Best Chicken Fried Steak · GüdDish ranking
The Ultimate Chicken Fried Steak
The verdict
Close Contest
Number one leads, but number two is still a real contender. Both are strong starting points.
5.00 from 264 ratings
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Best Chicken Fried Steak recipe (as of 2026-08-03): The Ultimate Chicken Fried Steak from momontimeout.com (#1 of 138 rated recipes across 14 sites). Verdict: Close Contest.
The best Chicken Fried Steak recipe on the open web is The Ultimate Chicken Fried Steak from momontimeout.com. Ranked #1 from 138 rated Chicken Fried Steak recipes across 14 sites by how far each one outperforms the site that published it.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.38 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 264 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 1% of every Chicken Fried Steak recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy (foodnetwork.com), ★ 4.82 from 52 ratings.
What this takes
4 · 10 min prep · 18 ingredients · 16 steps
- 4 cube steaks (about 1/3 lb each)
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper, divided
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt or sea salt, divided
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons TABASCO® Sauce (original)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons grease
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 to 3 cups whole milk
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Full ranking
Top 10 among recipes with at least 15 ratings (floor scales with this dish’s pool of 138 scored recipes) and a publisher rating of 4.5 or higher. Ordered by how far each recipe beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1The Ultimate Chicken Fried Steak5.00 from 264 ratings
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2Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy4.82 from 52 ratings
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3Chicken-Fried Steak4.90 from 47 ratings
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4Chicken Fried Steak4.60 from 318 ratings
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5Chicken Fried Steak4.71 from 47 ratings
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6Chicken Fried Steak W/Cream Gravy4.80 from 126 ratings
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7Chicken Fried Steak5.00 from 20 ratings
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8Chicken Fried Steak With Peppered Cream Gravy4.95 from 20 ratings
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9Marlboro Country Chicken Fried Steak (Country Fried)4.76 from 42 ratings
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10Chicken Fried Steak Recipe with Gravy4.67 from 59 ratings
Behind the ranking
Who we left out
We only rank a recipe when we can check the evidence behind its rating. America's Test Kitchen and Taste of Home publish ratings we cannot verify, so they are removed from the ranking rather than quietly down-weighted. food.com ratings were rebuilt from raw reviews before any of its recipes compete. Full methodology: How ranking works.
FAQ
What is the best Chicken Fried Steak recipe?
Best Chicken Fried Steak recipe (as of 2026-08-03): The Ultimate Chicken Fried Steak from momontimeout.com (#1 of 138 rated recipes across 14 sites). Verdict: Close Contest.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We read public ratings across the open web, correct for sites that rate everything high, and rank recipes by how far each one outperforms its own publisher. The page shows rank order, publisher star ratings, and a verdict about how clear that order is. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The verdict describes the competition, not a grade for the food. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish ranking.
Why are some famous sites missing?
America’s Test Kitchen and Taste of Home are excluded because we cannot verify their ratings from recoverable review data. food.com ratings are rebuilt from raw reviews where possible. See method and coverage pages.
How often is this ranking updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-03.
Everything else we analysed (137 more recipes)
Sorted by the same ranking signal as the shortlist. Below the top 10, differences are often smaller than our uncertainty, so treat lower positions as approximate.
| Recipe | Stars | Ratings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy | 4.82 | 52 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.90 | 47 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.60 | 318 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.71 | 47 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak W/Cream Gravy | 4.80 | 126 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 20 | thecozycook.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak With Peppered Cream Gravy | 4.95 | 20 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak 1 | 4.86 | 13 | foodnetwork.com |
| Kardea's Country-Fried Steak with Gravy | 5.00 | 8 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 4.90 | 10 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.88 | 10 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Recipe | 5.00 | 13 | lilluna.com |
| Marlboro Country Chicken Fried Steak (Country Fried) | 4.76 | 42 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak 2 | 5.00 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Recipe with Gravy | 4.67 | 59 | thecookierookie.com |
| Sunny's Chicken Fried Steak with Diced Potato Gravy | 4.49 | 78 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak for Two | 4.92 | 12 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.80 | 20 | thechunkychef.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak (Chicken With Creamy Gravy) | 4.76 | 26 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy | 4.40 | 545 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak Strips With Milk Gravy | 4.81 | 17 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak (Healthy Way) | 5.00 | 7 | food.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak With Cracked Pepper Gravy | 4.89 | 10 | food.com |
| Country-Style Steak & Gravy | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak with White Gravy | 5.00 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak & Gravy - Paula Deen | 4.83 | 9 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak (Shortcut) | 4.80 | 10 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Cream Gravy | 5.00 | 5 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.46 | 27 | foodnetwork.com |
| The Best Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.40 | 48 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.86 | 7 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.64 | 17 | thepioneerwoman.com |
| Authentic Texas Chicken Fried Steak Seasoning Mix | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Tom and Kelly's Chicken Fried Steak! | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak | 4.83 | 6 | food.com |
| Mock Chicken Fried Steak With Milk Gravy | 4.56 | 32 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.60 | 7 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak | 4.49 | 84 | food.com |
