Carrabba's Italian Grill under 1,000 calories: 37 plates, ranked

Of the 48 dishes we track at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 37 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 77%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Chicken Trio, 89 g for 750 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Simply Grilled Trout (59 g protein, 1 g fiber, 430 cal). 11 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: Carrabba's Italian Grill nutrition guide (official), May 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 37 plates under 1,000
• 89g most protein in one plate
• 89g protein in a full meal
• 11 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 37 of the 48 Carrabba's Italian Grill dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Carrabba's Italian Grill meal under 1,000 is 89 g (A Chicken Trio and an Almalfi Cooler).

Three complete Carrabba's Italian Grill meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Chicken Trio (750 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 250 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 800; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Carrabba's Italian Grill plate under 1,000 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,000 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,000 is 670 calories. Figures as Carrabba's Italian Grill published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at Carrabba's Italian Grill

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 8 plates: Gluten Free Pasta with Pomodoro Sauce (860), Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (870), Italian Salad with Chicken (880), Chicken Parmesan (900), Salmon Capperi (945), Linguine Positano (950), Caesar Entree Salad with 8oz Chicken (980) and Gluten Free Pasta with Meat Sauce (990). The extra room also changes what 2 plates are counted with: Chicken Marsala takes penne pomodoro instead of sautéed broccoli and Chicken Bryan takes penne pomodoro instead of sautéed broccoli. Across the 37 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 350 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Gluten Free Pasta with Meat Sauce at 990 calories, 10 under the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

11 of 48 Carrabba's Italian Grill dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, The Johnny Trio (7 oz Sirloin), misses by 10 calories at 1,010. With more room, see Carrabba's Italian Grill under 1,200. Tighter budget: Carrabba's Italian Grill under 800. Closest misses: The Johnny Trio (7 oz Sirloin) (from 1,010), Lasagne (from 1,030), Linguine Positano with Grilled Shrimp (from 1,040), Shrimp and Scallop Linguine Alla Vodka (from 1,050) and Linguine Positano with Grilled Shrimp and Gluten-Free Pasta (from 1,100).

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Under 1,000 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.

• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 1,000
• Denny's under 1,000
• Olive Garden under 1,000