Cracker Barrel under 800 calories: 21 plates, ranked

Of the 31 dishes we track at Cracker Barrel, 21 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 68%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) with turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, 107 g for 775 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 10 dishes do not fit under 800.

Source: Cracker Barrel nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 12, 2026

• 21 plates under 800
• 107g most protein in one plate
• 107g protein in a full meal
• 10 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 21 of the 31 Cracker Barrel dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Cracker Barrel meal under 800 is 107 g (A Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) with turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, and a Coca-Cola Zero).

Three complete Cracker Barrel meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) (660 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 140 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 600; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Cracker Barrel plate under 800 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 800 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 800 is 770 calories. Figures as Cracker Barrel published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at Cracker Barrel

Going from 600 to 800 calories adds 7 plates: Homestyle Fried Chicken Salad (700), Smothered Hamburger Steak (750), Country Fried Steak (770), Crispy Tender Dippers (770), Slow-Braised Pot Roast (770), Big Easy Steak & Shrimp (775) and Steak & Chicken Combo (smokehouse grilled chicken) (775). The extra room also changes what 14 plates are counted with: New York Strip Steak takes pinto beans and turnip greens, no bread instead of turnip greens and steamed broccoli, no bread, Smokehouse Grilled Chicken takes pinto beans and turnip greens, with a biscuit instead of pinto beans and steamed broccoli, no bread and Grilled Chicken Tenders takes pinto beans and turnip greens, with a biscuit instead of pinto beans and turnip greens, no bread, and 11 more. Across the 21 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 530 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Grilled Homestyle Chicken Sandwich with lima beans at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

10 of 31 Cracker Barrel dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Country Fried Shrimp, misses by 35 calories at 835. With more room, see Cracker Barrel under 1,000. Tighter budget: Cracker Barrel under 600. Closest misses: Country Fried Shrimp (from 835), Fried Homestyle Chicken Sandwich (from 865), Steak & Chicken Combo (crispy tender dippers) (from 885), Louisiana-Style Shrimp Skillet (from 895) and Fried Catfish (from 925).

More at Cracker Barrel

• Cracker Barrel calories & nutrition (270 items listed)
• Cracker Barrel under 600 calories (14 plates)
• Cracker Barrel under 1,000 calories (28 plates)
• Cracker Barrel under 1,200 calories (30 plates)
• High-protein Cracker Barrel plates (17 dishes)
• Cracker Barrel calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 800 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.

• Carrabba's Italian Grill under 800
• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 800
• Olive Garden under 800