I don't honestly think that the KFC Famous Bowl looks appetizing. It is a bowl containing layers of mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, fried chicken pieces and shredded cheese. The idea is that, unlike most fast food meals, it actually has the same components as a real homestyle dinner. Why you would want to have all those things mushed together is clearly a matter of personal taste, but it is safe to say that you are much better off combining your own homemade ingredients than buying KFC's concoction, even if the fast food chain is eliminating trans fats from their recipes. Homemade will taste better and will probably be less fattening. A regular Famous Bowl has 720 calories and 34 grams of fat. The nutritional content of a homemade one will depend on your personal recipes for each of the components, but if you want to go really low-fat, you can always try Hungry Girl's KFC-Ya Later Bowl. At 285 calories and 6.5g of fat, her madeover bowl has less than half the salt and almost half the carbs of the original.
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1-04-2007 @ 9:13AM
Foodie Bride said...
At 285 calories and 6.5g of fat, her madeover bowl has less than half the salt and almost half the carbs of the original
...but looks just as unappetizing.
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1-04-2007 @ 9:44AM
calamari said...
Make that "looks MORE unappetizing." Check out the substitution of mashed squash for potatoes and frozen faux-chicken patties for fried chicken.
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1-04-2007 @ 1:52PM
Judy said...
Looks like a great swap to me. I would eat it, yum!!
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1-04-2007 @ 2:03PM
jill said...
Jeez, am I the only one who will admit to swiping a piece of chicken/turkey through my mashed potatoes and gravy?? And, so what if a few sweet kernels of corn happen to get in the mix. Yum!
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1-04-2007 @ 2:12PM
Cary said...
I have to agree...revolting is revolting, calories and fat aside. If you're going to eat something like that, you might as well get the convenience of a drive through and not waste your time preparing the stuff! Get the punishment over with...
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1-04-2007 @ 2:45PM
Mary Sue said...
Ah, so, you're a compartmentarian.
I.e., someone who demands their food never touches.
When I was working 12 hour days, five days a week for the State of California (and paying $1500 a month for the privlege, thank you California Commision on Teacher Credentialing), I pretty much subsisted on a similar concoction: baked a potato in the microwave, mashed it with a little water, mixed in frozen peas and chopped up chicken strips I purchased at the Safeway deli for half-price 'cause they'd been sitting out all day.
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1-04-2007 @ 3:06PM
naugahyde said...
Don't forget the gravy, those famous bowels (sorry, bowls)have gravy too! This monstrosity actually has zero calories, since it is too disgusting to actually eat.
I have an easier recipe, eat... find bowl... "reverse eat" into bowl... enjoy!
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1-04-2007 @ 3:13PM
naugahyde said...
You probably drink while you are still chewing...
Topping this one with cheese and gravy only makes it worse. mmmm soggy fried chicken!
I like grilled Mahi-Mahi, creme brulee, and Stilton cheese, let's chuck that in a bowl and cover it with some white gravy!
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1-05-2007 @ 6:33AM
Colin said...
I tried this once and thought it was actually quite good. As my Grandpop always used to say when he ate mixed up food from his plate: "It's all going the same place anyway."
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