Chicken Express is a quick service restaurant chain that was founded in Benbrook, Texas, in 1988. The chain opened its first franchise location two years later and as of 2010, there are more than 100 Chicken Express restaurants across four states. Chicken Express specializes in fried chicken, biscuits, catfish and other southern food.
Chicken Dishes
Chicken Express serves a variety of chicken-based dishes, although only one option is not fried -- the plain chicken breast. This is the lowest-calorie option, with 230 calories, while the fried chicken liver is highest in calories, with 400, and 25 g fat. All the Chicken Express chicken dishes have at least 20 g of protein, with the exception of the fried chicken thigh and fried chicken liver, which have 17 g and 19 g respectively.
Fish
Chicken Express serves one fish product: catfish. This item is low in calories, with 100, and low in fat, with 3.5 g per fillet. The catfish is breaded, so it is high in carbohydrates, with 25.8 g, but also provides 17 g of protein.
Desserts
Chicken Express provides three dessert options, each of which are relatively low in calories. The restaurant offers two flavors of soft serve -- chocolate and vanilla -- and each contain 100 calories and 3 g of fat per 4-oz. serving. Chicken Express also serves mini apple pies, which contain 220 calories and have 9 g of fat.
Side Dishes
Chicken Express serves a variety of side dishes, each of which contains less than 200 calories. The highest calorie side dishes are the corn nuggets and fried okra, with 190 calories each. The gravy, 3 oz. of French fries and individual cheese sticks are the lowest in calories, with 50, 60 and 70, respectively.
Condiments
Although many of the condiments at Chicken Express are low in calories, a few contain nearly as many calories as main dishes. The buttermilk ranch provides 160 calories per serving, while the chipotle ranch contains 150 calories. The Chicken Express honey mustard contains 140 calories, and all three of these sauces contain at least 12 g of fat.
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