Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken Menu Calories & Nutrition 2026

If you are counting Lee’s Famous Chicken calories, here is the short version: a Famous Recipe breast has 580 calories, the Spicy breast tops the chart at 670 calories, and the Oven Roast leg sits at just 90 calories. Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken has served its honey-dipped, hand-breaded chicken since 1966, and the brand posts full nutrition numbers for every item. This guide breaks down calories, protein and sodium for the whole menu.

How Many Calories Are in Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken?

A single piece of Lee’s chicken runs from 90 calories (Oven Roast leg) all the way up to 670 calories (Spicy breast). Honestly, that is a bigger spread than most people expect from a fried chicken joint. The Famous Recipe style, the honey-dipped, hand-breaded original, lands in the middle to high range: a breast is 580 calories, a thigh is 460, a leg is 190 and a whole wing is 210.

Here is the thing most folks miss: Lee’s actually gives you three different ways to eat the same bird. The Spicy version cranks the breading and seasoning, which pushes calories up. The Oven Roast version skips the fryer entirely, and that changes everything. I dug into the official nutrition guide so you don’t have to squint at a PDF in the drive-thru line.

Lee’s Famous Chicken Calories: Fried, Spicy & Oven Roast

Lee’s Famous Chicken calories vary a lot by cooking style, so this table covers every piece, three ways. All figures below come straight from the brand’s official nutrition guide, per single piece.

Breast Strips & Dippers

Prefer your chicken without the bone? The Famous Breast Strips run 180 calories each with 15g of protein, and the Spicy version matches at 180 calories. The Oven Roast Breast Strip is the real standout here: just 80 calories per strip and still 15g of protein. A cup of Spicy Jumbo Dippers lands at 420 calories with 34g of protein, so it works as a meal if you skip the sides.

Sides, Biscuits & the Pot Pie

A quick word on the extras, because this is where the numbers get sneaky. A Lee’s biscuit is 230 calories with 3g of protein, and the Chicken Pot Pie is a full 860 calories with 49g of fat. The pot pie is genuinely delicious, but it out-calories most of the chicken pieces on this list. If you want the full Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken menu with prices for everything, we have that covered too.

What Is the Lowest Calorie Meal at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken?

The lowest calorie meal you can build at Lee’s is two Oven Roast legs with green beans: roughly 230 calories total. Seriously. The Oven Roast style is the quiet hero of this menu, an Oven Roast breast gives you 40g of protein for only 270 calories, which beats the protein-per-calorie ratio of most fast food grilled chicken.

Looking for the lowest calorie meal at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken? Pair three Oven Roast Breast Strips (240 calories total) with a side of green beans and you are eating like someone with a plan. The Famous Recipe fried pieces are the treat option, the Oven Roast line is the everyday option, and honestly both belong on this menu.

Where Can I Find the Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken Nutrition PDF?

The Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken nutrition PDF lives on the brand’s official website at leesfamousrecipe.com/lees_nutrition_guide_2-17-25.pdf. It covers every item on the menu: chicken pieces in all three styles, strips, dippers, sandwiches, sides, biscuits and desserts, with calories, fat, sodium, carbs and protein for each.

Quick heads up: menu items and recipes can vary by location, and the brand updates the guide when the menu changes. Use the official PDF as the source of truth, and check the Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken official menu page for the latest menu lineup.

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Prices last verified: October 9, 2026.