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Popeyes calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Popeyes order from 52 single orders — 32 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Popeyes's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Bonafide Mild Chicken Leg at 160 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Chicken Livers, is 1,190. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 35 g.

Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 52 Popeyes single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Popeyes meal under 500 calories is 35 g (A Bonafide Mild Chicken Breast and a water).

Build your Popeyes 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 Popeyes meals under 500 calories

Starting points for the builder — Entrée first, then a side, then a drink if there is room — the same greedy order the MinMax app uses (water unless a shake adds 10 g of protein).

Most protein

  • Bonafide Mild Chicken Breast440 cal · 35g
  • Water0 cal

440 of 500 cal · 35 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Bonafide Mild Chicken Breast and a water — 440 cal, 35 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Chicken Blackened Tenders (3 Pcs)170 cal · 26g
  • Baguette90 cal · 3g
  • Water0 cal

260 of 500 cal · 29 g protein

What to say at the counter: “Chicken Blackened Tenders (3 Pcs), a Baguette, and a water — 260 cal, 29 g protein.”

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Lightest

  • Bonafide Mild Chicken Leg160 cal · 14g
  • Baguette90 cal · 3g
  • Water0 cal

250 of 500 cal · 17 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Bonafide Mild Chicken Leg, a Baguette, and a water — 250 cal, 17 g protein.”

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The 20 lightest single orders at Popeyes

Meal-sized single orders (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein) sorted lightest first — the rows the builder reaches for at a tight cap. Every Popeyes item is in the full table on the Popeyes calories page and in /data/popeyes.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest single orders at Popeyes
ItemCaloriesProtein
Bonafide Mild Chicken Leg16014g
Bonafide Spicy Chicken Leg17013g
Chicken Blackened Tenders (3 Pcs)17026g
Corn On The Cob1906g
Bonafide Mild Chicken Wing21013g
Bonafide Spicy Chicken Wing21013g
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya22010g
Biscuit2604g
Bonafide Spicy Chicken Thigh26014g
Bonafide Mild Chicken Thigh28014g
Mississippi Mud Pie2803g
Chicken Spicy Tenders (3 Pcs)31028g
Loaded Chicken Wrap31014g
Mardi Gras Cheesecake3104g
Strawberry Cheesecake Cup3184g
Hot Cinnamon Apple Pie3203g
Mashed Potatoes (Large)3309g
Blackened Bbq Chicken Po' Boy34024g
Chicken Mild Tenders (3pcs)34027g
Hot Sweet Potato Pie3504g

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MinMax finds the best Popeyes 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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