Menu Prices AUKFC-Style Coleslaw at Home
KFC copycat · ⏱ 20 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 4–6 · By Sophie Bernard
Finely minced cabbage, carrot and onion in a sweet, tangy mayo-buttermilk dressing, chilled until it softens. The real Regular Coleslaw is $6.00, 388 kJ. Copycat method adapted from CopyKat and RecipeFairy KFC coleslaw copycats (2026).
The Original
Regular Coleslaw
Price: $6.00 (pickup)
Energy: 388 kJ (93 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 4–6 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.
- 8 cups finely chopped green cabbage (about 1 medium head)
- ¼ cup finely grated carrot
- 2 tbsp very finely minced white onion
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1½ tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp fine salt
- Pinch of black pepper
Method
- Chop the cabbage as finely as you can — almost minced, not shredded in long strips. A food processor does this best; do not over-process it to mush.
- Grate the carrot finely and mince the onion. Toss all three in a large bowl.
- Whisk the mayonnaise, buttermilk, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper until the sugar has completely dissolved and the dressing is smooth.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and fold through until evenly coated.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, ideally 4 hours or overnight. Tip: do not serve it straight away — the chill is the recipe. The cabbage softens and the sweet-sour dressing soaks in; served fresh it tastes like dressed cabbage, not KFC coleslaw.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Regular Coleslaw?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Regular Coleslaw is $6.00 for pickup with 388 kJ (93 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 20 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 4–6.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 8 cups finely chopped green cabbage (about 1 medium head), ¼ cup finely grated carrot, 2 tbsp very finely minced white onion, and 7 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 4–6.
What does the original cost at KFC?
The real Regular Coleslaw is $6.00 (pickup), 388 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Regular Coleslaw at KFC page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.