California Pizza Kitchen under 400 calories: 52 plates, ranked

Of the 260 dishes we track at California Pizza Kitchen, 52 come to 400 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 20%. The most protein in one plate under 400 is the Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices, plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, 23 g for 400 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices, plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup (22 g protein, 3 g fiber, 350 cal). 208 dishes do not fit under 400.

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

• 52 plates under 400
• 23g most protein in one plate
• 23g protein in a full meal
• 208 dishes over 400

As of October 2026, 52 of the 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes we track come to 400 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 400 is 23 g (A Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) — eat 1 of its 6 slices, plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and an Acqua Panna).

Three complete California Pizza Kitchen meals under 400 calories

Under 400, the most-protein meal is built on the Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (230 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 170 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 300; the others use the extra 100 calories.

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Every California Pizza Kitchen plate under 400 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 400 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 400 is 370 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 400 calories buys at California Pizza Kitchen

Going from 300 to 400 calories adds 18 plates: California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (320), California Veggie Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (340), Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (340), Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (340), Wild Mushroom Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (340), Hawaiian Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (360), Pepperoni Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (360) and The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (360) and 10 more. The extra room also changes what 30 plates are counted with: Carne Asada Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices takes plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else, Carne Asada Pizza, 1 of 6 slices takes plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else and Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices takes plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else, and 27 more. Across the 52 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 170 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices, nothing else at 400 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 400

208 of 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes are over 400 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices, misses by 20 calories at 420. With more room, see California Pizza Kitchen under 500. Tighter budget: California Pizza Kitchen under 300. Closest misses: Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 420), Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 420), Thai Chicken Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (from 420), The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (from 420) and The Works Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (from 420).

More at California Pizza Kitchen

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• California Pizza Kitchen under 800 calories (141 plates)
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• California Pizza Kitchen calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 400 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.