| Southern Chicken Fried Steak | 4.59 | 19 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy | 4.29 | 89 | foodnetwork.com |
| As Easy As It Gets Chicken-Fried Steak | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Strips | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Perfect Chicken Fried Steak With Classic Brown Gravy | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Low Fat Chicken Fried Steak | 4.80 | 5 | food.com |
| Spicy Country-Fried Steaks | 4.64 | 11 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 4.71 | 7 | food.com |
| Down Home Country Fried Steak | 4.71 | 7 | food.com |
| Cream Gravy for Chicken Fried Steak (Light) | 4.67 | 9 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak | 5.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak Recipe | 5.00 | 3 | lilluna.com |
| Quick Chicken-Fried Steak With Pan Gravy | 4.56 | 18 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Sliders | 4.67 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak with Cream Gravy | 4.57 | 16 | food.com |
| Broken Spoke's Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.56 | 16 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy | 4.75 | 5 | food.com |
| Hot Chicken-Fried Steak Sandwiches | 4.42 | 12 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.55 | 11 | jocooks.com |
| Tex-Mex Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.50 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 4.67 | 6 | food.com |
| Buck Ream's Sourdough Chicken Fried Steak | 4.67 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak and Milk Gravy | 4.75 | 4 | food.com |
| Real Southern Chicken Fried Steaks | 4.75 | 4 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak With White Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steaks | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Ranch Style Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Ranchero Chicken Fried Steak W/Country Style Gravy | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 2 | amandascookin.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Bowl | 5.00 | 2 | delish.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Fingers | 4.75 | 4 | delish.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.36 | 12 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak | 4.67 | 5 | food.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak with Cream Gravy | 4.50 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| All American Chicken Fried Steak With Cream Gravy | 4.67 | 4 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy | 4.27 | 23 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy 2 | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak with Spiced Milk Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Eat's Country Fried Steak Benedict | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Tex-Mex Chicken-Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak Medallions | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Sausage Gravy Over Chicken Fried Steak | 4.67 | 3 | afamilyfeast.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak With Pan Gravy | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Country-Fried Steak With Mushroom Gravy | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Texas Style Chicken Fried Steak With Cream Gravy | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak on Stick With Whatsthishere Sauce | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak With Onions | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Copycat Denny's Chicken Fried Steak & Country Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Crock Pot Ranch House Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Milanesa - Cuban Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Texas Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| The Smith Family Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Traditional Chicken-Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Best Recipe for Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | carlsbadcravings.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 5.00 | 1 | themom100.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak With Mushroom Gravy | 4.50 | 7 | food.com |
| Luby's Cafeteria Chicken Fried Steak | 4.50 | 7 | food.com |
| Upgraded Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.50 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.50 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.50 | 6 | delish.com |
| Southern Living's Country Fried Steak | 4.44 | 9 | food.com |
| Poor Man's Chicken Fried Steak | 4.50 | 4 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak with Gravy | 4.25 | 8 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak | 4.43 | 7 | food.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak With Cream Gravy | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Low Fat Faux Chicken Fried Steak | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.20 | 8 | foodnetwork.com |
| Parmesan Chicken-fried Steak | 4.38 | 8 | food.com |
| Lean/Low Fat Chicken Fried Steak (Weight Watchers - 4) | 4.33 | 17 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Smashed Yukon Golds and Soy-Vidalia Gravy | 4.17 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steaks and Creamed Pan Gravy with Biscuits | 4.09 | 45 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak on Stick with Whatsthishere Sauce | 4.13 | 9 | foodnetwork.com |
| Blue Willow Inn Country-Fried Steak | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Cheesy Chicken Fried Steak | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak and Pan Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Country Fried Steak With Extra Thick Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Light Chicken Fried Steak | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Old-Fashioned Chicken Fried Steak With Pan Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Texas-Style Chicken Fried Steak With Cream Gravy | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Christina's Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.06 | 18 | foodnetwork.com |
| Big John's Spicy Chicken Fried Steak | 4.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Classic Chicken-Fried Steak | 4.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy | 4.00 | 20 | foodnetwork.com |
| Dks Braggin' Rights Chicken Fried Steak | 4.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Cream Gravy | 3.67 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Country Fried Steak, Annacia Style | 3.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 3.90 | 21 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken-Fried Steak with Cream Gravy | 3.86 | 18 | foodnetwork.com |
| Delicious! Low-Fat Chicken Fried or Country Fried Steak | 3.83 | 6 | food.com |
| BBQ Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy | 3.70 | 9 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak and Creamy Gravy | 3.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken (Country) Fried Steak and White Gravy (Bobby Flay) | 2.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 3.50 | 14 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy | 3.60 | 106 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Fried Steak | 3.13 | 40 | foodnetwork.com |