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Calories in penne arrabbiata

A typical restaurant serving of penne arrabbiata (one restaurant plate, about 400 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called arrabbiata, penne all'arrabbiata, pasta arrabbiata, pasta with tomato sauce.

~640
Penne arrabbiata

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

  • Protein14 g
  • Carbs74 g
  • Fat32 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant plate
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~160

The dish

About penne arrabbiata

Arrabbiata is pasta in a spicy tomato, garlic and chili sauce, with no meat or cream. Most of it is pasta; the olive oil gives the fat. It's one of the lighter pasta plates on a menu.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 900

  • Pasta portion size
  • Olive oil in the sauce
  • Parmesan and bread on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order a half portion
  • Add a side of greens
  • Go easy on the bread basket

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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) — Pasta with tomato-based sauce, restaurant, FDC 2708830
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Sauce, pasta, tomato based, napoletana, code 17-619

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in penne arrabbiata?

A typical restaurant serving of penne arrabbiata (one restaurant plate, about 400 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is penne arrabbiata one of the lighter pastas?

Yes: no meat or cream, so its about 640 is mostly pasta and olive oil. A plate of fettuccine alfredo is about 820.

Does a half portion help?

It roughly halves the plate, to around 320.

What changes the calories in penne arrabbiata?

Pasta portion size. Olive oil in the sauce.

How can I order penne arrabbiata lighter?

Order a half portion. Add a side of greens.

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.