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KFC A La Carte Thigh

$3.29 150-330 cal 19g protein

A la carte chicken thigh in your choice of Original Recipe or Extra Crispy.

Checked across 21 restaurants, $2.41 and $3.99.

4.4 · 11 ratings

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 280 kcal
  • Protein 19g 38%
  • Carbs 8g 3%
  • Fat 19g 24%
Nutrient Amount % DV
Calories 280kcal 14%
Total Fat 19g 24%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 100mg 33%
Sodium 910mg 40%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 19g 38%

Figures are KFC's own published nutrition data, for a 104g 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.

A La Carte Thigh Complete Information

The KFC A La Carte Thigh costs $3.29 and carries 150-330 cal, with 19g of protein and 910mg of sodium. The thigh is the piece cooks argue for and customers under-order. It holds more fat than any other cut on the bird, which means it stays moist through the long fry that bone-in chicken needs, and it carries more of the seasoning because there is more skin per gram of meat than on a A La Carte Breast.

The sodium is worth flagging. At 910mg the thigh carries more than double the A La Carte Drum for a piece of similar size, which is a function of surface area and the seasoned coating that covers it. It is the same price as the drum and the better piece by most measures other than tidiness. On a shared bucket from the Family Meals menu it is usually the last piece left, which says more about habit than about the chicken.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Gluten
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Wheat
  • MSG

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

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

$3.29 A La Carte Thigh $2.99 Pepsi

Combo Total

$6.28 530 cal

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KFC A La Carte Thigh Recipe

The thigh is the most forgiving piece to fry and the one that rewards the coating most, because there is more skin holding it. Bone-in thighs take longer than they look like they should, and the temperature at the bone is the only thing worth trusting.

Prep20 min
Cook18 min
Total38 min
DifficultyMedium
Servings
4

Ingredients

Chicken

Brine

The seasoned flour

To fry

Method

0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • White pepper carries the Original Recipe flavour more than any other single spice in the blend. Black pepper is not a substitute; it tastes of something else entirely.
  • Rub 3 tbsp of the brine through the dry flour before you coat anything. The lumps it makes are what give the crust its craggy surface.
  • Use a thermometer in the oil and one in the chicken. Colour tells you nothing useful about how done bone-in chicken is.

Variations

  • Use boneless thighs for a 6 minute fry and a sandwich-ready piece.
  • Add 1 tsp cayenne to the flour for a version between Original Recipe and hot.
  • Save the frying oil for a Nashville hot paste while it is still hot.

Serve it with

  • Two per person with mashed potato and gravy.
  • Pulled off the bone the next day for a sandwich.
  • Eight thighs at home cost far less than eight at $3.29 each.

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

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A La Carte Thigh Questions

$3.29, the same price as the A La Carte Drum and less than the A La Carte Breast.

150-330 cal, with 19g of protein and 910mg of sodium. That sodium figure is high for the size and is the number to watch if you are ordering several pieces.

By flavour and texture, most cooks would say yes. It has the highest fat content, which is what keeps it moist through the fry, and the most skin per gram of meat, which is where the seasoning is.

Same price, so it comes down to eating. The thigh has more meat and more flavour; the A La Carte Drum is easier to hold and cleaner to eat. Neither is a wrong answer.

Surface area. A thigh is flatter and wider than a drumstick of the same weight, so more of it is covered in seasoned coating, and the coating is where the salt is.

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