How many calories are in chicken and dumpling soup?
A 1-cup (244 g) serving of chicken and dumpling soup carries 351 calories, and the soup itself runs 144 calories per 100 g. That is the thick homemade kind, with real chicken and dough in every spoonful. The canned version of the same dish lands at less than half that per cup.
You'd need to walk about 70 minutes to burn the 351 calories in a 1-cup (244 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 351 kcal of chicken and dumpling?
A 1-cup (244 g) serving is 351 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 351 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 10 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 44 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 50 min |
| Jogging | 41 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 18 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (244 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken and dumpling soup quick facts
- US servings, from one cup to a two-cup bowl
- Homemade, canned, and dumplings on their own
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does chicken and dumpling soup compare?
- Most popular chicken and dumpling soup brands
- Chicken and dumpling soup FAQs
Chicken and dumpling soup quick facts
The record behind every number here is FNDDS 2706543, "Chicken or turkey with dumplings". It describes the dish people actually make at home and order at a diner: a thick, meaty stew with soft dough dumplings, not a thin broth with a few doughy bits floating in it. USDA gives it a household serving of 1 cup at 244 g, which is why the cup leads this page.
Canned soups carrying the same name are a different product and get their own section further down. They are not averaged into anything on this page.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (244 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 144 | 351 | — |
| Total fat | 5.55 g | 13.5 g | 17% |
| Saturated fat | 1.422 g | 3.5 g | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | 8.04 g | 19.6 g | 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.3 g | 0.7 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 0.45 g | 1.1 g | — |
| Protein | 15.69 g | 38.3 g | 77% |
| Sodium | 488 mg | 1191 mg | 52% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
There is no added sugars row above because the FNDDS edition behind this record does not publish one, and no trans fat row for the same reason. Neither is a loss here: total sugars are 1.1 g in a cup, so the recipe has essentially no sugar in it to begin with. The cup also brings 149 mg of cholesterol (50% DV) and 429 mg of potassium (9% DV).
Look at the two ends of the table. Protein is the biggest percentage on the label at 77% of the Daily Value, while carbohydrate — the thing a dish named after dumplings gets blamed for — sits at 7%. Broth and chicken, not dough, make up most of the weight in the bowl.
US servings, from one cup to a two-cup bowl
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 41 kcal |
| 1/2 cup | 122 g | 176 kcal |
| 1 cup, USDA household serving | 244 g | 351 kcal |
| 1 1/2 cups | 366 g | 527 kcal |
| 2 cups, a full bowl | 488 g | 703 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 144 kcal |
Only the 1-cup line is a USDA household measure. Everything else in that table is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, scaled up or down — useful, but not something USDA publishes as a serving.
The cup is where most people get this wrong. A soup bowl at home or in a restaurant rarely holds one cup; two is closer, and two cups is 703 calories with about 76.6 g of protein. Ladle carefully if you are logging by memory: the difference between one cup and two is 352 calories, which is a whole second meal's worth of an error.
Homemade, canned, and dumplings on their own
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemade chicken and dumplings | 144 kcal | 1 cup (244 g) | 351 kcal |
| With vegetables and gravy | 127 kcal | 1 cup (249 g) | 316 kcal |
| With vegetables, no dark greens | 128 kcal | 1 cup (249 g) | 319 kcal |
| Dumplings alone, no meat | 125 kcal | 1 cup (75 g) | 94 kcal |
| Canned creamy chicken and dumplings | 69 kcal | 1 cup (245 g) | 169 kcal |
| Store-brand ready-to-serve soup | 65 kcal | 1 cup (245 g) | 159 kcal |
Adding vegetables and gravy pulls the dish down to 127 or 128 calories per 100 g, but not because the vegetables are magic — they take up room the chicken used to have. Protein drops from 15.69 g to 5.59 g per 100 g in that version. You are eating a lighter cup and a much weaker protein source.
The dumplings-alone row is the useful one for cooks. Plain dumplings are 125 calories per 100 g, and a cup of them loose in a measuring cup weighs only 75 g, so 94 calories. That cup is 15.4 g of carbohydrate and 2.6 g of protein. Three extra dumplings dropped in the pot barely move the calorie count of the meal; a second ladle of the stew moves it a lot.
Canned and ready-to-serve versions are their own category. Across USDA's branded records, Campbell's Chunky Creamy Chicken and Dumplings runs 72 calories per 100 g in the microwave bowl and 69 in the can, Swanson 101, ShopRite 98, Market Pantry 65, and Fresh Foods Market Homestyle the thinnest at 61. Four of the six come in at half the homemade figure or less, and the reason shows up in the protein column: 2.78 to 5.31 g per 100 g against 15.69 g at home. You are buying broth.
Sodium is the row to watch
One cup carries 1,191 mg of sodium — 52% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg, or about half a teaspoon of table salt. A two-cup bowl works out to roughly 2,381 mg by our own arithmetic from the 100 g figure, which clears the entire day's value on its own, before breakfast and dinner are counted. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans treat 2,300 mg as a daily ceiling for adults, so this is a dish worth planning the rest of the day around.
