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Calories · Middle Eastern

Calories in shakshuka

A typical restaurant serving of shakshuka (one café skillet of shakshuka with two eggs, bread not counted, about 350 g) is about 310 calories, usually 250–700.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called shakshouka, eggs in tomato sauce.

~310
Shakshuka

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein17 g
  • Carbs16 g
  • Fat23 g

One serving

Serving
one café skillet of shakshuka with two eggs, bread not counted
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~89

The dish

About shakshuka

Shakshuka is eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, served in the pan with bread. Two eggs and a generous ladle of sauce come to about 310; the bread you dip with is what doubles it.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Shakshuka · rough numbers

  • Two eggs, no bread~310
  • With one pita~470
  • Three eggs with two pitas~700

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 700

  • Olive oil in the pepper and tomato sauce
  • A third egg
  • Cheese crumbled on top
  • The bread or pita for dipping (about 160 a pita)

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Mop it up with one piece of bread
  • Skip the extra cheese

Side by side

Next to other Middle Eastern dishes

Middle Eastern · typical restaurant servingAll about Middle Eastern food →

  • Tabbouleh~200one side portion, about a cup · usually 120–350
  • Shakshuka~310one café skillet of shakshuka with two eggs, bread not counted · usually 250–700
  • Baklava~350one large restaurant piece · usually 120–450
  • Shish kebab in pitta~450one shish kebab in pitta with salad, no sauce · usually 350–800
  • Gyro or doner kebab~520one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Falafel wrap~660one falafel wrap or pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Hummus with pita~680one starter of about 150 g of hummus with two pitas · usually 400–1,000

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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) — Egg, whole, boiled or poached, FDC 2707154
  2. USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods) — Mina shakshuka sauce, label values, FDC 2626070
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Bread, pita (1 medium, 57 g), FDC 2707616

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in shakshuka?

A typical restaurant serving of shakshuka (one café skillet of shakshuka with two eggs, bread not counted, about 350 g) is about 310 calories, usually 250–700. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in shakshuka with bread?

About 470 with one medium pita, and more with a basket of bread.

Is shakshuka healthy?

It is mostly vegetables and eggs, with about 17 g of protein. Olive oil, cheese and bread add the most.

What changes the calories in shakshuka?

Olive oil in the pepper and tomato sauce. A third egg.

How can I order shakshuka lighter?

Mop it up with one piece of bread. Skip the extra cheese.

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.