I recreated KFC’s Famous Bowl with Dollar Tree ingredients – it cost just $10 for my family for four
A BUDGET-FRIENDLY foodie has created her own recipe for the popular KFC Famous Bowl — and it’s half the price of the original.
She used ingredients from Dollar Tree to make the meal, which cost under $10 to feed a family of four.
Home cook Dollar Tree Dinners (@dollartreedinners) has more than 1million followers on TikTok.
She posts popular videos covering meal prepping and at-home recreations of fast-food favorites.
The video opened with a close-up shot of the dish as the influencer said: “Let’s meal prep some KFC Famous Bowls.”
“This is one of my favorite Dollar Tree recipes. If you try nothing else from my channel, you should try this.
“I started by mixing together a bag of shredded cheddar and shredded mozzarella cheese, and then I mixed a packet of brown gravy with two cups of cold water.”
After prepping the cheese and the gravy the woman turned to her stove to make mashed potatoes, which form the base of the bowl.
“I then brought four cups of water to a boil on my stovetop and mixed in two packets of buttery homestyle potatoes,” she said.
The influencer heated her gravy on the stovetop to ensure it thickened but stated that this could also be done in a microwave.
She continued: “You’ll need two bags of chicken nuggets or chicken fries and cook these in the air fryer, oven, or microwave.”
The bowls can be made to be consumed immediately or prepped for later meals and stored in the fridge.
The Dollar Tree shopper advised viewers: “If you’re making these to eat straight away, heat up a can of corn.
“Skip this step if you’re making the bowls to be reheated later.”
Once the chicken nuggets were cooked, she cut them into quarters to “distribute them more evenly throughout the meal preps.
“Now it’s time for assembly!” she announced as she laid out four plastic takeout containers, each of which she began to fill with food.
As she ladled, she instructed fans on measurements: “Each container gets one cup of mashed potatoes which I spread out on the bottom with a spoon.
“Then add half a cup of corn and a hefty drizzle of brown gravy to each container.
“Distribute the chicken nuggets evenly into each meal prep and then top each one with some shredded cheese.”
Once each meal was complete, she snapped the lids shut to store them until needed.
The video concluded with the influencer taking a bite of the meal she just made.
She said: “Considering you get four of these for just $10, it’s less than half the price of KFC.
“This is one of the most satisfying meal preps that I make.”
Viewers loved the clip, with many commenting their support — including one who wore: “Oooh definitely saving this for later.”
Another said: “I made this the other night and we loved it! We saved money and you have been a big part of my budget-friendly meal journey! Thank you!”