How many calories are in chicken divan?
A 1-cup serving of chicken divan is 330 calories, and the casserole runs 140 calories per 100 g. That cup also carries 36.6 g of protein, more than most creamy casseroles manage, alongside 17.1 g of fat and 696 mg of sodium. The cheese sauce, not the chicken, sets the number.
You'd need to walk about 66 minutes to burn the 330 calories in a 1-cup (236 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off chicken divan?
A 1-cup (236 g) serving is 330 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 330 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 6 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 41 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 47 min |
| Jogging | 39 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 13 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 (236 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken divan quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to two cups
- How rice and noodles change the record
- Store-bought bakes run higher
- Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
- How does chicken divan compare
- Most popular chicken divan brands
- FAQ
Chicken divan quick facts
The number comes from the USDA survey record FNDDS 2706789, "Chicken or turkey divan", filed under poultry mixed dishes in the 2021-2023 release. It is the one entry in the whole database that describes the dish people actually mean by divan: poultry and broccoli baked under a cream-and-cheddar sauce. Note the "or turkey" in the title. USDA treats the two birds as one record, so the figures below hold for the day-after-Thanksgiving version too.
There is no branded shortcut here. A search of the US branded label index returns zero products with "divan" anywhere in the name, which is why the survey record, not a package panel, is the anchor for this page.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (236 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 140 | 330 | — |
| Total fat | 7.26 g | 17.1 g | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 2.64 g | 6.2 g | 31% |
| Carbohydrate | 4.01 g | 9.5 g | 3% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.3 g | 3.1 g | 11% |
| Total sugars | 0.95 g | 2.2 g | — |
| Protein | 15.51 g | 36.6 g | 73% |
| Sodium | 295 mg | 696 mg | 30% |
% 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 would see on a package label are missing above: added sugars and trans fat. USDA does not publish either value for this dish in the 2021-2023 survey release, so rather than guess them, they are left out. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 71 mg and 206 mg per 100 g, which works out to 168 mg of cholesterol (56% of the Daily Value) and 486 mg of potassium (10%) in a cup.
US servings from one ounce to two cups
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 40 kcal |
| Half a cup, a side scoop | 118 g | 165 kcal |
| 1 cup, standard dinner portion | 236 g | 330 kcal |
| 1 1/2 cups | 354 g | 496 kcal |
| 2 cups, second helping | 472 g | 661 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 140 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, not a USDA serving, which matters mostly at the two extremes: an ounce is a taste, and two cups is what a 9-by-13 pan divided among four people actually delivers.
Casseroles are where cup-counting goes wrong. A cup of divan weighs 236 g, heavier than a cup of soup or a cup of cereal, because the sauce fills the gaps between the chicken and the broccoli. Scoop it loosely and you might be at 200 g and 280 calories. Press it down and 260 g gets you past 360. If you weigh one thing on this plate, weigh the casserole and log the rest by eye.
How rice and noodles change the record
Divan rarely arrives alone. Once it lands on rice or gets loosened into noodles, USDA has a separate record for it, and the calorie count barely moves while the makeup of those calories changes completely.
| Version | Per 100 g | Protein per 100 g | Carbohydrate per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic chicken divan | 140 kcal | 15.51 g | 4.01 g |
| Chicken, rice and broccoli in cheese sauce | 142 kcal | 8.05 g | 15.54 g |
| Creamed chicken over noodles | 140 kcal | 7.39 g | 15.24 g |
| Chicken with dumplings | 144 kcal | 15.69 g | 8.04 g |
| Chicken in mushroom sauce | 136 kcal | 19.29 g | 1.84 g |
Look at the first column and nothing is happening: every one of the eight poultry mixed-dish records pulled for this page sits between 136 and 144 calories per 100 g. Look at the third column and the dish changes character. Divan on rice lands at 142 calories per 100 g, two above the plain dish, but the protein has fallen by nearly half, from 15.51 g to 8.05 g, because starch replaced chicken by weight. That is the single most useful thing on this page: rice does not make divan more fattening, it makes it less filling per calorie.
Serving weights for these neighboring records are not published as cup measures in the survey file, so the comparison above stays at 100 g rather than inventing a portion.
Store-bought bakes run higher
The freezer aisle sells this dish under a different name. Nothing is labeled divan, but chicken-broccoli-cheddar bakes are the same idea, and they are richer.
A Reser's Chicken & Broccoli Cheddar Bake runs 186 calories per 100 g and the Main St Bistro version 177, which puts a 1-cup (220 g) tub at 409 and 389 calories.
