Noodles & Company calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Noodles & Company order from 43 single orders — 35 entrées and 8 sides — using Noodles & Company's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Japanese Pan Noodles (Small) at 320 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Buffalo Chicken Ranch Mac & Cheese (Regular), is 1,380. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 36 g.
Source: Noodles & Company nutrition guide (official), August 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 43 single orders
- 320 cal lightest main
- 36g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 43 Noodles & Company single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Noodles & Company meal under 500 calories is 36 g (A Mediterranean Chicken Salad and a water).
Build your Noodles & Company order
Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove items; the total, the macros and the words to say at the counter update as you go, and the link in the address bar carries your order.
Three complete Noodles & Company meals under 500 calories
Starting points for the builder — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein
- Mediterranean Chicken Salad430 cal · 36g
- Water0 cal
430 of 500 cal · 36 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Mediterranean Chicken Salad and a water — 430 cal, 36 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Noodles & Company →Most filling
- Mediterranean Chicken Salad430 cal · 36g
- Water0 cal
430 of 500 cal · 36 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Mediterranean Chicken Salad and a water — 430 cal, 36 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Noodles & Company →Lightest
- Japanese Pan Noodles (Small)320 cal · 10g
- Water0 cal
320 of 500 cal · 10 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A small Japanese Pan Noodles and a water — 320 cal, 10 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Noodles & Company →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Noodles & Company
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Noodles & Company item is in the full table on the Noodles & Company calories page and in /data/noodles-company.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Pan Noodles (Small) | 320 | 10g |
| Pasta Fresca (Small) | 320 | 10g |
| Chicken Noodle Soup | 360 | 30g |
| Buttery Parmesan Noodles (Small) | 370 | 11g |
| Roasted Garlic Cream Tortelloni (Small) | 380 | 18g |
| Basil Pesto Cavatappi (Small) | 420 | 12g |
| Mediterranean Chicken Salad | 430 | 36g |
| Creamy Cheddar Mac & Cheese (Small) | 520 | 23g |
| Pad Thai (Small) | 520 | 10g |
| Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi (Small) | 550 | 21g |
| Rigatoni Rosa with Parmesan Chicken (Small) | 550 | 34g |
| Spicy Korean Steak Noodles (Small) | 550 | 23g |
| Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine (Small) | 560 | 23g |
| Japanese Pan Noodles (Regular) | 640 | 20g |
| Pasta Fresca (Regular) | 640 | 21g |
| Chicken Caesar Salad | 670 | 42g |
| Spaghetti & Meatballs (Small) | 670 | 25g |
| Crispy Chicken Bacon Alfredo (Small) | 680 | 36g |
| Pulled Pork BBQ Mac & Cheese (Small) | 690 | 41g |
| Buttery Parmesan Noodles (Regular) | 760 | 22g |
Eat at Noodles & Company without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Noodles & Company meal under your calorie goal — at the location nearest you — and lets you swap items to hit your protein. Free on iPhone.
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