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Copycat KFC Coleslaw: Make-Ahead Recipe
Inspired by KFC Coleslaw Not the official recipe
- 20 min
- Makes 8 servings
- ~$0.78 per serving~£0.24 per serving
- Save ~$18 vs KFC
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Finely chopped cabbage and carrot in a sweet, tangy buttermilk dressing, made the day before so it tastes like the bucket side. No cooking, one big bowl and about 20 minutes of chopping.
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Rate the cloneCost at home
Save ~$18
~$0.78 each at home
- Homemade
- ~$6.25 for 8 (~$0.78 each)
- At KFC
- ~$23.92 for 8
That's 74% less.
~£0.24 each at home
- Homemade
- ~£1.89 for 8 (~£0.24 each)
Estimate · prices checked Oct 2026 · vary by location · excl. tax & delivery.
Estimate. Restaurant prices checked Oct 2026. Prices vary by location; tax and delivery fees are not included. Pantry staples (salt, oil…) are not included.
Ingredients
Slaw
Dressing
- Pantry
- Pantry
Pantry staples are not included in the cost estimate.
Ingredient cost
- Homemade
- ~$6.25 for 8 (~$0.78 each)
- At KFC
- ~$23.92 for 8
- Homemade
- ~£1.89 for 8 (~£0.24 each)
Method quantities are for the original 8 servings.
Kitchen gear
- Food processor, or a large chef's knife
- Box grater
- Large mixing bowl
Method
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Quarter the cabbage, cut out the core and chop it into chunks. Pulse in a food processor in batches until the pieces are about the size of rice grains, or chop by hand with a big knife. Tip into a large bowl.
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Grate the carrot on the fine side of a box grater and add it to the cabbage. Grate the onion straight over the bowl so the juice goes in too.
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In a separate bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, sugar, milk, buttermilk, lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper for about 1 minute, until the sugar has dissolved.
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Pour the dressing over the vegetables and fold until every piece is coated. It will look too wet. That is right.
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Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for the closest result.
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Stir well before serving and keep it in the fridge. Eat within 3 days.
Tips for a closer clone
- Chop finer than feels sensible. Pieces the size of rice grains are what make it taste like the restaurant side.
- Make it a day ahead. The cabbage softens and the dressing gets thinner and sweeter overnight.
- If it looks dry after chilling, stir in a splash of milk rather than more mayonnaise.
- No buttermilk? Stir 1 tsp lemon juice into ¼ cup milk and leave it for 5 minutes.
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About this dupe
What makes it taste like the original
Two things: the chop and the rest. The cabbage is cut almost as fine as rice, not shredded into strands, and the slaw sits in the fridge for hours so the dressing turns thin, sweet and milky. Skip the chilling and you get a crunchy salad instead of the side you know.
UK and US
Every ingredient is sold in both countries. UK cooks can use a white cabbage or a pointed sweetheart cabbage, and buttermilk is in the chiller next to the cream. Any white vinegar works: distilled white in the US, white wine vinegar in the UK.
Vs the original
Coleslaw is a long-running KFC side, but sides, sizes and prices change by restaurant and by country, so check your local menu. This batch makes 8 portions of about ¾ cup (175 ml) each.
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Copycat recipe inspired by the restaurant original. Not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with KFC.
The original
From dupeeats.com/d011 · Copycat recipe, not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with any restaurant brand.