Those two tubs run 33% and 26% above the homemade USDA record per 100 g, so a cup from the tub is 389 to 409 calories against 330. An Overhill Farms Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Casserole is the opposite trap: it is lighter per gram at 122 calories, but the serving is the whole 369 g package, and that lands at 450. Per gram or per package, pick one and stay with it.
Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
Divan's calorie count is unremarkable. Its label rows are not. A single cup covers 31% of the Daily Value for saturated fat but only 22% for total fat, which is the signature of a sauce built on butter, cream and cheddar rather than oil. The FDA Daily Values put the saturated fat reference at 20 g, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest keeping saturated fat under 10% of calories, about 22 g on a 2,000-calorie day. One cup of divan uses roughly a quarter of that.
Sodium is the other one. At 696 mg per cup you are at 30% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, or roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt, and canned soup versions of the recipe push higher still. Cholesterol lands at 168 mg, 56% of the Daily Value, again from the sauce rather than the poultry.
The flip side is genuinely good. Thirty-six grams of protein for 330 calories beats most casseroles outright, and MyPlate puts an adult's protein foods target near 5 to 6 1/2 ounce-equivalents a day, which one plate of divan largely covers. If you are watching saturated fat, a smaller scoop of divan over a big pile of plain steamed broccoli keeps the protein and cuts the sauce.
How does chicken divan compare
| Dish | Per 100 g | Protein per 100 g | Fat per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken divan | 140 kcal | 15.51 g | 7.26 g |
| Chicken, rice and broccoli in cheese sauce | 142 kcal | 8.05 g | 5.15 g |
| Creamed chicken over noodles | 140 kcal | 7.39 g | 5.51 g |
| Chicken with dumplings | 144 kcal | 15.69 g | 5.55 g |
Our take: within a rounding error these four dishes cost the same per gram, so choosing between them on calories alone is pointless. Choose on protein instead. Divan and the dumpling version give you roughly twice the protein per gram of the rice and noodle versions, which means a smaller serving satisfies and the day's total lands lower without any willpower involved. If you are eating for fullness, divan wins its category. If you are eating around a fat limit, the noodle and rice versions are the softer landing at the same calorie cost, with 5.51 g and 5.15 g of fat per 100 g against 7.26 g.
Most popular chicken divan 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) |
|---|---|
| Reser's Chicken & Broccoli Cheddar Bake | 186 cal |
| Reser's Main St Bistro Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Bake | 177 cal |
| Overhill Farms Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Casserole | 122 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken divan FAQs
How many calories are in chicken divan?
330 calories in a 1-cup (236 g) serving, or 140 calories per 100 g. That is the USDA survey record for chicken or turkey divan, poultry baked with broccoli in a cream and cheddar sauce. Half a cup comes to 165 calories and two cups to 661.
How much protein is in chicken divan?
36.6 g of protein in a 1-cup serving, which is 73% of the Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 15.51 g, more than double the 7.39 g in creamed chicken over noodles at the identical 140 calories. Both the poultry and the cheese contribute.
Is chicken divan healthy?
One cup delivers 36.6 g of protein for 330 calories, a strong ratio for a casserole. The sticking points sit in the same cup: 6.2 g of saturated fat, 31% of the Daily Value, and 696 mg of sodium, 30%. If you watch either, a smaller scoop over extra plain broccoli evens it out.
How many carbs are in chicken divan?
9.5 g of carbohydrate in a 1-cup serving, only 3% of the Daily Value, and 3.1 g of that total is fiber. Per 100 g the figure is 4.01 g. Divan is one of the lowest-carb creamy poultry dishes in the USDA survey files because broccoli stands in for rice or noodles.
Is chicken divan keto friendly?
With 9.5 g of carbohydrate per cup and 3.1 g of fiber, the subtraction leaves about 6.4 g of net carbs. That is our own arithmetic from the USDA figures, not a USDA value, and it is low for a baked dish. Served over rice, carbohydrate jumps to 15.54 g per 100 g.
How much sodium is in chicken divan?
696 mg of sodium in a 1-cup serving, 30% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, scaled from 295 mg per 100 g. That is roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. Two cups would put you at 60% before anything else on the plate is counted.
How many calories in chicken divan with rice?
142 calories per 100 g for the USDA record of chicken with rice, broccoli and cheese sauce, barely above the 140 of divan on its own. The catch is protein: 8.05 g per 100 g against 15.51 g. Rice does not add calories so much as it dilutes what you get for them.
Chicken divan vs chicken and broccoli casserole: which has more calories?
186 calories per 100 g for a store-bought chicken and broccoli cheddar bake against 140 for the USDA divan record, about 33% more. A 1-cup (220 g) tub comes to 409 calories versus 330 for a homemade cup. Frozen versions vary by brand, so check the package panel.
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