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California Pizza Kitchen under 300 calories: 34 plates, ranked

Of the 260 dishes we track at California Pizza Kitchen, 34 come to 300 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 13%. The most protein in one plate under 300 is the Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices, nothing else, 13 g for 240 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices, nothing else (11 g protein, 1 g fiber, 180 cal). 226 dishes do not fit under 300.

Source: California Pizza Kitchen nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 34 of the 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes we track come to 300 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 300 is 13 g (A Sicilian Pizza — eat 1 of its 6 slices, nothing else, and an Acqua Panna).

Three complete California Pizza Kitchen meals under 300 calories

Under 300, the most-protein meal is built on the Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices (240 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 60 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.

Most protein

  • Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices240 cal · 13g
  • Acqua Panna0 cal · 0g

240 of 300 cal · 13 g protein

What to tell your server: “A Sicilian Pizza — eat 1 of its 6 slices, nothing else, and an Acqua Panna.”

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Most filling

  • Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 2 of 6 slices280 cal · 10g
  • Acqua Panna0 cal · 0g

280 of 300 cal · 10 g protein

What to tell your server: “A Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option) — eat 2 of its 6 slices, nothing else, and an Acqua Panna.”

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Lightest

  • California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices160 cal · 7g
  • Acqua Panna0 cal · 0g

160 of 300 cal · 7 g protein

What to tell your server: “A California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) — eat 1 of its 6 slices, nothing else, and an Acqua Panna.”

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Every California Pizza Kitchen plate under 300 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 300 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 300 is 200 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

California Pizza Kitchen plates under 300 calories
#DishCounted withFromCalories as countedProteinProtein / 100 cal
1Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else24024013g5.4g
2Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else23023012g5.2g
3Carne Asada Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else23023012g5.2g
4California Club Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else24024012g5.0g
5California Club Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else24024012g5.0g
6Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else18018011g6.1g
7The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else19019011g5.8g
8Thai Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else21021011g5.2g
9Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else22022011g5.0g
10Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else22022011g5.0g
11Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else17017010g5.9g
12The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else18018010g5.6g
13Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else20020010g5.0g
14Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else20020010g5.0g
15Five Cheese + Fresh Tomato Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else20020010g5.0g
16Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else21021010g4.8g
17Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 2 of 6 slicesnothing else28028010g3.6g
18Traditional Cheese Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1801809g5.0g
19Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2002009g4.5g
20Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2002009g4.5g
21Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2002009g4.5g
22The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2102109g4.3g
23The Works Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2102109g4.3g
24Margherita Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2202209g4.1g
25Margherita Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2202209g4.1g
26California Veggie Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1701708g4.7g
27Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1801808g4.4g
28Pepperoni Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1901908g4.2g
29California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1601607g4.4g
30Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1701707g4.1g
31Wild Mushroom Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1701707g4.1g
32Tostada Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else1901907g3.7g
33Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2102106g2.9g
34Neapolitan Burrata Pizza, 1 of 6 slicesnothing else2202206g2.7g

What 300 calories buys at California Pizza Kitchen

The 8 lightest plates under 300: California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (160), California Veggie Pizza, 1 of 6 slices (170), Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (170), Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (170), Wild Mushroom Pizza, 1 of 6 slices (170), Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices (180), Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (180) and The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (180). The heaviest plate that still fits is the Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 2 of 6 slices, nothing else at 280 calories, 20 under the cap.

What doesn't fit under 300

226 of 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes are over 300 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices, misses by 20 calories at 320. With more room, see California Pizza Kitchen under 400. Closest misses: California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 320), California Veggie Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (from 340), Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 340), Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 340) and Wild Mushroom Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (from 340).

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Under 300 calories at other chains

California Pizza Kitchen is the only sit-down chain here with a page at this cap so far. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.