KFC Double Down

[cleochatra]

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The breasts went in the oven. They're just the frozen bazooms you can buy at WalMart. This is what I did:

Double Chicken Sandwich


Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
sea salt
cracked pepper


Rub chicken with oil, cracked pepper and sea salt. Bake as directed for the type of chicken you're working with. I began with frozen breasts and baked initially at 375 for 15 minutes, and then at 325 for 30 more minutes.


Let breasts cool.


I assembled as such:

• chicken breast, peppered side down
• special bacon spread
• provolone
• tomato
• lettuce
• bacon
• top chicken breast, peppered side up

[p_malone]

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Thanks for the recipe! I will def be trying this out!

[mizski]

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Texture: The chicken was fabulously cooked, but the insides were slippery as snot on a porcelain doorknob and about as flavorful

Hilarious review, Cleo! The above line is probably THE most accurate description of fast food chicken chests I have ever read!!!

Thanks for the review, the chuckle and recipe for doin' it right.

[atkinsgal08]

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Here's the ingredients of the grilled chicken in the sandwich and the sauce:

KFC® Grilled Chicken

Fresh Chicken Marinated With Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate. Seasoned With: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added As Anticaking Agents.
Contains Wheat and Soy.

And the Colonel's Sauce:

Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Spice, Chicken Broth, Garlic Powder, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Potassium Sorbate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken and Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten.
Contains Egg, Wheat and Soy.

I just don't see those two things as being "Atkins friendly".

[lannerjarv]

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yowza.
they list MSG 3 times!!

[LageNomAi]

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Here's the ingredients of the grilled chicken in the sandwich and the sauce:

KFC® Grilled Chicken

Fresh Chicken Marinated With Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate. Seasoned With: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added As Anticaking Agents.
Contains Wheat and Soy.

And the Colonel's Sauce:

Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Spice, Chicken Broth, Garlic Powder, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Potassium Sorbate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken and Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten.
Contains Egg, Wheat and Soy.

I just don't see those two things as being "Atkins friendly".

This is what I was going to post. I don't see these things as Atkins-friendly at all and I hate the fact that the non-Atkins world seems to think that KFC is catering to the Atkins crowd with this. I've seen this all over some other chat boards I visit: "Ooo, folks who do Atkins will love this!"

Not really.

IMO, Atkins is getting another undeserved black eye on this one.

[Mutantmom]

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My review:

We've been seeing them for weeks: Those ads for the KFC Double Down that had America ready to go into a KFC, slap down our five dollah and motorboat those chicken breasts right there in front of the manager and God and everyone.

Maybe I over thought the moment. Maybe the corporate advertising world doesn't care so long as I paid to take a taste. What I got instead-- as I stood in anticipation-- was what every teen boy experiences when he gets to second base: a mediocre, awkward moment with a couple of breasts.

We ordered the grilled chicken version of the sandwich and a pair of bird bazooms much smaller than the media images shown were slid to me across the counter (*sings* enhannnciinngg).

"There's no cleavage here!" I said to my son. The manager covered her chest. A nearby plumber hitched up his pants. But I kid.

The small sandwich chicken itself was juicy and delicious, much better than I had anticipated, with nothing frou frou about the breasts themselves. Straightforward enough. Nonetheless, waggling between the lanky meat melons was one lone, fetal pickle slip of bacon, some sad sauce that looked like bellybutton cheese, and a floppy slice of yellow pepper jack (more jack than pepper). The combination was a flavorless goo that reminded me why society has the baby's foreskin removed.

Per reports, there wasn't any of the much-announced sodium that we noticed, but I have this to say:

This was one sandwich that could have used the push up bra post-processing.

In all fairness, results could vary from restaurant to restaurant, but we wouldn't likely be revisiting this sandwich sans emergency.


KFC Double Down Cost: $5.99 for the value meal
Carb/Calorie Count: 3 carbs/460 calories
Ingredients: KFC® Grilled Filet or Tender Roast® Chicken Filet, Colonel’s Sauce, Bacon, Pepper Jack Cheese, Monterey Jack Cheese. I sensed possible MSG in the Colonel's Sauce.
Flavor: Juicy tender breasts, but insides were lacking in flavor
Texture: The chicken was fabulously cooked, but the insides were slippery as snot on a porcelain doorknob and about as flavorful
Usefulness: Perfect if you're in an emergency food situation and need to eat. Have them hold the sauce and see if they'll double up the cheese and bacon
Found at: Kentucky Fried Chicken
Website: Welcome to KFC.com

Funny post! Please write a book.

[Mutantmom]

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The breasts went in the oven. They're just the frozen bazooms you can buy at WalMart. This is what I did:

Double Chicken Sandwich

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
sea salt
cracked pepper

Rub chicken with oil, cracked pepper and sea salt. Bake as directed for the type of chicken you're working with. I began with frozen breasts and baked initially at 375 for 15 minutes, and then at 325 for 30 more minutes.

Let breasts cool.

I assembled as such:

• chicken breast, peppered side down
• special bacon spread
• provolone
• tomato
• lettuce
• bacon
• top chicken breast, peppered side up

what is the special bacon spread? I want to try this this weekend.

[Farley]

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... The combination was a flavorless goo that reminded me why society has the baby's foreskin removed.

Oh goodness.

I don't think these are available in Canadia.

