Chicken dumpling calories come to 351 for 1 cup (244 g) of chicken stewed with dumplings, or 144 per 100 g. Protein is what stands out: 38.3 g in that cup, 77% of the daily value. Sodium is close behind at 1,191 mg, or 52% of the daily value, in a single bowl.
351kcal
1 cup · 244 g, stewed with dumplings
43%protein
38 gProtein
20 gCarbs
13.5 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Stewed with dumplings · per 244 g
Calories
351 kcal
Protein
38 g
Carbohydrate
19.6 g
Fat
13.5 g
Saturated fat
3.5 g
Cholesterol
149 mg
Sodium
1191 mg
Potassium
429 mg
Iron
2.4 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 →
Chicken dumpling: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cup (244 g)
351
38.3 g
19.6 g
13.5 g
1,191 mg
18%
With vegetables (249 g)
319
14.1 g
31.9 g
15.5 g
847 mg
16%
100 g
144
15.7 g
8 g
5.6 g
488 mg
7%
3 × 1 cup (244 g)
1,054
114.9 g
3,572 mg
5 × 1 cup (244 g)
1,757
191.4 g
5,954 mg
A cup is 351 calories, and ladles run large
The USDA entry behind this page is chicken or turkey with dumplings. That is the stewed dish, not the small filled dumplings sold frozen. A 1 cup bowl weighs 244 g and carries 351 calories, about 18% of a 2000-calorie day. On its own, that is a reasonable main course.
The catch is that this is comfort food served from a pot, and ladles are generous. Two cups take you to 703 calories and 76.6 g of protein. Three cups reach 1,054 calories, more than half of that 2000-calorie reference day. A five-cup pot, the kind that feeds a family, holds 1,757 calories in 1,220 g.
If you log it, weigh your usual bowl once. By eye, a level cup and a heaping bowl are hard to tell apart, yet every extra 100 g adds 144 calories. Once you know what your bowl holds, the rest of the day is easy to plan.
Protein supplies 43% of the calories
Per 100 g, chicken and dumplings has 15.7 g of protein, 8 g of carbs and 5.6 g of fat. In calorie terms, that works out to 43% protein, 34% fat and 22% carbohydrate. For a dish named after flour dumplings, the carb share is surprisingly small.
The reason is the balance in the USDA recipe: plenty of chicken and a moderate amount of dumpling. A cup delivers 38.3 g of protein against 19.6 g of carbs and 13.5 g of fat. Saturated fat is 1.4 g per 100 g and cholesterol is 61 mg, both unremarkable for a chicken stew.
Homemade versions swing in both directions. More dumplings or a cream-thickened broth push carbs and fat up, and more chicken pushes protein up. Fiber is the weak spot at 0.3 g per 100 g and just 0.7 g per cup. Sugar is minimal at 1.1 g per cup.
Sodium is the row to watch
Each 100 g carries 488 mg of sodium, 21% of the daily value. A single cup brings 1,191 mg, or 52%, so one bowl uses up half the day's sodium. Broth, bouillon and salted dumpling dough all add to the total.
Seconds make it steep. Two cups hold 2,381 mg, which already goes past the daily value. Three cups reach 3,572 mg, and a five-cup pot holds 5,954 mg. Sodium climbs much faster than calories here.
If you watch sodium, plan the rest of the day around the bowl: unsalted sides, fresh fruit, plain vegetables. Potassium is only 176 mg per 100 g, so the dish does little to balance its own salt. When you cook it yourself, low-sodium broth makes the biggest difference.
The vegetable version trades protein for carbs
USDA also lists a version with vegetables. A 249 g serving comes to 319 calories, a little less than the plain cup. Its sodium is 847 mg (37% of the daily value) instead of 1,191 mg.
The tradeoff is protein. The vegetable version has 14.1 g per serving against 38.3 g, while carbs rise to 31.9 g and fat to 15.5 g. Fiber climbs to 2 g and sugar to 2.6 g. This is a recipe with less chicken and more starch, not just the same dish with carrots added.
For a lighter meal, pair one cup of the classic version with a side salad or steamed green vegetables instead of going back for a second ladle. You keep the protein, add fiber, and sodium stays at one serving. BodyPal can log the bowl from a photo, which helps when the portion is hard to judge.
How does chicken dumpling compare?
Here is how chicken and dumplings stacks up against plain dumplings, pork dumplings and chicken chili, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories, pick chicken chili at 99 per 100 g or plain dumplings at 113, and treat pork dumplings at 250 as the heavy option. For protein, chicken and dumplings wins clearly with 15.7 g per 100 g, but it also carries the most sodium at 488 mg.
Most popular chicken dumpling brands in the United States
These are frozen filled dumplings weighed as dough pockets, so their label numbers run higher per 100 g than the stewed chicken and dumplings above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken dumpling FAQs
How many calories are in chicken and dumplings?
One cup (244 g) has 351 calories, with 38.3 g protein, 19.6 g carbs and 13.5 g fat.
Are chicken dumplings good for weight loss?
Portion size decides it: 100 g is 144 calories, while a full cup comes to 351 calories with 38.3 g protein.
Chicken dumplings or pork dumplings: which has fewer calories?
Chicken with dumplings is 144 calories per 100 g, against about 250 for pork dumplings.
How much protein is in chicken and dumplings?
15.7 g per 100 g, so a 244 g cup gives 38.3 g of protein.
How many calories are in one chicken dumpling?
A single plain dumpling of 25 g has 28 calories. This page covers the stewed dish chicken and dumplings, at 351 calories per 1 cup, so count the whole bowl rather than individual dumplings.
How many calories are in 100 grams of chicken dumplings?
Chicken and dumplings has 144 calories per 100 g, with 15.7 g protein, 8 g carbs and 5.6 g fat. The same 100 g carries 488 mg of sodium, 21% of the daily value.
How many calories are in plain dumplings?
Plain dumplings have 113 calories per 100 g, or 28 for one 25 g dumpling. That is a bit less than chicken and dumplings at 144 per 100 g, but with far less protein: 6.9 g versus 15.7 g.
How many calories are in two bowls of chicken and dumplings?
Two 1 cup servings (488 g) total 703 calories, with 76.6 g of protein and 2,381 mg of sodium. That sodium goes past the daily value, so a second bowl costs more in salt than in calories.
How many calories are in chicken and dumplings with vegetables?
The USDA version with vegetables has 319 calories in a 249 g serving. It has less sodium than the classic cup (847 mg versus 1,191 mg) but much less protein, at 14.1 g.
