$12.99 is the recorded KFC 5 piece tenders combo price, about $2.60 for each tender.
The KFC original recipe 5 piece tenders combo price was recorded at $12.99, which works out at roughly $2.60 for each tender with sides included in the figure. That is the best rate of any combo in the section. The box format carrying the same five tenders was recorded higher, somewhere between $13.19 and $13.49, so the combo undercuts its own twin by 20 to 50 cents.
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What you need
5 itemsOriginal Recipe 5 Piece Tenders Combo price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Recipe 5 Piece Tenders Combo | $12.99 | — | — |
If something goes wrong
What is the difference between the 5 piece combo and the 5 piece box?
- Cause
- Both carry five tenders and the box costs more: $13.19 to $13.49 against $12.99 here. Nothing readable from the company states what the extra buys.
- Fix
- Order the combo unless the counter can explain the difference. The saving is small but consistent across both box readings.
Is the 5 piece combo the best tender value?
- Cause
- Among the combos, yes, at about $2.60 a tender. Build A Bucket 8 Tender Meal at $20.00 beats it at $2.50, and the eight-piece box at $21.99 is close behind at $2.75.
- Fix
- Compare against the eight-piece rows if the order is for more than one person.
Why is only one price recorded?
- Cause
- A single published listing carried this row. Smaller combos attract far less coverage than the flagship boxes and meals.
- Fix
- Treat $12.99 as indicative. The rows either side of it, at four and eight pieces, both behave consistently around this figure.
The best combo rate, and the box that costs more for the same food
What's in it
Five Original Recipe tenders with sides. The name comes from KFC's own published sitemap, and the company's item page could not be read, so the side selection is unconfirmed and no calorie count is available.
Is it worth it
$12.99 across five tenders is $2.598 each, call it $2.60. Nothing else in the combo range beats it. The four-piece runs $2.62 to $3.05 depending on flavour, and the three-piece swings between $1.83 and $2.90 with no typical figure at all.
The comparison that makes this page worth reading is the box. Original Recipe 5 Piece Tenders Box carries the same five tenders and was recorded at $13.19 and $13.49 from two separate readings. Both sit above this combo. So one product name costs 20 cents more and another costs 50 cents more, for a count that does not change.
Nothing published explains it. The box may carry different sides, or a drink, or nothing at all beyond a different container. What can be said is that at these figures the combo is the cheaper way to buy five tenders, and that ordering by format name rather than by piece count costs money in both this section and the fried chicken one, where a 3 Piece Box and a 4 Piece Chicken Combo were both recorded at $12.99.
$12.99 turns up three times across this brand's data: here, on the 4 Piece Chicken Combo and on the 3 Piece Box. It is also the typical figure for the whole tenders section and for the whole fried chicken section. That recurrence suggests a genuine price point rather than a coincidence.
Above this row, the eight-piece rows change the calculation. Original Recipe 8 Piece Tenders A La Carte was recorded at $21.99, or $2.75 a tender with no sides, and Build A Bucket 8 Tender Meal at $20.00, or $2.50 with them. For anything beyond one appetite, that second figure is the one to beat.
Below this row the small combos get unpredictable. Four tenders were recorded at $10.49 and $12.19 for two different flavours, and three tenders at $5.49 and $8.69 with no typical figure at all. The five-piece is the last rung on the combo ladder where a single dependable number exists.
One published listing carried this price. Prices vary by restaurant and the company shows none until a location has been selected.
Original Recipe 5 Piece Tenders Combo at a glance
- KFC price
- not published
- Typical price
- $12.99
Questions people ask
How much is the KFC 5 piece tenders combo?
$12.99 in the published listing recorded for it, which works out at about $2.60 a tender with sides included.
Is the combo cheaper than the 5 piece box?
Yes, by 20 to 50 cents. The box was recorded at $13.19 and $13.49 while this combo was recorded at $12.99, for the same number of tenders.
Which tender combo gives the best rate?
This one, at about $2.60 a tender. The four-piece runs $2.62 to $3.05 and the three-piece has no typical figure at all.
Is $12.99 a common price at KFC?
It recurs. The same figure was recorded for the 4 Piece Chicken Combo and the 3 Piece Box, and it is the typical price across both the tenders and fried chicken sections.
Is this page an official KFC price list?
No. The figure comes from a published US price listing recorded in August 2026, and the item name comes from KFC's own sitemap.
Can this site tell me the price at my local KFC?
No. One reading sits behind this price and operators set their own, so use $12.99 as a benchmark rather than a quote.