[cleochatra]

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Foreskins aren't available in Canada? But I kid.

Mutantmom-- The sauce I put together might be too weird for normal human consumption, but I like it. I'm also linking to my friend whose more conventional Baconnaise recipe makes more sense if you're not a weird foodie like me:

Macabacondamianaise. OK, so I can't even say it, and it took me two tries to spell it. I guess the bonus to making up words is making up the spelling, too. Take that, convention, you manky ho.

At any rate, a buddy and I decided to try our hands at making our own bacon mayonnaise recipes the other day because that's how we roll.

TJ is a straight forward guy and I like that. He sees the end goal and he says, "Hey! There's the end goal!" As a result, his bacon mayonnaise is pretty fabulous and simple.

Me, I went the complicated route, since nothing I ever do is simple. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, pause, wonder about the wattage, whether or not those are energy efficient bulbs, check the floor for any trip hazards, and then proceed with caution... while wielding a rape horn.

I loved the idea behind Elana's Pantry almond mayonnaise, so I went for my favorite nut: the macadamia.

Obviously, this is not a vegan recipe, since bacon plays for the meat team.

Macabacondamianaise

1/2 cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar (you're going to find a substitute)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp macadamia nuts
3 strips bacon
dash of Worcestershire sauce

In a blender, mix white vinegar with sugar substitute for a minute or so. Drizzle olive oil in a slow stream while still blending. Don't worry if the mixture doesn't bulk up--the bacon and macadamia nuts will do this.

Add macadamia nuts and bacon and mix until blended. Add Worcestershire sauce for extra kick.

Can also add chipotle for a zippier spread.


Notes: I just threw a bunch of stuff into the mix, so play with the recipe and come up with your own favorite flavors and textures.

This isn't an induction recipe, but TJ's is, since his is mostly mayo and bacon blended together in blissful repose.

[Empyre]

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I had this today. I went for the non-grilled version. I give it two thumbs up and hope to see more of these pop up more.

Back when i started keto, I made a hamburger with lettuce for buns and felt that the amount of lettuce could overpower the flavor of the hamburger.
The double down seemed to come together well. Its always nice to see options out there.

[SouLThinKing]

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Tried it once. Never again. First of all it's not worth the money. Second I felt shaky about an hr later so that's probably due to all the yucky stuff Atkinsgal08 found inside of it. Especially the MSG. I found I can make my own pretty easily. So, I doubt this one is on the menu long. I really just wish Popeyes would fry some chicken NAKED. NO not those yucky slimy naked strips. They have more stuff injected in them then most women in beverly hills. I just want them to marinade a piece of chicken in Popeyes own pepper blend and fry it with no batter. But NO they haven't yet.

[Mutantmom]

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Foreskins aren't available in Canada? But I kid.

Mutantmom-- The sauce I put together might be too weird for normal human consumption, but I like it. I'm also linking to my friend whose more conventional Baconnaise recipe makes more sense if you're not a weird foodie like me:

Macabacondamianaise. OK, so I can't even say it, and it took me two tries to spell it. I guess the bonus to making up words is making up the spelling, too. Take that, convention, you manky ho.

At any rate, a buddy and I decided to try our hands at making our own bacon mayonnaise recipes the other day because that's how we roll.

TJ is a straight forward guy and I like that. He sees the end goal and he says, "Hey! There's the end goal!" As a result, his bacon mayonnaise is pretty fabulous and simple.

Me, I went the complicated route, since nothing I ever do is simple. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, pause, wonder about the wattage, whether or not those are energy efficient bulbs, check the floor for any trip hazards, and then proceed with caution... while wielding a rape horn.

I loved the idea behind Elana's Pantry almond mayonnaise, so I went for my favorite nut: the macadamia.

Obviously, this is not a vegan recipe, since bacon plays for the meat team.

Macabacondamianaise

1/2 cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar (you're going to find a substitute)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp macadamia nuts
3 strips bacon
dash of Worcestershire sauce

In a blender, mix white vinegar with sugar substitute for a minute or so. Drizzle olive oil in a slow stream while still blending. Don't worry if the mixture doesn't bulk up--the bacon and macadamia nuts will do this.

Add macadamia nuts and bacon and mix until blended. Add Worcestershire sauce for extra kick.

Can also add chipotle for a zippier spread.


Notes: I just threw a bunch of stuff into the mix, so play with the recipe and come up with your own favorite flavors and textures.

This isn't an induction recipe, but TJ's is, since his is mostly mayo and bacon blended together in blissful repose.

Thank you so much! I am going to add this to my ever growing list of foods to try some day!

[atkinsgal08]

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I had this today. I went for the non-grilled version. I give it two thumbs up and hope to see more of these pop up more.

Back when i started keto, I made a hamburger with lettuce for buns and felt that the amount of lettuce could overpower the flavor of the hamburger.
The double down seemed to come together well. Its always nice to see options out there.

Even on maintenance I wouldn't eat this product. The trans fats alone would have me running away.

Odd that you see it as an [Atkins] option.

One thing I've learned since this "double down" became a topic of conversation, people who are determined to eat it will do so regardless of the list of ingredients. Blinders are what they are I suppose!

[JaxMama]

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My husband was talking about this today. I was going to try the grilled kind until I got an education into fast food fillers. That is why America is so FAT.