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Calories · American & British

Calories in chicken-fried steak

A typical restaurant serving of chicken-fried steak (one regular breaded steak (160 g) with ¼ cup of cream gravy, no sides, about 220 g) is about 580 calories, usually 370–910.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chicken fried steak, country-fried steak, CFS.

~580
Chicken-fried steak

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein34 g
  • Carbs18 g
  • Fat40 g

One serving

Serving
one regular breaded steak (160 g) with ¼ cup of cream gravy, no sides
Weight
~220 g
Per 100 g
~262

The dish

About chicken-fried steak

Despite the name, chicken-fried steak is beef: a tenderized steak breaded and fried like fried chicken, then covered in cream gravy. USDA puts a regular steak at about 490 and a quarter cup of white gravy at about 90, so a plate is about 580 before mashed potatoes.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken-fried steak · rough numbers

  • With a cup of mashed potatoes and gravy~880
  • Thin steak, no gravy~370
  • Regular steak with ¼ cup gravy~580
  • Thick platter steak with ½ cup gravy~910

What moves the number

Why one plate is 370 and another 910

  • Steak size: thin, regular or a thick platter cut
  • Frying oil in the breading
  • Cream gravy
  • Mashed potatoes, biscuits and other sides

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for the gravy on the side
  • Choose a lunch-size steak
  • Pick green beans over mashed potatoes

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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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) — Beef, steak, country fried (regular 160 g, thin 120 g, thick 240 g), FDC 2705842
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — White sauce or gravy, FDC 2705703
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Potato, mashed, from restaurant, with gravy, FDC 2709501

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken-fried steak?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken-fried steak (one regular breaded steak (160 g) with ¼ cup of cream gravy, no sides, about 220 g) is about 580 calories, usually 370–910. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in chicken-fried steak?

About 580 for a regular steak with a quarter cup of cream gravy, before sides.

Is chicken-fried steak made of chicken?

No, it is beef steak breaded and fried the way chicken is. USDA files it as country-fried beef steak, about 306 per 100 g.

How many calories are in a chicken-fried steak dinner?

Add a cup of mashed potatoes and gravy (about 300) and the plate is about 880.

What changes the calories in chicken-fried steak?

Steak size: thin, regular or a thick platter cut. Frying oil in the breading.

How can I order chicken-fried steak lighter?

Ask for the gravy on the side. Choose a lunch-size steak.

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.