McDonald's McChicken is a value menu chicken sandwich and features the standard battered, breaded and fried chicken patty with mayo and shredded lettuce on a bun. As with everything on McDonald's Dollar Menu, it is
$1 (Bet you didn't see that coming).
McDonald's McChicken has gone through a few changes since it was first introduced in 1980. It used to be bigger and a premium sandwich along with the Big Mac and Quarter Pounder well before McDonald's ever thought of the ill-conceived
Arch Deluxe and the better liked
Angus Third Pounders. In some other countries, it's still offered in its original size and on a sesame seed bun.
But here in the States, it has undergone a couple of changes. It's smaller for one. It used to be a blend of dark meat and white mechanically separated chicken meat (basically
Chicken McNugget meat) but now, like Chicken McNuggets, it's all white meat but still mechanically separated. Dark meat has more flavor and you exactly don't eat McChickens or McNuggets for your health but hey, white meat is healthier.
What I like about the McChicken (beyond it being cheap) is that it has a slight black pepper kick to it. The chicken is usually crispy unless it's been sitting too long, and the bun is soft and squishy.
What I dislike about the McChicken is that they put too much damn mayo. And since McDonald's pretty much standardizes the amount of mayo dispensed on each McChicken via a specialized dispenser, it is certainly by design. My guess is they use the same dispenser for their larger sandwiches as well as the smaller McChicken. I've tried getting it without mayo but that doesn't taste right either. I should just get it without and put some mayo on at home.
Overall, I like the McChicken a little better than most other value chicken sandwiches, mostly for the peppery, usually crispy breading. I really wish they'd put less mayo though.
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Nutritional Info - McChicken sandwich
Calories - 360 (from Fat - 150)
Fat - 16g (Saturated Fat - 3g)
Sodium - 830 mg
Carbs - 40g (Sugar - 5g)
Protein - 14g
