Okay fried chicken lovers, this one is for you! If you’re a fan of KFC, you’re going to absolutely love this meal. This Copycat KFC Famous Bowl has layers of silky mashed potatoes, crispy fried chicken, thick gravy, sweet corn, and lots of cheese! And it’s all made at home in just about half an hour for a fraction of the cost of the drive-thru price.
Did you know that the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant was actually in Utah? It’s actually just about an hour from where I live. I always thought it would’ve started in… I don’t know… Kentucky? Haha! Either way, you’re going to want to try this dish at home.
Ingredients for KFC Famous Bowl
russet potatoes
salt and pepper
milk
minced garlic
butter
paprika
Colby jack cheese
bag Frozen popcorn chicken or chicken nuggets
canned corn
chicken gravy
How to Make Copycat KFC Famous Bowl
For the mashed potatoes, peel and dice the potatoes into small pieces. Make sure they’re pretty small or else you’ll have to cook the potatoes a little longer.
Add the potatoes, water, and salt and pepper. Put the lid on top, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Flip the valve to quick release, and remove any excess liquid from the Instant Pot. Add the remaining mashed potato ingredients. Beat with an electric hand mixer or a potato masher until your desired creaminess.
While the potatoes are cooking, place the chicken on a sheet pan and bake according to the package instructions. Next, heat the corn on the stove or in the microwave. Do the same with the gravy. Now for assembly. Once everything is cooked, assemble your bowls, starting with a large dollop of mashed potatoes, followed by the corn, crispy chicken, gravy, and cheese. Serve and enjoy!
This Copycat KFC Famous Bowl has layers of silky mashed potatoes, crispy fried chicken, thick gravy, sweet corn, and lots of cheese!
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Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes
7medium-sized7russet potatoes
1cup1water
1tsp1salt
1tsp1pepper
1/3cup1/3Colby jack cheese, shredded
1/2cup1/2milk
1tbsp1minced garlic
2tbsp2butter
1tsp1paprika
Bowls
1/2cup1/2Colby jack cheese, shredded
24oz24bag Frozen popcorn chicken or chicken nuggets
15oz15can corn
6oz6chicken gravy
Directions
Mashed Potatoes
Peel and dice the potatoes into small pieces.
If you have an Instant Pot silicone steamer basket insert, add it to the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add the potatoes with the water and a dash of salt and pepper. Put the lid on top, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. If you didn’t cut the potatoes super small cook them for longer, about 12 minutes.
Once the potatoes are cooked remove any excess liquid from the Instant Pot, then add in the remaining mashed potato ingredients. Beat with an electric hand mixer or a potato masher until creamy.
Bowls
Place the chicken on a sheet pan and bake according to the package instructions.
To a small pot on the stove add the can of corn and heat through. To another small pot on the stove, add the gravy and heat through. Once the chicken is out of the oven assemble your bowls by putting some mashed potatoes to the bottom of your bowl then top with the corn, chicken, gravy, and cheese. Enjoy!
Colonel Sanders himself describes the KFC Famous Bowl as “Creamy mashed potatoes, sweet corn and chicken nuggets layered together, then drizzled with home-style gravy and topped with a perfect blend of three shredded cheeses”.
They're amazing but as you'd expect from a lineup like that, they're not the healthiest meal option around town. The original KFC Famous Bowl has 720 calories, 26 grams of protein, 79 grams of carbs, and 34 grams of fat.
Famous Bowls, a fan-favorite KFC menu item, are made fresh to order and start with a foundation of creamy mashed potatoes, topped with bite-sized chunks of crispy chicken and sweet corn, drizzled with hot homestyle gravy and topped with a shredded three-cheese blend.
KFC on Monday announced it is offering a value menu through the end of 2024 featuring a $4.99 two-piece chicken meal for one; a variably priced four-piece, two-person chicken meal; and a $20 six-piece chicken family meal. The menu is called “Taste of KFC Deals.”
Here's where "crispy" is a code word for "steer clear." The extra crispy recipe is by far the least healthful of KFC's chicken options. A single breast will set you back 530 calories, 35 grams of fat, and 6 grams of saturated fat.
When in doubt, choose grilled chicken! Since it's not battered or fried, it's likely to have superior nutrition. This per-piece option is among the best at KFC for its low calories and (relatively) low sodium. It's also a good choice for anyone watching their carbs, since it contains zero grams.
KFC Smash'd Potato Bowls are filled to the brim with all your comfort food favorites, including a layer of KFC's famous mashed potatoes, topped with Secret Recipe Fries, warm cheese sauce, crispy bacon crumbles and a sprinkle of three-cheese blend.
It is likely KFC discontinued the dish as it hoped to simplify menus. Many fast food giants cut down their menus in recent years as they looked to make kitchens more efficient and increase customer satisfaction.
This version of the bowl proved particularly popular and KFC brought it back again in 2022. "While most would agree that mac & cheese is good, a bowl of KFC mac & cheese topped with crispy popcorn chicken and even more cheese?
It's a tactical effort by the fast food company to streamline the menu. Not all of these items were available at every location, and after gathering data on which items performed well in sales, these were the ones determined to be nixed from menus, KFC U.S. Director Brittany Wilson told USA Today.
KFC® INTRODUCES NEW SMASH'D POTATO BOWLS – A NEXT-LEVEL TWIST ON THE FAN-FAVORITE FAMOUS BOWLS. JANUARY 29, 2024 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Fried Chicken® is introducing new Smash'd Potato Bowls, an abundant, finger lickin' good bowl for just $3.49.
Here's the kicker, though — the Famous Bowl is one of KFC's least healthy menu items. You've got 710 calories in there for one, as well as 82 grams of carbs (thank the potato and cheese for that), 31 grams of fat and, incredibly, 2450 milligrams of sodium.
KFC Smash'd Potato Bowls are filled to the brim with all your comfort food favorites, including a layer of KFC's famous mashed potatoes, topped with Secret Recipe Fries, warm cheese sauce, crispy bacon crumbles and a sprinkle of three-cheese blend.
If you're a fan of KFC, you're going to absolutely love this meal. This Copycat KFC Famous Bowl has layers of silky mashed potatoes, crispy fried chicken, thick gravy, sweet corn, and lots of cheese!
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