Southern Style Chicken Biscuit

The Southern Style Chicken Biscuit is a McDonald’s menu item inspired by the American South’s tradition of fried chicken and biscuits. It pairs a seasoned, breaded chicken fillet with a soft, flaky buttermilk biscuit — a savoury pastry similar to a scone.

This is a fast food breakfast item designed for convenience and portability. The chicken fillet is lightly seasoned and pressure-fried to give it a crispy coating, while the biscuit provides a buttery, crumbly base. It’s a straightforward handheld meal rather than something you’d dress up.

As with most fast food items, availability and exact preparation can vary by location and over time. It’s primarily associated with the American McDonald’s breakfast menu.

Produced
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How it's made

The chicken fillet is made from a boneless breast portion that is seasoned, battered, and breaded at a processing facility before being snap-frozen and shipped to restaurants. At the store, it’s cooked in a pressure fryer until crispy and golden. The buttermilk biscuit is baked on-site or arrives pre-formed and is heated to order. The two components are assembled fresh at the time of serving.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 304kcal
Protein 11.9g
Carbs 29.2g
Fat 14.9g
Fibre 1.4g Sugar 2.6g
Mass Distribution

1 biscuit regular size biscuit is about 132 g — roughly 400 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈6.1kg
Freshwater ≈334L
Land ≈7.1m²

≈ Estimated from its category — typical for poultry, not measured for this item yet. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

fast food fried chicken biscuit

Goes well with
honey butter hot sauce pickles
Classic dishes
  • Chicken biscuit
  • Southern fried chicken sandwich
  • Nashville hot chicken biscuit

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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