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Calories · Mexican

Calories in chicken enchiladas

A typical restaurant serving of chicken enchiladas (two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans, about 300 g) is about 530 calories, usually 400–1,300.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called enchiladas, enchiladas verdes, enchiladas rojas.

~530
Chicken enchiladas

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
  • Carbs44 g
  • Fat27 g

One serving

Serving
two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans
Weight
~300 g
Per 100 g
~178

The dish

About chicken enchiladas

Enchiladas are corn tortillas rolled around chicken and baked under chile sauce and cheese. The cheese gives much of the fat. A full combo plate with rice and refried beans nearly doubles it.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken enchiladas · rough numbers

  • Combo plate with a cup each of rice and refried beans~980

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 1,300

  • Melted cheese on top
  • Tortillas fried before rolling
  • Rice, refried beans and sour cream on the plate

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order the two-enchilada plate
  • Ask for black beans instead of refried
  • Have salsa, not sour cream

Side by side

Next to other Mexican dishes

Mexican · typical restaurant servingAll about Mexican food →

  • Chips and guacamole~520about 70 g of tortilla chips with half a cup of guacamole · usually 300–1,000
  • Chicken enchiladas~530two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans · usually 400–1,300
  • Churros~570three regular churros, before dipping sauce · usually 190–900
  • Chicken chimichanga~580one chimichanga, before toppings and sides · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken fajitas~590three filled flour tortillas with chicken, peppers and onions · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken burrito bowl~650one bowl with chicken, rice and beans · usually 450–1,100
  • Beef tacos~780three beef tacos with cheese · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken quesadilla~800one large chicken quesadilla · usually 500–1,300
  • Chicken burrito~840one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese · usually 600–1,300
  • Nachos~1,050one order of beef nachos, usually shared · usually 600–1,800

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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 2021–2023) — Enchilada, chicken, FDC 2708568 (150 g per enchilada)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice, FDC 167665 (1 cup 116 g)
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Restaurant, Mexican, refried beans, FDC 167666 (1 cup 148 g)
  4. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Enchiladas, beef, homemade, code 19-586

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken enchiladas?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken enchiladas (two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans, about 300 g) is about 530 calories, usually 400–1,300. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is an enchilada combo plate?

About 980 with a cup each of rice and refried beans.

Are enchiladas lighter than a burrito?

On their own, yes: two enchiladas are about 530, against about 840 for a large chicken burrito. The rice and beans plate closes the gap.

What changes the calories in chicken enchiladas?

Melted cheese on top. Tortillas fried before rolling.

How can I order chicken enchiladas lighter?

Order the two-enchilada plate. Ask for black beans instead of refried.

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.