LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,200 calories: 27 plates, ranked

Of the 32 dishes we track at LongHorn Steakhouse, 27 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 84%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the Lemon Garlic Chicken (12 oz) with a bowl of French onion soup and steamed asparagus (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl), 108 g for 1,030 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 5 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

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

• 27 plates under 1,200
• 108g most protein in one plate
• 118g protein in a full meal
• 5 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 27 of the 32 LongHorn Steakhouse dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete LongHorn Steakhouse meal under 1,200 is 118 g (A 12 oz Lemon Garlic Chicken with a bowl of French onion soup and steamed asparagus, and a Milk (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl)).

Three complete LongHorn Steakhouse meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the Lemon Garlic Chicken (12 oz) (420 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 780 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 LongHorn Steakhouse 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 1,140 calories. Figures as LongHorn Steakhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at LongHorn Steakhouse

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 5 plates: Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (9 tenders) (1,180), Renegade Sirloin (6 oz) & Redrock Grilled Shrimp (1,180), Cowboy Pork Chops (at select locations) (1,190), Ribeye (12 oz) (1,190) and Baby Back Ribs (half rack) (1,200). 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 asparagus (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl) instead of a bowl of French onion soup and steamed broccoli (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl), LongHorn Steak Tips (at select locations) 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 and New York Strip (12 oz) takes a bowl of French onion soup and steamed broccoli (at select locations: French Onion Soup - Bowl) instead of fire-grilled corn on the cob and steamed asparagus, and 11 more. Across the 27 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 900 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Baby Back Ribs (half rack) with a bowl of shrimp & lobster chowder and steamed asparagus, no barbecue sauce at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

5 of 32 LongHorn Steakhouse dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Parmesan Crusted Chicken (12 oz), misses by 140 calories at 1,340. Tighter budget: LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,000. Closest misses: Parmesan Crusted Chicken (12 oz) (from 1,340), Fire-Grilled T-Bone (18 oz) (from 1,350) and Chicken Fried Chicken (at select locations) (from 1,360).

More at LongHorn Steakhouse

• LongHorn Steakhouse calories & nutrition (144 items listed)
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• LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,000 calories (22 plates)
• High-protein LongHorn Steakhouse plates (14 dishes)
• LongHorn Steakhouse calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

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.

• BJ's Brewhouse under 1,200
• First Watch under 1,200
• P.F. Chang's under 1,200