LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,000 calories: 22 plates, ranked

Of the 32 dishes we track at LongHorn Steakhouse, 22 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 69%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Lemon Garlic Chicken (12 oz) with a bowl of French onion soup and steamed broccoli (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl), 104 g for 990 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 10 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: LongHorn Steakhouse nutrition guide (official), August 10, 2026 edition · Data refreshed September 17, 2026 · protein missing for 4 of 144 items; fat missing for 2 of 144 items

• 22 plates under 1,000
• 104g most protein in one plate
• 104g protein in a full meal
• 10 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 22 of the 32 LongHorn Steakhouse dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete LongHorn Steakhouse meal under 1,000 is 104 g (A 12 oz Lemon Garlic Chicken with a bowl of French onion soup and steamed broccoli, and a Bottled Water (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl)).

Three complete LongHorn Steakhouse meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Lemon Garlic Chicken (12 oz) (420 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 580 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 LongHorn Steakhouse 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 975 calories. Figures as LongHorn Steakhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at LongHorn Steakhouse

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 7 plates: New York Strip (12 oz) (960), Chop Steak (970), LongHorn Salmon (7 oz) & Redrock Grilled Shrimp (980), Half-Pound Steakhouse Cheeseburger (980), Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (6 tenders) (980), Parmesan Crusted Chicken (9 oz) (980) and LongHorn Steak Tips (at select locations) (990). The extra room also changes what 14 plates are counted with: Lemon Garlic Chicken (12 oz) takes a bowl of French onion soup and steamed broccoli (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl) instead of a bowl of shrimp & lobster chowder and steamed asparagus, Lemon Garlic Chicken (9 oz) takes a bowl of French onion soup and steamed asparagus (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl) instead of a bowl of loaded potato soup and steamed broccoli and Redrock Grilled Shrimp (12 count) takes no garlic butter, with a bowl of French onion soup instead of the rice, a mixed green salad (no dressing) and steamed asparagus (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl) instead of no garlic butter, with a bowl of shrimp & lobster chowder instead of the rice, a mixed green salad (no dressing) and steamed asparagus, and 11 more. Across the 22 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 810 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Farm Fresh Field Greens with Crispy Chicken Tenders, with blue cheese dressing at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

10 of 32 LongHorn Steakhouse dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Cowboy Pork Chops (at select locations), misses by 30 calories at 1,030. With more room, see LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,200. Tighter budget: LongHorn Steakhouse under 800. Closest misses: Cowboy Pork Chops (at select locations) (from 1,030), Ribeye (12 oz) (from 1,030), Baby Back Ribs (half rack) (from 1,040), Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (9 tenders) (from 1,070) and Renegade Sirloin (6 oz) & Redrock Grilled Shrimp (from 1,070).

More at LongHorn Steakhouse

• LongHorn Steakhouse calories & nutrition (144 items listed)
• LongHorn Steakhouse under 800 calories (15 plates)
• LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,200 calories (27 plates)
• High-protein LongHorn Steakhouse plates (14 dishes)
• LongHorn Steakhouse calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

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.

• BJ's Brewhouse under 1,000
• First Watch under 1,000
• P.F. Chang's under 1,000