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Calories · American & British

Calories in stuffing

A typical restaurant serving of stuffing (one cup of bread stuffing, a generous holiday scoop, about 200 g) is about 350 calories, usually 180–530.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called dressing, bread stuffing, Thanksgiving stuffing, cornbread dressing.

~350
Stuffing

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein6 g
  • Carbs43 g
  • Fat17 g

One serving

Serving
one cup of bread stuffing, a generous holiday scoop
Weight
~200 g
Per 100 g
~177

The dish

About stuffing

Bread stuffing is about 180 per half cup by USDA's numbers, so a generous one-cup holiday scoop is about 350. Cornbread dressing is almost the same. The butter soaked into the bread carries most of the fat.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Stuffing · rough numbers

  • Half-cup scoop~180
  • One cup~350
  • A heaping 1½ cups~530

What moves the number

Why one plate is 180 and another 530

  • Butter or drippings soaked into the bread
  • Sausage mixed in
  • Scoop size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Take a half-cup scoop
  • Skip extra gravy on top
  • Fill the rest of the plate with vegetables

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.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Bread stuffing (1 cup 200 g), FDC 2707687
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Cornbread stuffing, FDC 2707812
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Potato, mashed, from restaurant, with gravy, FDC 2709501

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in stuffing?

A typical restaurant serving of stuffing (one cup of bread stuffing, a generous holiday scoop, about 200 g) is about 350 calories, usually 180–530. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a cup of stuffing?

About 350 for a cup of bread stuffing (200 g); a half-cup scoop is about 180.

Does stuffing or mashed potatoes have more calories?

Per cup, stuffing is a bit higher: about 350 against about 300 for restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy.

Is cornbread dressing different?

Very close: USDA lists cornbread stuffing at 179 per 100 g, against 177 for bread stuffing.

What changes the calories in stuffing?

Butter or drippings soaked into the bread. Sausage mixed in.

How can I order stuffing lighter?

Take a half-cup scoop. Skip extra gravy on top.

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.