12 Cheapest Fast Food Restaurants To Feed a Family

Fast food restaurants are known to offer quick and affordable meals. But lately, even their prices have been skyrocketing due to inflation. It no longer feels like you’re getting a great deal when you spend so much on just one burger. With this, some chains introduced their own family value packs that make you save a few bucks compared to buying them individually.

Now, we’ll highlight 12 fast-food restaurants that offer the cheapest meals to feed a family.

12. Bojangles

Let Bojangles cover your next family feast with their 8-piece family meal. It includes 8 pieces of chicken as well as four pieces of their Buttermilk Biscuits. Bojangles is serious about their legendary chicken which boasts a coating blended with different spices, perfect for any dinner feast. The 8-piece meal starts at $17.99.

11. Panda Express

How about Chinese food for dinner? You know the food is going to be bussin’ and since we’re talking about the best Chinese food in town, Panda Express is the way to go. The famous Chinese-American chain offers a family feast with a price starting at $35. It is complete with three large entrees and two large sides, perfect for at least five people. Imagine choosing from Orange Chicken, Beijing Beef, or Honey Walnut Shrimp. Dinner has never felt this good.

Inclusions:

Choose from two large sides
- Chow Mein
- Fried Rice
- White Steamed Rice
- Super Greens

Choose three entrees
- Hot Ones Blazing Bourbon Chicken
- Beyond Original Orange Chicken
- The Original Orange Chicken
- Black Pepper Sirloin Steak
- Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
- Honey Walnut Shrimp
- Broccoli Beef
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Honey Sesame Chicken Breast
- Beijing Beef
- Mushroom Chicken
- SweetFire Chicken Breast
- String Bean Chicken Breast
- Black Pepper Chicken

10. Pizza Hut

Care for some pizza for dinner? Pizza Hut has got you and your family covered with their Big Dinner Box, which has a starting price of $27. The Big Dinner Box consists of pizzas, chicken wings, and pasta, depending on what dinner box you want to get. You can choose among the following:

Big Dinner Box with 3 pizzas
Big Dinner Box with Breaded Boneless Wings (comes with two pizzas)
Big Dinner Box with Pasta (comes with two pizzas)

9. Domino’s

Is everyone craving pizza? Take home a Domino’s on your way out! You can get an affordable deal at Domino’s, even if it’s not Pizza Friday, with their Mix and Match Deal, which starts at $7.99 per food item. You can get to order at least two items with a wide variety of options you can choose from, such as:

Medium 2-topping pizzas
Breads
Loaded Tots
Boneless Chicken
Sandwiches
Salads
Desserts

However, only limited locations offer the Mix and Match Deal, so it’s better to ask your server.

8. McDonald’s

Yup, you’ve read that right, McDonald’s is offering a 40-piece McNugget Meal. It may seem a lot when you read it but it actually makes sense in the family meal context. Let’s say you’re four in the family; each person will get 10 pieces. Cool, right? This McNugget Meal stands at an affordable starting price of just $20. Watch out for promos at the McDonald’s app as this 40-piece McNugget Meal could go as low as $10.

7. Taco Bell

Taco Bell is bringing you their cheapest family meal yet, so if you and your family are big fans of Taco Bell, then you’re in for a treat. You can enjoy their Meal for 4 with a starting price of $20. For a much cheaper option, you can try their Taco and Burrito Craving Pack which makes the perfect on-the-go quick snack for the family — think of road trips or simply a midnight snack while watching movies.

Meal for 4 inclusions:

Two pieces of Crunchwrap Supreme (customizable)
Two pieces of Chicken Quesadilla (customizable)
Four pieces of Soft Taco
Two pieces of Chips and Nacho Sauce

Taco and Burrito Craving Pack:

Four pieces of Crunchy Tacos (customizable)
Four pieces of Beefy 5-Layer Burrito (customizable)

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6. Little Ceasars

Little Caesars is inviting you and your family to enjoy a pizza dinner! Priced between $6 and $7, Little Caesars remains one of the most affordable pizza options in the U.S. While they recently increased their prices, marking the end of the $5 Hot-N-Ready pizzas (thanks to inflation), they still offer a great value that earns them a spot on the list of budget-friendly pizza joints. Starting at $6.99, you can already get a Large Round Pizza that can be shared with a family of four to five.

5. Wing Stop

Calling all wing lovers who are also super savers, your favorite wing shop has its own irresistible value meal made especially for you. Introducing the Boneless Meal Deal, priced at $18.99, which includes 20 pieces of wings. It is perfect for movie nights over dinner or just for snacking with the whole family. Wing Stop has a lot of flavors to choose from, and the exciting part is that you can even choose up to four flavor variations to coat your wings. Here’s what’s included in the Boneless Meal Deal:

20 pieces of Boneless Wings
Large Fry
Two dips to choose from

4. KFC

If you want a filling dinner for your family, then KFC’s 8-piece Chicken Meal is the perfect order to spread at the dinner table. With a starting price of just $37.99, this combo meal has everything that you could ever want on your family’s dinner table, including the main event, which is KFC’s fried chicken made with secret herbs and spices.

Inclusions:

Your choice of Variety Bucket or Drum and Thigh Bucket
Two large sides of your choice
Four pieces of biscuits

3. Burger King

This Family Bundle, with a price starting at $12.99, is made for families who love a good burger and fries for dinner. If you’re looking for a super saver value meal, then you’ve come to the right place. Indulge in some of their mouthwatering Whooper and bite onto the sides as you create memories at your nearest Burger King. Check out what comes in the Family Bundle:

Choice of two customizable Whopper
Two Customizable Cheeseburger
8 pieces of Chicken Nuggets
Choice of four sides

2. Del Taco

Craving for a Mexican-style meal? Get them here at Del Taco, the number 1 best fast food place awarded by USA Today. Del Taco has you and your family covered with their Fiesta Packs. These packs priced between $14.49 and $19.99, can feed six or more people. It includes a delicious assortment of burritos and tacos—ideal for families who enjoy a variety of flavors in their meals. Check out these fiesta packs that you can choose from:

Snack Taco Fiesta Pack
Grilled Chicken Taco Fiesta Pack
The Del Taco Fiesta Pack

1. Popeyes

It’s not a family feast without Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken in it! Popeyes has a dedicated menu set for the family which ranges from the main meal of chicken to sides such as fries, chicken sandwiches, and biscuits, with a starting price of $26.99. You can choose from up to seven family meal sets according to how many you are in the family. But focusing on the Family Feast, it contains the following:

Six pieces of Signature Chicken
Choice of two Chicken Sandwiches
Choice of two sides
Four pieces of Biscuits
Choice of three desserts
Choice of five beverages

From The Club

Food items are just some of the necessities for a family, so cheap group or value meals such as those mentioned in the list are a huge help, especially for large families. Truly, raising a family sure is a challenge for providers. Little things such as this make me appreciate how fast-food chains are going their way to offer a group meal at a much more affordable price.

Where ya hungry?