Review: KFC - Original Recipe Bites

KFC's Original Recipe Bites finally brings a chicken nugget to the KFC menu. KFC Bites are pieces of breast meat chicken breaded with the Colonel's Original Recipe.

KFC currently has them at a promotional price of $3.99 for a 6-piece, side, and drink. My local KFC restaurant had a 6-piece going for $3.49 so I opted to pay 50 cents extra for the combo (good call right?).

On one hand, these were a smidgen smaller than I expected from the promo pictures and advertisements, but on the other, I received a little more than six pieces (some were stuck together). I'd still say they were nugget-sized.

I think mine had been sitting under the heat lamps for a while as the meat was a bit on the dry side; it was rather slow at the restaurant and they didn't even have the signage for the Bites up yet. Instead, they had a little white piece of paper with the combo and a la carte price written in black marker. The cashier pointed to it helpfully when I inquired if they had the KFC Bites on menu.

The breading looked like it might be crispy, but it was disappointingly soft and didn't have much, if any, crunch to it. It did have the trademark 11 spices and herb taste, but was also quite salty. It goes nice with a little bit of ranch.

I'd be much happier with KFC Original Recipe Bites if they had some crunch to them as I generally like the flavor of KFC's Original Recipe. As it stands, I was hoping for something better than this. Maybe they'll make a crispy version.

Nutritional Info - KFC Original Recipe Bites - 6 pieces (100g)
Calories - 200 (from Fat - 80)
Fat - 9g (Saturated Fat - 1.5g)
Sodium - 660mg
Carbs - 7g (Sugar - 0g)
Protein - 22g