How Many Calories Are in a Chicken Cutlet Sandwich?
A regular chicken cutlet sandwich weighs 140 g and carries 377 calories. Per 100 g the whole sandwich runs 269 calories, breading, bun and all. That is a breaded fillet fried and set on a plain white bun, nothing else on it. Add cheese, or order the deli's big roll, and the number climbs fast.
You'd need to walk about 75 minutes to burn the 377 calories in one regular sandwich (140 g).
How long does it take to burn off 377 kcal of chicken cutlet sandwich?
One regular sandwich (140 g) is 377 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 377 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 15 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 47 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 54 min |
| Jogging | 44 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 24 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 (140 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken cutlet sandwich quick facts
- US servings from a slider to a submarine
- Grilled wheat bun and cheese versions
- Sodium is the row that catches people
- How does a chicken cutlet sandwich compare
- Most popular chicken cutlet sandwich brands
- FAQ
Chicken cutlet sandwich quick facts
USDA does not file this sandwich under the word most Americans use for it. Search FoodData Central for "cutlet" and you get pork and veal; the breaded chicken sandwich lives under FNDDS 2707008, "Chicken fillet sandwich, fried, on white bun". That is the record used on this page, because it matches what a deli hands you: a breaded fillet, fried, on a soft white bun, with no lettuce, tomato or dressing counted in.
The figures below are for the assembled sandwich, not the chicken alone. That matters, because the bun and the crumb coating carry more of the calories than most people assume.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 269 | 377 | — |
| Total fat | 11.67 g | 16.3 g | 21% |
| Saturated fat | 2.46 g | 3.4 g | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | 28.11 g | 39.4 g | 14% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.7 g | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 3.14 g | 4.4 g | — |
| Protein | 12.45 g | 17.4 g | 35% |
| Sodium | 503 mg | 704 mg | 31% |
% 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 →
Two rows you will see on a packaged sandwich label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat are not published in this FNDDS release, so there is nothing honest to print for them. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 29 mg (10% of the Daily Value) and 300 mg (6%) per regular sandwich. The FDA's Daily Value reference is what those percentages are measured against.
US servings from a slider to a submarine
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 miniature or slider | 70 g | 188 kcal |
| 1 regular sandwich | 140 g | 377 kcal |
| 1 large sandwich or submarine roll | 280 g | 753 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 76 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 269 kcal |
The slider, the regular and the large are USDA household measures, so those three weights come straight from the record rather than from a guess. The 1 oz line is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving, and it is there for anyone weighing a cut piece.
The spread is the story. A slider at a party tray and a submarine-length cutlet hero from a corner deli are the same food, and they differ by 565 calories. Weight the sandwich once, on a kitchen scale, and you will know which end of that range your usual order sits at. Most deli cutlet heroes land closer to 280 g than to 140 g.
Freezer-aisle versions land in between and skew large. USDA's branded records put a Tyson Original Chicken Sandwich at 467 calories for its 156 g package and a Food Lion Hot & Spicy Chicken Sandwich at 420 for 162 g, both heavier than the 140 g regular used above.
Grilled wheat bun and cheese versions
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fried cutlet, white bun | 269 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | 377 kcal |
| Fried cutlet, wheat bun | 263 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | 368 kcal |
| Grilled fillet, white bun | 216 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | 302 kcal |
| Grilled fillet, wheat bun | 210 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | 294 kcal |
| Fried cutlet with cheese, white bun | 280 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (161 g) | 451 kcal |
| Fried cutlet with cheese, wheat bun | 275 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (161 g) | 443 kcal |
| Fast-food fried chicken sandwich | 281 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 80 kcal |
Grilling is the swap that moves the number. At the same 140 g, the grilled fillet sandwich is 302 calories against 377 for the breaded one, and the fat drops from 16.3 g to 6.8 g. Of the seven versions above, grilled on a wheat bun is the lightest full sandwich at 294 calories.
There is a protein trap hidden in the same swap. The fried cutlet gives you 17.4 g of protein per sandwich, 35% of the Daily Value; the grilled fillet at the same weight gives 30.5 g, 61%. Breading and absorbed oil take up space the chicken would otherwise fill, so you pay more calories for less of the thing you probably wanted. MyPlate's protein foods guidance treats poultry as a lean choice, and that only holds once the crumb coating comes off.
The wheat bun is a smaller lever than it looks. It saves 9 calories per sandwich, 368 against 377. What it actually buys is fiber: 4.3 g instead of 2.4 g, 16% of the Daily Value against 8%. Cheese runs the other way, adding 74 calories over the plain fried version and doubling saturated fat to 6.8 g.
The fast-food row is priced per ounce because a chain sandwich has no fixed USDA weight, and that 80 calories is our own scaling of the USDA 100 g figure; chains build theirs differently anyway. At 281 calories per 100 g it is the densest fried version on the list, ahead of the 269 you get from a deli fillet on a white bun.
