Outback Steakhouse under 1,000 calories: 11 plates, ranked

Of the 35 dishes we track at Outback Steakhouse, 11 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 31%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Grilled Chicken on the Barbie (8 oz) with a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with tangy tomato, 83 g for 940 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 24 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: Outback Steakhouse nutrition guide (official), September 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 11 plates under 1,000
• 83g most protein in one plate
• 84g protein in a full meal
• 24 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 11 of the 35 Outback Steakhouse dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Outback Steakhouse meal under 1,000 is 84 g (An 8 oz Grilled Chicken on the Barbie with a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with tangy tomato, and a Bottled Water).

Three complete Outback Steakhouse meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Grilled Chicken on the Barbie (8 oz) (500 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 500 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.

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Every Outback 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 950 calories. Figures as Outback Steakhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at Outback Steakhouse

The 8 lightest plates under 1,000: Outback Center-Cut Sirloin (5 oz) (900), Victoria's Filet Mignon (6 oz) (910), Lobster Tails Entree (930), Fresh Sydney Salad (940), Grilled Chicken on the Barbie (8 oz) (940), Victoria's Filet Mignon (8 oz) (950), Outback Ribs Half Rack (970) and Grilled Salmon with Remoulade (980). Across the 11 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add 190 to 640 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Outback Center Cut Sirloin (9 oz) with a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with Caesar dressing at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

24 of 35 Outback Steakhouse dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the 6 oz Filet & Lobster, misses by 10 calories at 1,010. With more room, see Outback Steakhouse under 1,200. Closest misses: 6 oz Filet & Lobster (from 1,010), 6 oz Sirloin & 1/3 Rack Ribs (from 1,010), 6 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken (from 1,030), 8 oz Sirloin & Coconut Shrimp (from 1,060) and 8 oz Sirloin & 1/3 Rack Ribs (from 1,070).

More at Outback Steakhouse

• Outback Steakhouse calories & nutrition (218 items listed)
• Outback Steakhouse under 1,200 calories (26 plates)
• Outback 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.

• Red Lobster under 1,000
• TGI Fridays under 1,000
• Texas Roadhouse under 1,000