Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 1,000 calories: 29 plates, ranked

Of the 45 dishes we track at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 29 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 64%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Grilled Pork Chops with a broccoli cheese casserole and buttered off-the-cob corn, 82 g for 980 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Grilled Chicken Pecan Salad, no dressing (55 g protein, 9 g fiber, 640 cal). 16 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen nutrition guide (official), August 2026 edition · Data refreshed September 16, 2026

• 29 plates under 1,000
• 82g most protein in one plate
• 82g protein in a full meal
• 16 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 29 of the 45 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meal under 1,000 is 82 g (Grilled Pork Chops with a broccoli cheese casserole and buttered off-the-cob corn, and a Coffee).

Three complete Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Grilled Pork Chops (650 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 800; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen 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 955 calories. Figures as Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 8 plates: Steak Tips (over seasoned rice) (810), Classic Burger with Cheddar Cheese (940), Hickory Smoked Baby Back Ribs (Half Rack) (955), 8 oz. Bourbon-Glazed Salmon & Shrimp (over seasoned rice) (960), 8 oz. Grilled Salmon, Bourbon Glazed (over seasoned rice) (960), Homemade Chicken Pot Pie (975), Garlic Herb Chicken (over seasoned rice) (985) and Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp Platter (1,000). The extra room also changes what 17 plates are counted with: Grilled Pork Chops takes a broccoli cheese casserole and buttered off-the-cob corn instead of buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, Grilled Whitefish, Blackened (over seasoned rice) takes cheese & bacon mashed potatoes and buttered off-the-cob corn instead of a broccoli cheese casserole and sweet baby carrots and Grilled Whitefish, Lemon Pepper (over seasoned rice) takes cheese & bacon mashed potatoes and buttered off-the-cob corn instead of a broccoli cheese casserole and sweet baby carrots, and 14 more. Across the 29 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 570 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak & Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp with a broccoli cheese casserole and buttered off-the-cob corn at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

16 of 45 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the 16 oz. Bone-In Ribeye, misses by 15 calories at 1,015. With more room, see Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 1,200. Tighter budget: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 800. Closest misses: 16 oz. Bone-In Ribeye (from 1,015), 6 oz. Top Sirloin & Chicken Tenders (from 1,075), Smokehouse Burger (from 1,075), Country Fried Chicken (double) (from 1,125) and Country Fried Steak (from 1,125).

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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.

• Denny's under 1,000
• Olive Garden under 1,000
• Outback Steakhouse under 1,000