Sodium is the row that catches people
Calories are not the number that should worry you on this sandwich. Sodium is. A regular 140 g cutlet sandwich carries 704 mg, 31% of the Daily Value, and that is a bit under a third of a teaspoon of table salt sitting inside one lunch item. The brine on the chicken, the seasoned breading and the bun each contribute.
Order the 280 g size and it doubles to 1,408 mg, 61% of the day's allowance from a single sandwich. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put the limit at 2,300 mg a day, so a large cutlet hero leaves you roughly 890 mg for everything else you eat. Fries and a soda will finish that off.
Adding cheese pushes a regular sandwich to 915 mg, 40% of the Daily Value. If you are watching sodium, the cheese slice is the first thing to drop, and the size is the second. Saturated fat behaves the same way: 3.4 g plain (17% of the Daily Value) becomes 6.8 g with cheese, 34%.
How does a chicken cutlet sandwich compare
| Sandwich | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken cutlet sandwich, fried, white bun | 269 kcal | 1 regular sandwich (140 g) | 377 kcal |
| Chicken salad sandwich on white | 246 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 70 kcal |
| Grilled chicken wrap, fast food | 252 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 71 kcal |
| Chicken fillet biscuit, fast food | 320 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 91 kcal |
The three neighbors have no household weight in the USDA portion file, so they are shown per ounce. Scaled by our own arithmetic to the same 140 g as the cutlet sandwich, chicken salad on white would be 344 calories, a grilled chicken wrap 353, and a chicken fillet biscuit 448.
Our take: the cutlet sandwich is not the heavy option on this list. Per 100 g the biscuit beats it by 51 calories, because a buttery biscuit is denser than a bun. Chicken salad looks lighter per gram, but that is mayonnaise doing the work at 13.7 g of fat per 100 g against 11.7 g for the fried cutlet, so it is fat rather than starch. If you want the lowest-calorie chicken sandwich on the counter, ask for it grilled on a wheat bun and you are at 294; if you want the most protein per calorie, the same order wins again at 31.4 g.
Most popular chicken cutlet sandwich 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) |
|---|---|
| Food Lion Chicken Sandwich, Hot & Spicy | 259 cal |
| Tyson Original Chicken Sandwich | 299 cal |
| Tyson Spicy Chicken Sandwich | 297 cal |
| AdvancePierre Chicken Sandwich | 275 cal |
| Nice! Breaded Chicken Sandwich | 295 cal |
| Food Lion Chicken Sandwich | 228 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken cutlet sandwich FAQs
How many calories are in a chicken cutlet sandwich?
A regular chicken cutlet sandwich weighs 140 g and carries 377 calories, or 269 calories per 100 g. That covers a breaded, fried fillet on a plain white bun with no lettuce, tomato or sauce. Deli counters that build on a longer roll land closer to the 280 g size, which is 753 calories.
How much protein is in a chicken cutlet sandwich?
A 140 g fried cutlet sandwich has 17.4 g of protein, 35% of the Daily Value. The chicken is only part of what you are eating, so the figure comes in lower than people expect. Swap the breaded fillet for a grilled one and the same weight delivers 30.5 g, 61% of the Daily Value.
Grilled vs fried chicken sandwich: which has fewer calories?
Grilled wins by 75 calories: 302 for a 140 g grilled fillet sandwich on a white bun against 377 for the fried cutlet. The gap is fat, 6.8 g versus 16.3 g. Grilled also carries close to double the protein, 30.5 g against 17.4 g, since breading takes up space the chicken would fill.
How many calories in a chicken cutlet sandwich with cheese?
A fried cutlet sandwich with a slice of cheese runs 451 calories at 161 g, against 377 for the 140 g version without it. Cheese adds 74 calories, but the sharper jump is saturated fat, 6.8 g against 3.4 g, and sodium, which reaches 915 mg or 40% of the Daily Value.
How much sodium is in a chicken cutlet sandwich?
A regular 140 g chicken cutlet sandwich holds 704 mg of sodium, 31% of the Daily Value and a bit under a third of a teaspoon of table salt. A 280 g large doubles that to 1,408 mg, 61% of the 2,300 mg daily limit in the Dietary Guidelines, before any fries.
Does a wheat bun lower the calories?
Barely — a fried cutlet on a wheat bun is 368 calories per 140 g against 377 on a white bun, a nine-calorie difference. Fiber is where the swap pays off: 4.3 g instead of 2.4 g, 16% of the Daily Value against 8%. Sodium also drops slightly, to 675 mg.
How many carbs are in a chicken cutlet sandwich?
A 140 g chicken cutlet sandwich has 39.4 g of carbohydrate, 14% of the Daily Value, and nearly all of it comes from the bun and the crumb coating. Fiber is 2.4 g and total sugars 4.4 g. A 70 g slider halves the carbohydrate to 19.7 g.
Is a chicken cutlet sandwich healthy?
The numbers answer it better than the label does: 377 calories, 17.4 g of protein and 704 mg of sodium for a regular sandwich, which fits a normal lunch. Sodium is the part to watch, since the 280 g size reaches 1,408 mg. Grilled on a wheat bun cuts calories to 294.
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Count it without the math
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