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Calories · Filipino

Calories in chicken adobo with rice

A typical restaurant serving of chicken adobo with rice (two pieces of adobo with sauce and one cup of rice, about 380 g) is about 620 calories, usually 480–850.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called adobong manok, adobo with rice.

~620
Chicken adobo with rice

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein30 g
  • Carbs59 g
  • Fat27 g

One serving

Serving
two pieces of adobo with sauce and one cup of rice
Weight
~380 g
Per 100 g
~163

The dish

About chicken adobo with rice

Adobo is chicken, and often pork, braised in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic. The meat and its fat-rich sauce plus a cup of rice make up the plate; garlic rice or pork pieces push it higher.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken adobo with rice · rough numbers

  • With one cup of rice~620
  • Adobo only, no rice~410
  • Each extra cup of plain rice~210

What moves the number

Why one plate is 480 and another 850

  • Skin-on chicken (and pork, in pork-chicken adobo)
  • Oily adobo sauce spooned over rice
  • Extra rice or garlic rice

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Choose breast or skinless pieces
  • Spoon less sauce onto the rice
  • Stick to one cup of plain rice

Side by side

Next to other Filipino dishes

Filipino · typical restaurant servingAll about Filipino food →

  • Cup of rice~210one level restaurant cup of steamed white rice · usually 150–300
  • Leche flan~230one restaurant slice · usually 180–400
  • Turon~230one large piece · usually 150–350
  • Ensaymada~240one bakery ensaymada · usually 200–450
  • Arroz caldo~250one bowl of chicken rice porridge · usually 200–450
  • Jollibee Peach Mango Pie~270one fried pie, US serving · usually 250–310
  • Bibingka~290one rice cake with cheese and coconut · usually 230–450
  • Garlic rice (sinangag)~300one level restaurant cup · usually 220–380
  • Halo-halo~330one restaurant glass · usually 250–550
  • Lumpia shanghai~340six pieces · usually 230–500
  • Jollibee Yumburger~360one Yumburger, Jollibee USA standard size · usually 330–410
  • Siopao~380one regular steamed pork bun · usually 250–520

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Adobo, with rice
  2. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Pork and chicken adobo (R047)
  3. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Rice, well-milled, boiled (A020)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken adobo with rice?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken adobo with rice (two pieces of adobo with sauce and one cup of rice, about 380 g) is about 620 calories, usually 480–850. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in chicken adobo without rice?

About 410 for two pieces with sauce. Each level cup of plain rice adds about 210.

Is pork adobo higher than chicken adobo?

Usually. Pork pieces push the plate higher than chicken, and skin-on chicken sits higher than skinless.

Does garlic rice change it much?

Yes: a cup of garlic rice is about 300, against about 210 for plain rice, because it is fried in oil.

What changes the calories in chicken adobo with rice?

Skin-on chicken (and pork, in pork-chicken adobo). Oily adobo sauce spooned over rice.

How can I order chicken adobo with rice lighter?

Choose breast or skinless pieces. Spoon less sauce onto the rice.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.