High-protein California Pizza Kitchen plates: 105 with 25 g or more

105 California Pizza Kitchen plates carry at least 25 g of protein at 700 calories or less — each dish with the sides and choices it comes with. Ranked by protein per 100 calories, the Cedar Plank Salmon leads at 8.0 g per 100 (52 g for 650 cal), and it is also the most protein in absolute grams. 7 of the 105 clear 40 g.

Source: California Pizza Kitchen nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

105 plates ≥ 25 g
8.0g best protein / 100 cal
52g most in one plate
30g in a full meal under 500

As of October 2026, the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 500 calories is 30 g, and under 700 it is 52 g (A Cedar Plank Salmon and an Acqua Panna).

The most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal

The extra 200 calories from 500 to 700 buy 22 g more protein at California Pizza Kitchen. 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.

Most protein under 500

California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices160 cal · 7g
Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley Soup (Bowl) Included side340 cal · 23g
Acqua Panna0 cal · 0g

500 of 500 cal · 30 g protein

What to tell your server: “A California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) — eat 1 of its 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and an Acqua Panna.”

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Most protein under 700

Cedar Plank Salmon650 cal · 52g
Acqua Panna0 cal · 0g

650 of 700 cal · 52 g protein

What to tell your server: “A Cedar Plank Salmon and an Acqua Panna.”

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California Pizza Kitchen plates with 25 g+ protein, ranked per calorie

One row per dish of 700 calories or less with the sides and choices it comes with, by grams of protein per 100 calories. Sides and sauces are counted inside the plate they come with, never ranked on their own. The median of these 105 plates is 650 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

High-protein California Pizza Kitchen plates ranked by protein per 100 calories
#	Dish	Counted with	From	Calories as counted	Protein	Protein / 100 cal
1	Cedar Plank Salmon	served as listed	650	650	52g	8.0g
2	Hawaiian Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	360	700	45g	6.4g
3	Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	340	680	43g	6.3g
4	Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	240	580	36g	6.2g
5	Thai Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	210	550	34g	6.2g
6	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	360	700	43g	6.1g
7	Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	230	570	35g	6.1g
8	Carne Asada Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	230	570	35g	6.1g
9	Hawaiian Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	540	540	33g	6.1g
10	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	220	560	34g	6.1g
11	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	220	560	34g	6.1g
12	California Club Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	240	580	35g	6.0g
13	California Club Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	240	580	35g	6.0g
14	Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	510	680	41g	6.0g
15	Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	210	550	33g	6.0g
16	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	380	550	33g	6.0g
17	Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 4 of 6 slices	nothing else	680	680	40g	5.9g
18	Traditional Cheese Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	360	700	41g	5.9g
19	Shrimp Scampi Zucchini	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	480	650	38g	5.8g
20	The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	210	550	32g	5.8g
21	The Works Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	210	550	32g	5.8g
22	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	570	570	33g	5.8g
23	California Veggie Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	340	680	39g	5.7g
24	Margherita Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	220	560	32g	5.7g
25	Margherita Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	220	560	32g	5.7g
26	Sicilian Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	480	650	37g	5.7g
27	California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	320	660	37g	5.6g
28	Thai Chicken Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	420	590	33g	5.6g
29	Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	360	700	39g	5.6g
30	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	540	540	30g	5.6g
31	Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	460	630	35g	5.6g
32	Carne Asada Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	460	630	35g	5.6g
33	Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	180	690	38g	5.5g
34	Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	170	680	37g	5.4g
35	Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	340	680	37g	5.4g
36	Wild Mushroom Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	340	680	37g	5.4g
37	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	31g	5.4g
38	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	31g	5.4g
39	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	31g	5.4g
40	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	190	700	38g	5.4g
41	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	440	610	33g	5.4g
42	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	440	610	33g	5.4g
43	California Club Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	480	650	35g	5.4g
44	California Club Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	480	650	35g	5.4g
45	The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	180	690	37g	5.4g
46	Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 2 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	280	620	33g	5.3g
47	Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	210	550	29g	5.3g
48	Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	420	590	31g	5.3g
49	Thai Chicken Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	630	630	33g	5.2g
50	Carne Asada Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	690	690	36g	5.2g
51	Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	690	690	36g	5.2g
52	Traditional Cheese Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	180	690	36g	5.2g
53	Neapolitan Burrata Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	220	560	29g	5.2g
54	California Veggie Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	170	680	35g	5.1g
55	California Veggie Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	510	680	35g	5.1g
56	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	29g	5.1g
57	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	29g	5.1g
58	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	400	570	29g	5.1g
59	California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	160	670	34g	5.1g
60	Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	180	690	35g	5.1g
61	Traditional Cheese Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	540	540	27g	5.0g
62	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	30g	5.0g
63	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	30g	5.0g
64	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	30g	5.0g
65	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	660	660	33g	5.0g
66	Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	660	660	33g	5.0g
67	Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	170	680	34g	5.0g
68	Wild Mushroom Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	170	680	34g	5.0g
69	Pepperoni Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	190	700	35g	5.0g
70	California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	480	650	32g	4.9g
71	The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	420	590	29g	4.9g
72	The Works Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	420	590	29g	4.9g
73	Pepperoni Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	380	550	27g	4.9g
74	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	34g	4.9g
75	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	34g	4.9g
76	Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	34g	4.9g
77	Tostada Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus a California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Half)	190	700	34g	4.9g
78	California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust, 7")	a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	680	680	33g	4.9g
79	Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	630	630	30g	4.8g
80	Margherita Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	440	610	29g	4.8g
81	Margherita Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	440	610	29g	4.8g
82	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	33g	4.7g
83	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza, 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	33g	4.7g
84	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices	plus an Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Half)	200	700	33g	4.7g
85	California Veggie Pizza, 4 of 6 slices	nothing else	680	680	32g	4.7g
86	Wild Mushroom Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	510	680	32g	4.7g
87	Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	510	680	32g	4.7g
88	Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust, 7")	a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	690	690	32g	4.6g
89	Tostada Pizza, 2 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	380	550	25g	4.5g
90	Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	27g	4.5g
91	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	27g	4.5g
92	Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	600	600	27g	4.5g
93	Banh Mi Sandwich (Half)	a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	630	630	28g	4.4g
94	Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 3 of 6 slices	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	420	590	26g	4.4g
95	California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 4 of 6 slices	nothing else	640	640	28g	4.4g
96	The Works Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	630	630	27g	4.3g
97	The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	630	630	27g	4.3g
98	BBLT Sandwich (Half)	a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	690	690	29g	4.2g
99	Wild Mushroom Pizza, 4 of 6 slices	nothing else	680	680	28g	4.1g
100	Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 4 of 6 slices	nothing else	680	680	28g	4.1g
101	Margherita Pizza, 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	660	660	27g	4.1g
102	Margherita Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices	nothing else	660	660	27g	4.1g
103	Kung Pao Zucchini Fettuccine	plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	520	690	28g	4.1g
104	Bolognese Spaghetti (Lunch Size)	a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup	670	670	26g	3.9g
105	Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 5 of 6 slices	nothing else	700	700	25g	3.6g

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