Plant-Based Alternatives to KFC (fried chicken)

Most meat fast food joints use factory-farmed meat. Yet buckets of fried chicken are one of the most popular meals in England. Meat that is not free-range (just recognised by Red Tractor) is not ranked well by animal welfare organisations.

KFC has recently said it will be going back on its pledge to use slower-growing chickens (with better welfare) as it can’t find enough chickens? And it fries its chips in chicken fat.

Chickens (related to dinosaurs) are now the most over-bred (25 billion and counting) and abused creatures on earth.

VFC was founded by the co-founder of Veganuary with a chef (who he took to visit a chicken farm). You can recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if kerbside does not recycle.

Read our post on food safety for people and pets.

This ‘chicken’ is high in protein and tastes as good, you’ll find it in most supermarkets including budget ones (Lidl and Aldi).

Based on the target slaughter weight of a chicken in the UK (and percentage being edible), they estimate one chicken’s life is saved for each 1.5kg they sell.

Made from wheat protein in corn coating, you can bake it in the oven or air-fry, or pan-fry. Full instructions on the packets.