Outback Steakhouse under 1,200 calories: 26 plates, ranked

Of the 35 dishes we track at Outback Steakhouse, 26 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 74%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the 8 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken with a cup of Tasmanian chili and asparagus, 123 g for 1,150 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 9 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

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

• 26 plates under 1,200
• 123g most protein in one plate
• 124g protein in a full meal
• 9 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 26 of the 35 Outback Steakhouse dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Outback Steakhouse meal under 1,200 is 124 g (An 8 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken with a cup of Tasmanian chili and asparagus, and a Bottled Water).

Three complete Outback Steakhouse meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the 8 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken (900 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 300 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 Outback 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 1,175 calories. Figures as Outback Steakhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at Outback Steakhouse

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 15 plates: 8 oz Sirloin & Coconut Shrimp (1,120), 8 oz Sirloin & 1/3 Rack Ribs (1,130), NY Strip (12 oz) (1,130), Alice Springs Chicken Entree (1,140), 8 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken (1,150), 6 oz Sirloin & 5 oz Alice Springs Chicken (1,180), 6 oz Sirloin & 8 oz Grilled Chicken (1,180) and 8 oz Filet & Lobster (1,180) and 7 more. The extra room also changes what 10 plates are counted with: Grilled Chicken on the Barbie (8 oz) takes a blue cheese pecan chopped side salad and a cup of Tasmanian chili instead of a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with tangy tomato, Lobster Tails Entree takes a blue cheese pecan chopped side salad and a cup of Tasmanian chili instead of a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with tangy tomato and Victoria's Filet Mignon (8 oz) takes a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad with Caesar dressing instead of a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad (no dressing), and 7 more. Across the 26 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add 190 to 920 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the 6 oz Filet & Lobster with a cup of Tasmanian chili and a house side salad (no dressing) at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

9 of 35 Outback Steakhouse dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the 6 oz Sirloin & Grilled Shrimp with Garlic Butter, misses by 10 calories at 1,210. Tighter budget: Outback Steakhouse under 1,000. Closest misses: 6 oz Sirloin & Grilled Shrimp with Garlic Butter (from 1,210), Ribeye (13 oz) (from 1,220), Chimichurri Filet (from 1,230), 8 oz Sirloin & 5 oz Alice Springs Chicken (from 1,240) and 6 oz Sirloin & 1/2 Rack Ribs (from 1,250).

More at Outback Steakhouse

• Outback Steakhouse calories & nutrition (218 items listed)
• Outback Steakhouse under 1,000 calories (11 plates)
• Outback 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.

• Red Lobster under 1,200
• TGI Fridays under 1,200
• Texas Roadhouse under 1,200