McChicken Price, Calories & Recipe (August 2026)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total390kcal

Protein14g28%

Carbs38g13%

Fat21g32%

Nutrient	Amount	% DV
Calories	390kcal	20%
Total Fat	21g	32%
Saturated Fat	3.5g	18%
Trans Fat	0g	—
Cholesterol	40mg	13%
Sodium	560mg	24%
Total Carbohydrates	38g	13%
Dietary Fiber	1g	4%
Total Sugars	4g	8%
Added Sugars	4g	8%
Protein	14g	28%
Calcium	20mg	2%
Iron	2mg	11%
Potassium	310mg	7%
Caffeine	0mg	—

McDonald's McChicken Complete Information

A McDonald's McChicken costs $3.79 and carries 390 calories, which makes it the cheapest hot chicken sandwich on the menu by a wide margin. A seasoned chicken patty, shredded lettuce and mayonnaise on a toasted bun. Nothing else.

The McChicken is honest about what it is. The patty is pressed and seasoned rather than a cut fillet, which is exactly why it costs about half of what the McCrispy does at $6.49. What you get for that price is a sandwich that has been on the menu since 1980 and still turns up in more orders than most of the board. At 390 calories with 14g of protein it is also lighter than any McCrispy. Two McChickens cost less than one Deluxe McCrispy, which is the arithmetic that keeps it selling. Pair it with Small French Fries, or compare it against the Snack Wrap, which carries real fillet chicken for almost the same money.

Health Insight

At 390 calories, this one is on the lighter side of the menu.

What Is in a McDonald's McChicken?

4 components, 45 ingredients in total, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

Chicken19
- Boneless Chicken
- Bleached Wheat Flour
- Water
- Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil)
- Wheat Flour
- Modified Corn Starch
- Sea Salt
- Spice
- Potassium Chloride
- Salt
- Paprika
- Dextrose
- Sodium Phosphates
- Leavening (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate)
- Wheat Gluten
- Natural Flavors With Extractives Of Paprika
- Yeast
- Corn Starch
- Garlic Powder
Contains: Wheat
Regular Bun17
- Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
- Water
- Sugar
- Yeast
- Soybean Oil
- Contains 2% Or Less: Salt
- Dextrose
- Corn Starch
- Modified Food Starch
- Wheat Gluten
- Vinegar
- Vegetable Proteins (Pea, Potato, Rice And/or Faba)
- Sunflower And/or Canola Oil
- Maltodextrin
- Natural Flavors
- Dough Conditioners (Enzymes, Ascorbic Acid, Monoglycerides)
- May Contain: Sesame
Contains: Wheat
Lettuce1
- Lettuce
Mayonnaise8
- Soybean Oil
- Egg Yolk
- Water
- Distilled Vinegar
- Salt
- Sugar
- Spice
- Lemon Juice Concentrate

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

Small French Fries is the side a McChicken is built around, and the pair is what a meal bundles anyway.

$3.79 McChicken

$4.49 Small French Fries

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

Wheat
Gluten

Allergen information for the McChicken is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Every item priced side by side, so you can see exactly where McChicken sits against the rest of the menu before you decide.

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McChicken Questions

How much is a McChicken at McDonald's?

A McChicken is $3.79 at a typical US restaurant. That is a median from live restaurant listings, and the range under the price above is unusually wide for this item: it showed the biggest spread of anything on the menu, more than tripling between the cheapest and dearest restaurant we checked.

How many calories are in a McChicken?

A McChicken has 390 calories with 14g of protein, which makes it lighter than every McCrispy on the menu. The full breakdown with fat, carbs and sodium is in the nutrition table on this page.

What is the difference between a McChicken and a McCrispy?

The chicken itself. The McChicken uses a seasoned pressed patty at $3.79; the McCrispy uses a cut chicken breast fillet at $6.49 with nearly double the protein. The price gap is the fillet.

What is on a McChicken?

A seasoned crispy chicken patty, shredded lettuce and mayonnaise on a toasted plain bun. The mayonnaise can be removed at no charge, which drops roughly 90 calories.

Is the McChicken cheaper than the Snack Wrap?

They are within pennies of each other, at $3.79 against $3.89. The wrap carries real McCrispy strip meat rather than a pressed patty, so on chicken quality per dollar the wrap is the better buy.