert sugar
Soy flour
Salt
Baking soda
Natural vanilla flavor

Customization

KFC doesn’t offer build-your-own menu for the KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box, but here are a few swaps commonly available at participating locations:

Drink Choice: Switch your medium fountain drink to your preferred soda, sweet tea, or lemonade option.
Sauce Selection: Pick two individual dipping sauces from KFC’s current lineup.
Side Swaps: Ask the counter or check the KFC Official App to see if you can substitute mashed potatoes and gravy or another side in place of fries, subject to local store approval.

Top 10 Pairings

Original recipe chicken

Extra Crispy Chicken

Mashed Potatoes with gravy

Honey BBQ Sauce

KFC Tender

Is It Vegetarian or Vegan?

No — the KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box is neither vegetarian nor vegan.

Popcorn Chicken and tenders: Both are chicken-based, so they’re immediately off-limits for vegetarians. The coating also typically contains egg (to help it stick) and may use a buttermilk-based marinade, which rules out vegan as well.
Fries: Usually vegetarian and vegan on their own, but they’re cooked in the same oil as the chicken and popcorn chicken, so there’s cross-contact risk — not suitable for strict vegetarians/vegans who avoid shared-fryer oil.
Chocolate chunk cookie: Contains milk, egg, and wheat, so it’s vegetarian at best but not vegan.
Dipping sauces: Most KFC sauces are vegetarian, but check individual ingredients if avoiding dairy or egg-based sauces (like ranch).

Bottom line for the box as a whole: every core component (chicken, tenders, cookie) rules out vegan, and the chicken alone rules out vegetarian — so there’s no version of this box that works for either diet.

When Is It Available?

KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box returned to KFC menus nationwide on July 13, 2026, after a three-year absence. It’s available now at participating U.S. locations, but KFC is marketing it as a limited-time item, available while supplies last, so there’s no confirmed end date and no guarantee it stays on the menu long-term.

Best Value Combos Compared

Deal	Price	What’s Included	Availability
Country Fried Steak Meal	$4.99	Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, biscuit	Wednesdays only, in-store only, select locations
Taste of KFC (2-pc meal)	$5–6	2 pieces fried chicken, 1 side, 1 biscuit	Daily, often app-exclusive
Famous Bowl	$5.00	Mashed potatoes, corn, crispy chicken, gravy, shredded cheese	Daily
$7 Box Feast	$7.00	1 Snacker, 5-piece nuggets, fries, medium drink	Daily
$9 Box Feast	$9.00	2 Snackers, 5-piece nuggets, fries, medium drink	Daily
$11 Box Feast	$11.00	1 chicken sandwich, 2 tenders, fries, medium drink	Daily
$10 Bucket of the Day	$10.00	Rotates by weekday: Mon/Fri 24pc nuggets, Tue 8pc drums & thighs, Wed 10pc wings, Thu 8pc tenders	Weekdays

Combo pricing varies by location — treat these as directional, not exact, and link out to the full KFC Menu with Prices page for current numbers.

FAQs

No — not currently. Popcorn Chicken was discontinued in the US in 2023, but it returned to KFC menus nationwide on July 13, 2026, after a three-year absence, driven by years of fan requests and online petitions. That said, KFC is marketing the comeback as a limited-time item, available while supplies last, so there’s no guarantee of a permanent return.

The Popcorn Chicken Bucket costs $10.00 in the US and includes a 16-ounce bucket with four dipping sauces. KFC’s own product page describes the bucket as containing “over 50 pieces” of Popcorn Chicken, making it the best per-piece value of the four Popcorn Chicken formats KFC currently offers.

This likely refers to one of two current $20 KFC deals:

$20 Fill Up Box: a share-size box built for 3–4 people with chicken, Secret Recipe Fries, biscuits, and dipping sauces (no drink included). Neither is Popcorn Chicken–specific — for a Popcorn Chicken option in that price range, the closest match is two Popcorn Chicken Buckets ($20 total) or the $10.99 Big Box plus a side item.
$20 Build a Bucket: choice of 8 pieces of on-the-bone chicken or 8 Original Recipe Tenders, 4 individual sides of your choice, 4 biscuits, and 4 sauces (with tenders).

Yes — the standard US Popcorn Chicken Bucket is advertised as “over 50 pieces” for $10.00. This is the current, ongoing US offering as of the July 2026 relaunch.

There are two different $10 buckets running at KFC right now, so this depends on context:

$10 Bucket of the Day — a separate weekday chicken promotion that rotates by day: Monday and Friday (24-piece nuggets), Tuesday (8-piece drums and thighs), Wednesday (10-piece wings), and Thursday (8-piece tenders). Both are $10, but they’re different products — worth specifying which one when searching or ordering.
Popcorn Chicken Bucket — 16 oz / over 50 pieces of Popcorn Chicken with 4 dipping sauces, $10.00.

Pricing depends on format:

Format	Price
À La Carte (popcorn box, 1 sauce)	$4.99
Combo (with fries, drink, 1 sauce)	$8.49
Big Box (with tenders, fries, drink, 2 sauces, cookie)	$10.99
Bucket (16 oz, over 50 pieces, 4 sauces)	$10.00

The 60-piece bucket is a UK-specific promotion, priced at £5.99, available April 20 through May 17, 2026, for dine-in and takeaway only (not delivery) at participating UK locations. This is not the same as the US Popcorn Chicken Bucket, which is sized at “over 50 pieces” for $10.00 rather than a fixed 60-piece count. If you’re in the US, the 60-piece size currently isn’t offered — the closest comparable US promotion historically was a limited-time 70-piece bucket for $10 that KFC ran in 2020, though that offer is not currently active.

KFC’s US Popcorn Chicken Bucket (the largest current US format) contains over 50 pieces. In markets running the 60-piece UK bucket promotion, that size is fixed at 60 pieces. There’s no single universal “large” size across all markets — it depends on the specific promotion and country.

KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box Price & Calories 2026

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