$3.79 is the standard KFC mac and cheese price, rising to $5.49 for the large portion.
Two publishers agreed on a KFC mac and cheese price of $3.79 for the unlabelled portion, and a third recorded $5.49 against a row marked large. That $1.70 step is the only large-size premium measured anywhere in this section, and $5.49 is the dearest single figure recorded in it. Sitting between the two sizes is the Mac and Cheese Bowl, which two separate publishers put at a flat $5.00.
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What you need
5 itemsMac & Cheese price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac & Cheese | $3.79 | $3.79 – $5.49 | — |
If something goes wrong
How much is a large mac and cheese at KFC?
- Cause
- One publisher recorded $5.49 against a row explicitly labelled large. No second reading confirms it, so the figure rests on a single sighting.
- Fix
- Treat $5.49 as the ceiling and expect the standard cup at $3.79 unless the size is stated.
Why do prices for KFC mac and cheese differ by $1.70?
- Cause
- Because two different portions are being quoted. The $3.79 readings carry no size word and the $5.49 reading is labelled large, so the gap measures portion rather than disagreement.
- Fix
- Check the size shown on the menu before comparing. A price quoted without a size word is not comparable to one with it.
Is the mac and cheese bowl the same as the side?
- Cause
- Different rows. The bowl was recorded at $5.00 by two publishers and sits in the pot pies and bowls section, above the standard side and below the large.
- Fix
- Order the bowl if chicken is wanted with the pasta, and the side if it is going alongside something else.
One side, two sizes and a $1.70 gap
What's in it
Macaroni in cheese sauce, served as a cup-format side. The display name comes from KFC's own URL slug rather than from a printed menu, and the company's page for it returns a title tag with nothing behind it. Portion weights are unpublished, which is what makes the size labels on the price readings so useful.
Calories could not be read either. The nutrition guide, the allergen page and every individual menu page on the company's site assemble in the browser and hand back no figures.
Is it worth it
Three readings, two sizes. $3.79 from two publishers for the unlabelled portion, $5.49 from a third for a large.
That is a step of $1.70, or 45 per cent, and it is the only place in this section where a large portion was priced explicitly against its standard version. Every other side here was recorded once or twice without a size word attached, which means the mac and cheese row is doing double duty: it prices the item, and it is the only measurement available of what going large costs anywhere on the sides menu.
The $3.79 has better support than the $5.49. Two independent publishers landed on it, and the same $3.79 turns up against five other sides in that published set, Cole Slaw and Secret Recipe Fries among them. Repetition on that scale points at a single cup price rather than at six separately costed products, which means $3.79 is a reliable figure for the format even when it says little about the contents.
At $5.49 the large is the dearest single reading in this whole section, above every other side, sweet and sauce recorded here. Whether it is good value depends on a portion size nobody publishes. What can be said is that $5.49 buys a large mac and cheese, while $5.00 buys the Mac and Cheese Bowl in the section next door, a bowl that carries chicken as well as pasta and was priced identically by two separate publishers.
That comparison is the practical finding on this page. Anyone about to pay $5.49 for a large side should look at the bowl first, because it costs 49 cents less and comes with more in it. The only argument for the large side is portion size, and no published figure exists to support or refute it.
For a smaller appetite the standard cup at $3.79 remains the default, and an individual portion of a comparable side was recorded as low as $2.49 elsewhere in this section.
Prices vary by restaurant, and the company shows none of its own until a location has been selected on its ordering site.
Mac & Cheese at a glance
- KFC price
- not published
- Typical price
- $3.79
Questions people ask
How much is KFC mac and cheese?
$3.79 for the standard portion, agreed by two publishers. A large was recorded once at $5.49, which is $1.70 more.
Is the large mac and cheese worth it?
At $5.49 it is the dearest reading in this section, and the Mac and Cheese Bowl next door was recorded at $5.00 with chicken included. The bowl is the better-documented buy.
Why is mac and cheese the same price as coleslaw?
One publisher applied $3.79 to six different sides. Pricing the cup rather than the contents explains it better than six separate costings would.
Does KFC sell a small mac and cheese?
No individual size was recorded for it. Individual portions of coleslaw and fries came in at $2.99, so a smaller mac and cheese would plausibly land near that.
Is this page an official KFC price list?
No. The item name and its section come from KFC's own published sitemap, while the three price readings come from independent published US listings recorded in August 2026.
Can this site tell me the price at my local KFC?
It cannot. The company displays nothing until a restaurant is chosen, and side prices in particular move with portion size as well as location.