KFC Coleslaw Recipe

Having breakfast, lunch, or dinner in your favorite restaurant like KFC makes you wonder how you can replicate their recipes. You might be thinking that knowing their secret recipe is impossible since they keep it a “secret’, but think again. I’m quickly going to show you how making a copycat KFC coleslaw recipe is absolutely possible, best of all it only takes 15 minutes to prepare and dish out.

Of all the options available at KFC, their coleslaw doesn’t spring to mind as an obvious choice. That holds true if you have never tasted it. Once you try this for the first time you’ll be converted into a raving fan of KFC’s crunchy, scrumptious and at the same time sweet side-dish. Keep reading to explore our KFC coleslaw hack, which will deliver you the absolute best kentucky fried chicken coleslaw recipe.

What is KFC Coleslaw?

If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard about this option at their local restaurant, I’m going to fill you in on exactly what you’re missing out on. KFC coleslaw dressing recipe is a special dish offered at the chains’ restaurants worldwide and it is extremely popular especially during the summer.

It can be best paired with chicken or other delicious meals at KFC. As a meal that has brought history and eminence to the fast-food chain, it will always bring back memories from your childhood.

Now, if you’re like me and you really enjoy the coleslaw direct from their restaurant you’ll be glad to know you can make KFC copycat coleslaw yourself at home. Not only is this going to cost you far less than buying from their fast food chain but it means you can beat the queues and enjoy this dish sooner at home.

There have been a lot of KFC coleslaw copycats made available and accessible online. So, if you are fond of eating this meal but you prefer to try making it in your home rather than eating in their restaurant, you are on the right site.

In our recipe, there are many ingredients which you must take into consideration to replicate the absolute best version of the KFC coleslaw copycat recipe. Before proceeding with the actual and accurate measurements of these ingredients, below are the necessary ingredients you need to have to hand or purchase.

How To Make This Recipe

Lets dig into how to make coleslaw like KFC in under 15 minutes. First lets start with the ingredients – You need cabbage and carrots, of which the cabbage requires shredding.

Your onions and carrots should also get diced. For the dressing, you should have with you a variety of dairy products such as mayonnaise, milk, and buttermilk. Also, you should have an apple cider vinegar and lemon juice as well.

Most importantly, for a pinch of spice and additives, you should have sugar, salt and pepper. With all these ingredients, the output will be a perfect crunchy and copy of the coleslaw you’re accustomed to from KFC.

KFC™ Coleslaw Copycat Recipe

4 from 79 votes

Recipe by Laura Ritterman Course: SidesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

10

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Calories

125

kcal

Total time

15

minutes

If you’re excited at the prospect of making your own healthy KFC creamy coleslaw recipe, then carve out 15 minutes and be prepared to deliver a version that you couldn’t differentiate if you were blindfolded. A perfect side dish to go with almost anything.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup 1/4 milk

• 1/2 cup 1/2 mayonnaise (Hellmann’s for best taste)

• 1/3 cup 1/3 granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup 1/4 buttermilk

• 1/4 tsp 1/4 ground black pepper

• 1 tsp 1 salt

• 2 tbsp 2 of lemon juice

• 1 tbsp 1 white vinegar or apple cider vinegar

• 1 medium 1 sized carrot

• 4 cups 4 shredded and as well as diced cabbage about 1/2 of a medium head

• 1 medium 1 carrot

• 1/4 medium 1/4 yellow onion minced

Directions

• Start by shredding and dicing the cabbage and carrot respectively, in its finest means possible.
• You should then mix all of the vegetables in a huge mixing bowl for it not to get messy.
• Third, you should have a medium-sized mixing bowl where you would put the whisk with its dressing ingredients.
• Fourth, you should put all the vegetables needed in the bowl and stir them up using a wooden spoon.
• Next, you should always keep your bowl wrapped in a saran always covered.
• For optimal results, you should place the finished product inside the fridge and keep it there for approximately four hours, which is preferred to be done overnight.
• Finally, before serving your coleslaw, mix and stir it again.
• Serve fresh for best results.

Notes

• You can make your own buttermilk using freshly squeezed lemon-juice. 
• If you would like a kfc coleslaw recipe without buttermilk and require a buttermilk substitute, then you can follow this guide.
• If you’re looking for how many carbs are in kfc coleslaw, then the answer for our recipe is 9g.
• There is some speculation that using tarragon vinegar walmart (or other supermarkets) offer is the ideal substitute for white vinegar to complete the copycat version. I’ve tried both versions and both give a great taste.

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Meals to Pair with Coleslaw

There are three types of meat best to be paired with your coleslaw. These include chicken, fish and pork. Some ideas that you can easily serve your coleslaw with include the following:

• Any chicken dishes
• Perfect with our Popeyes chicken sandwich recipe
• Serve with tacos
• Instant Pulled Pork
• Burger king onion rings or french sticks
• Or my favorite – Wingstop fries
• Our special KFC chicken twister copycat

All of these other side dishes or mains are exemplary opportunities to pair your new dish with. Doesn’t matter if it’s the summer, winter or spring, there’s no wrong time to have this side. If you’re asking why is kfc coleslaw so good then the reason is because it can go with absolutely everything.

Conclusion

Arriving on this page you might have believed making your own coleslaw similar to KFC was a farfetched thought, however I hope you’re now excited about being able to make this yourself. Although this isn’t some kfc coleslaw recipe by an ex employee, it’s still as good as the original. We can assure you of that.

I have to admit, the first time I served this up I couldn’t taste the difference and infact, I believe mine even tasted slightly better. Potentially this is down to how fresh the dish was. Overall, a very quick and easy side to prepare, can be paired with absolutely everything (like these nacho fries) and delivers every time. Your family and friends will be amazed at your culinary skills with this dish.

Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried this recipe and how it turned out. Was it exactly like the original or in our case, far better. If you got this far you can say you know how to make a coleslaw salad like kfc.