Applebee's under 800 calories: 11 plates, ranked

Of the 46 dishes we track at Applebee's, 11 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 24%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the Crispy Chicken Tender Salad with Grilled Chicken, 60 g for 640 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Salad (48 g protein, 11 g fiber, 430 cal). The most protein per calorie is the California Grilled Chicken Salad, 11.5 g per 100. 35 dishes do not fit under 800.

Source: Applebee's nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 15, 2026

• 11 plates under 800
• 60g most protein in one plate
• 60g protein in a full meal
• 35 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 11 of the 46 Applebee's dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Applebee's meal under 800 is 60 g (A Crispy Chicken Tender Salad with Grilled Chicken, and a Bottled Water).

Three complete Applebee's meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Crispy Chicken Tender Salad with Grilled Chicken (640 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 160 calories for the sides it comes with and a drink. One plate — a dish with a valid pick for each choice it comes with, never the same row twice — and at most one drink: the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included.

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Every Applebee's plate under 800 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 800 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 800 is 640 calories. Figures as Applebee's published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at Applebee's

The 8 lightest plates under 800: Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Salad (430), California Grilled Chicken Salad (460), USDA Select Sirloin (6 oz) (560), Grilled Chicken Breast (560), USDA Select Sirloin (8 oz) (620), Crispy Chicken Tender Salad with Grilled Chicken (640), Grilled Chicken Balsamic Berry Salad (660) and Blackened Cajun Salmon (690). The heaviest plate that still fits is the Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

35 of 46 Applebee's dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Bourbon Street Steak, misses by 20 calories at 820. With more room, see Applebee's under 1,000. Closest misses: Bourbon Street Steak (from 820), Caesar Salad with Blackened Shrimp (from 830), Crispy Chicken Tender Salad (from 830), Southwest Chicken Bowl (from 830) and Ribeye (12 oz) (from 870).

More at Applebee's

• Applebee's calories & nutrition (300 items listed)
• Applebee's under 1,000 calories (19 plates)
• High-protein Applebee's plates (8 dishes)
• Applebee's calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 800 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 other sit-down chains, where a dish is also counted with its sides. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.

• Cracker Barrel under 800
• Carrabba's Italian Grill under 800
• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 800