KFC Famous Bowl Casserole
If you love the KFC Famous chicken bowl then you are going to love this Copycat KFC Famous Bowl Casserole, loaded with potatoes, corn, gravy, and then topped with crispy bite-sized pieces of chicken and cheese. A must make, delicious meal for KFC lovers.
KFC Famous Bowl Casserole
I love a good copycat dish from our favorite restaurants. There is something about being able to make our favorite dishes from restaurants at home saving money and also making them a bit healthier as well. Some of our favorite recipes have to be our air fryer copycat Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets, our copycat Honey BBQ Buffalo Wild Wings, and this copycat KFC Famous Bowl Casserole.
The great thing about this KFC Chicken Bowl casserole is that it comes together so quickly. In a matter of minutes, you have a hot comfort dish on the table you are guaranteed that your whole family will absolutely love.
What is in the Copycat KFC Famous Bowl?
In the KFC famous bowl, you will typically find mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, topped with crunchy bite-sized pieces of crispy chicken and shredded cheese.
How to make KFC Famous Bowl Casserole at home
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cook popcorn chicken in the air fryer at @ 400 degrees for 4-5 minutes. You want it to be cooked enough that you can cut it into ¼ pieces.
- Spread the mashed potatoes in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Spread corn over the top.
- Spread the cut-up chicken pieces evenly across the top.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle shredded cheese across the top.
- Put back in the oven and bake for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Heat up gravy in the microwave.
- Pour hot gravy over the top.
- Serve & Enjoy!
Tips Tricks and FAQs
- You can easily make a KFC mac and cheese bowl with this same recipe. Just leave off the corn and gravy and add mac and cheese.
- If you don’t have popcorn chicken you can also use chicken strips, just cut them into bite-sized pieces.
Storage
Fridge
You will want to store your leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.
Freezer
You can also freeze any leftovers you have in an airtight freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
Reheating your KFC Famous Bowl
To reheat your bowl, I highly recommend doing it in the oven at 350 degrees. This will help the chicken crispy up a bit and have it cook evenly.
If you are short on time you can do it in the microwave as well.
Can I use real mashed potatoes instead of Instant Mashed Potatoes?
Yes, you can absolutely substitute the mashed potatoes for real mashed potatoes. In fact, I love making this dish with leftover mashed potatoes when I have them on hand.
Can I make smaller portions?
Yes, you can make smaller portions. Just as long as you use oven-safe dishes you can make a smaller casserole or you can even make individual-sized KFC Famous Bowls.
Looking for more delicious copycat dishes? Try these!
Instant Pot Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Instant Pot Copycat Panera Baked Potato Soup
KFC Famous Bowl Casserole
This Copycat KFC Famous Bowl Casserole is loaded with potatoes, corn, gravy, and then topped with crispy bite-sized pieces of chicken and cheese.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Bag Frozen Popcorn Chicken, partially cooked and cut into ¼’s
- 2 (1 lb) Packages Premade Mashed Potatoes (Simply or Bob Evans)
- 4 Cups Corn, Frozen or canned, drained
- 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 (18 oz) Jar Brown Chicken Gravy
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cook popcorn chicken in the air fryer at @ 400 degrees for 4-5 minutes. You want it to be cooked enough that you can cut it into ¼ pieces.
- Cook mashed potatoes in the microwave for 2 minutes, to warm them up enough that they are easy to spread.
- Spread the mashed potatoes in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Spread corn over the top.
- Spread the cut-up chicken pieces evenly across the top.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle shredded cheese across the top.
- Put back in the oven and bake for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Heat up gravy in the microwave.
- Pour hot gravy over the top.
- Serve & Enjoy!
Notes
*This recipe can be halved for a smaller crowd.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 483Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 452mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 23g
We don’t have the actual thing at our KFCs in my country, but was curious about it after I saw a YouTuber mention it haha. We loved your recipe, it was delicious!
Always amazing! The only thing I do different is I cook/make mashed potatoes , then warm corn up, add that then add cheese then warm gravy and add to top!!! Thennnn!! Put in oven for like 20 minutes! A little easier and lazier lol
Oh Man!!! I forgot about the chicken lol I add that over corn like recipe does say after cooked in oven and crisped up!