California Pizza Kitchen under 1,200 calories: 239 plates, ranked

Of the 260 dishes we track at California Pizza Kitchen, 239 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 92%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, 73 g for 1,190 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Cedar Plank Salmon (52 g protein, 4 g fiber, 650 cal). 21 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

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

• 239 plates under 1,200
• 73g most protein in one plate
• 73g protein in a full meal
• 21 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 239 of the 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 1,200 is 73 g (A Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) — eat 5 of its 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and an Acqua Panna).

Three complete California Pizza Kitchen meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices (850 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 350 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. The lightest meal is unchanged from under 1,000; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every California Pizza Kitchen plate under 1,200 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,200 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,200 is 1,100 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at California Pizza Kitchen

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 37 plates: Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices (1,050), Thai Chicken Pizza, 5 of 6 slices (1,050), Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices (1,050), The Works Pizza, 5 of 6 slices (1,050), The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices (1,050), Salmon Piccata (1,070), Hawaiian Pizza (1,080) and Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) (1,080) and 29 more. The extra room also changes what 131 plates are counted with: Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 5 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else, Hawaiian Pizza, 4 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup and The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 4 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and 128 more. Across the 239 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 720 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), nothing else at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

21 of 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Chicken Tequila Fettuccine, misses by 40 calories at 1,240. Tighter budget: California Pizza Kitchen under 1,000. Closest misses: Chicken Tequila Fettuccine (from 1,240), Cauliflower Steak Piccata (Plant Forward Option) (from 1,260), Garlic Cream Fettuccine (from 1,260), Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) (from 1,260) and Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) (from 1,260).

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Under 1,200 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.

• Logan's Roadhouse under 1,200
• Beef 'O' Brady's under 1,200
• The Cheesecake Factory under 1,200