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Calories in risotto

A typical restaurant serving of risotto (one restaurant main, about 350 g) is about 630 calories, usually 400–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called mushroom risotto, chicken risotto, creamy risotto.

~630
Risotto

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein21 g
  • Carbs72 g
  • Fat27 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant main
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~180

The dish

About risotto

Risotto is arborio rice cooked slowly in stock, then finished with butter and parmesan. The rice brings the carbs; how much butter, cheese or cream goes in at the end decides the rest. Averaged from a plain chicken risotto (UK CoFID) and a creamy restaurant-style one (Korea MFDS), half and half, at a 350 g main-course portion.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Risotto · rough numbers

  • Starter portion (about 200 g)~360

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 900

  • Butter and parmesan beaten in at the end
  • Cream, bacon or extra cheese
  • Portion size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order a starter size
  • Pick a vegetable or seafood risotto
  • Ask for less parmesan on top

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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. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Risotto, chicken, homemade, code 19-566
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Chicken cream risotto, restaurant (리소토/리조또_치킨 크림 리조또, 185 kcal per 100 g)
  3. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Bacon and mushroom cream risotto (리소토/리조또_간편조리세트_베이컨버섯크림리조또)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in risotto?

A typical restaurant serving of risotto (one restaurant main, about 350 g) is about 630 calories, usually 400–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a starter portion of risotto?

About 360 for a 200 g starter.

Is risotto creamy because of cream?

Mostly not: the creaminess comes from the rice’s starch, plus butter and parmesan beaten in at the end. Cream, where added, pushes it higher.

What changes the calories in risotto?

Butter and parmesan beaten in at the end. Cream, bacon or extra cheese.

How can I order risotto lighter?

Order a starter size. Pick a vegetable or seafood risotto.

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.