Carrabba's Italian Grill under 1,200 calories: 43 plates, ranked

Of the 48 dishes we track at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 43 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 90%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is The Johnny Trio (10 oz Sirloin), 102 g for 1,130 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). 5 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

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

• 43 plates under 1,200
• 102g most protein in one plate
• 102g protein in a full meal
• 5 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 43 of the 48 Carrabba's Italian Grill dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Carrabba's Italian Grill meal under 1,200 is 102 g (A Johnny Trio with a 10 oz sirloin).

Three complete Carrabba's Italian Grill meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on The Johnny Trio (10 oz Sirloin) (1,130 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 70 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 Carrabba's Italian Grill 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 740 calories. Figures as Carrabba's Italian Grill published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at Carrabba's Italian Grill

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 6 plates: The Johnny Trio (7 oz Sirloin) (1,010), Lasagne (1,030), Linguine Positano with Grilled Shrimp (1,040), Shrimp and Scallop Linguine Alla Vodka (1,050), Linguine Positano with Grilled Shrimp and Gluten-Free Pasta (1,100) and The Johnny Trio (10 oz Sirloin) (1,130). The extra room also changes what 3 plates are counted with: Chicken Parmesan takes penne pomodoro instead of sautéed broccoli, Tuscan-Grilled Chicken takes a side of fettuccine Alfredo instead of penne pomodoro and Salmon Capperi takes a cup of Mama Mandola's Sicilian chicken soup and sautéed broccoli instead of a cup of minestrone and grilled asparagus. Across the 43 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 820 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Salmon Capperi with a cup of Mama Mandola's Sicilian chicken soup and sautéed broccoli at 1,130 calories, 70 under the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

5 of 48 Carrabba's Italian Grill dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Linguine Positano with Grilled Chicken, misses by 20 calories at 1,220. Tighter budget: Carrabba's Italian Grill under 1,000. Closest misses: Linguine Positano with Grilled Chicken (from 1,220), Spaghetti with Meatballs (from 1,220), Linguine Positano with Grilled Chicken and Gluten-Free Pasta (from 1,290), Rigatoni Martino, No Protein (from 1,320) and Gluten Free Pasta with Meatballs (from 1,340).

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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.

• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 1,200
• Denny's under 1,200
• Olive Garden under 1,200