Switching to canned does not fix that. The lightest branded record on this page, Fresh Foods Market Homestyle at 61 calories per 100 g, still carries 380 mg of sodium per 100 g — about 931 mg in a 1-cup (245 g) serving, again our arithmetic rather than a USDA serving. That is 40% of the Daily Value for 149 calories. Per calorie, the thin canned soup is the saltier choice by a wide margin.
The flip side is genuinely good news. That same cup of homemade soup is 38.3 g of protein, which puts it among the more protein-dense hot meals you can eat with a spoon; MyPlate counts poultry in this form as a straightforward protein food. Saturated fat stays modest too, at 3.5 g, or 17% of the Daily Value.
How does chicken and dumpling soup compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken and dumpling soup | 144 kcal | 1 cup (244 g) | 351 kcal |
| Chicken, dumplings and vegetables with gravy | 127 kcal | 1 cup (249 g) | 316 kcal |
| Dumplings, no meat | 125 kcal | 1 cup (75 g) | 94 kcal |
| Chicken with stuffing | 172 kcal | 1 cup (200 g) | 344 kcal |
Our take: of these four, only the vegetable version at 127 and the plain dumplings at 125 come in lighter than 144 per 100 g, and neither wins the way it looks. The dumplings are light per cup only because a cup of them weighs 75 g. Chicken with stuffing is the densest per gram at 172 yet lands at 344 per serving, seven calories under the soup, because a cup of it weighs less. For weight control, the honest ranking is by protein per calorie, and there the soup holds its own: 38.3 g in a 351-calorie cup, against 2.6 g in a cup of plain dumplings. For a smaller meal, half a cup at 176 calories with a piece of bread beats trying to make the canned version feel like dinner.
Most popular chicken and dumpling soup brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Campbell's Chunky Creamy Chicken and Dumplings Bowl | 72 cal |
| Campbell's Chunky Creamy Chicken and Dumplings Can | 69 cal |
| Swanson Chicken and Dumplings | 101 cal |
| ShopRite Chicken & Dumpling Soup | 98 cal |
| Market Pantry Chunky Chicken & Dumpling Soup | 65 cal |
| Fresh Foods Market Homestyle Chicken & Dumpling Soup | 61 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken and dumpling soup FAQs
How many calories are in a bowl of chicken and dumpling soup?
A 2-cup bowl of homemade chicken and dumpling soup is about 703 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 144. Restaurant bowls sit near that mark. A smaller 1-cup serving is 351. The same bowl filled with canned ready-to-serve soup lands closer to 338.
How many calories in 1 cup of chicken and dumplings?
One cup weighs 244 grams and carries 351 calories, which is USDA's own household serving for this record. That cup brings 38.3 g of protein, 19.6 g of carbohydrate, 13.5 g of fat and 1,191 mg of sodium. A doughier homemade pot pushes the carbohydrate figure higher than that.
Is chicken and dumpling soup high in sodium?
Yes: one cup carries 1,191 mg of sodium, 52% of the FDA Daily Value, and a two-cup bowl reaches roughly 2,381 mg, slightly over a full day. Canned versions look lower per cup only because they are thinner; per 100 g they still run 255 to 380 mg.
How much protein is in chicken and dumpling soup?
One cup delivers 38.3 g of protein, 77% of the Daily Value and the highest percentage anywhere on the label. The meat does all of that work: a cup of plain dumplings gives just 2.6 g. Two cups of the soup come to about 76.6 g of protein.
Is canned chicken and dumpling soup lower in calories than homemade?
Yes, by roughly half: canned and ready-to-serve records run 61 to 101 calories per 100 g against 144 for the homemade dish, so a 1-cup can serving lands near 149 to 247 instead of 351. The gap is broth rather than a lighter recipe, and protein falls with it.
How many calories are in the dumplings alone?
94 calories for a 1-cup (75 g) portion of plain dumplings, at 125 calories per 100 g. Dough is mostly carbohydrate: 15.4 g in that cup, with only 2.6 g of protein and 321 mg of sodium. Extra dumplings in the pot add starch, not much protein.
Is chicken and dumpling soup good for weight loss?
One cup at 351 calories fits a normal lunch; two cups at 703 usually does not. The dish earns its place with 38.3 g of protein per cup, which is filling for the calories. If you are watching sodium, the 1,191 mg in that cup is the number to plan around.
How many carbs are in chicken and dumpling soup?
19.6 g of carbohydrate in a 1-cup serving, 7% of the Daily Value, with 0.7 g of fiber and 1.1 g of total sugars. That is low for a dish built on dough, because broth and chicken make up most of the weight. Two cups double it to 39.2 g.
Similar foods
- Toor Dal — 348 cal per cup
- Shrimp Pad Thai — 294 cal per cup
- Lasagna — 286 cal per piece
- Chicken Chow Mein — 288 cal per cup
- Half And Half — 20 cal per tbsp
- Eye of round steak — 135 cal for 3 oz cooked
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the bowl and BodyPal counts the soup, dumplings and all.
