Texas Roadhouse under 1,200 calories: 45 plates, ranked

Of the 56 dishes we track at Texas Roadhouse, 45 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 80%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) with mac and cheese and green beans, 145 g for 1,150 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 11 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

Source: Texas Roadhouse nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 45 plates under 1,200
• 145g most protein in one plate
• 148g protein in a full meal
• 11 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 45 of the 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Texas Roadhouse meal under 1,200 is 148 g (A 16 oz USDA Choice Sirloin with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, and a milk).

Three complete Texas Roadhouse meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) (670 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 530 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 Texas Roadhouse 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 1,130 calories. Figures as Texas Roadhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at Texas Roadhouse

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 16 plates: Mushroom Jack Chicken Sandwich (1,070), Chicken Caesar Salad (1,100), Salmon Caesar Salad (1,110), 6 oz. Sirloin & Ribs (1,130), Chicken Critters & Ribs (1,150), Dallas Filet & Ribs (1,150), Steak Kabob (1,150) and Beef Tips with Seasoned Rice (1,160) and 8 more. The extra room also changes what 23 plates are counted with: USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) takes mac and cheese and green beans instead of a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, Grilled BBQ Chicken & Sirloin takes mac and cheese and a house side salad (no dressing) instead of a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans and USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz) takes mac and cheese and a house side salad (no dressing) instead of mac and cheese and green beans, and 20 more. Across the 45 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 890 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Grilled BBQ Chicken & Sirloin with mac and cheese and a house side salad (no dressing) at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

11 of 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Pulled Pork Sandwich, misses by 30 calories at 1,230. Tighter budget: Texas Roadhouse under 1,000. Closest misses: Pulled Pork Sandwich (from 1,230), All-American Cheeseburger (from 1,240), Porterhouse T-Bone (from 1,250), Prime Rib (14 oz) (from 1,320) and Ft. Worth Ribeye (14 oz) (from 1,330).

More at Texas Roadhouse

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• High-protein Texas Roadhouse plates (12 dishes)
• Texas Roadhouse 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 Robin under 1,200
• Ruby Tuesday under 1,200
• IHOP under 1,200