How many calories are in a bowl of chicken enchilada soup?
A 1-cup serving of chicken enchilada soup, meaning 170 g of rolled enchiladas and the sauce around them, carries 303 calories, and the mix runs 178 calories per 100 g. One enchilada on its own is 267. The canned version sold as soup is thinner and much lighter: 170 to 211 per cup.
You'd need to walk about 61 minutes to burn the 303 calories in a 1-cup (170 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 303 kcal of chicken enchilada?
A 1-cup (170 g) serving is 303 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 303 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 1 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 38 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 43 min |
| Jogging | 36 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 7 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 (170 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken enchilada soup quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a two-enchilada plate
- Chicken, beef, pork and no-meat enchiladas
- What canned enchilada soup does to the count
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does chicken enchilada soup compare?
- Most popular chicken enchilada soup brands
- Chicken enchilada soup FAQs
Chicken enchilada soup quick facts
USDA has no generic entry called "chicken enchilada soup." What it does have is FNDDS 2708568, "Enchilada, chicken", and that record covers exactly what sits in the bowl in the photo: rolled tortillas with chicken, cheese and red sauce, counted together. Every number below comes from that single record, scaled by weight.
Two rows you would see on a package are missing here on purpose. The FNDDS release does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this food, so listing either one would mean inventing it. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 33 mg and 190 mg per 100 g, which works out to 56 mg of cholesterol (19% DV) and 323 mg of potassium (7% DV) in a cup.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (170 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 178 | 303 | — |
| Total fat | 9.02 g | 15.3 g | 20% |
| Saturated fat | 3.22 g | 5.5 g | 27% |
| Carbohydrate | 14.64 g | 24.9 g | 9% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.3 g | 3.9 g | 14% |
| Total sugars | 0.79 g | 1.3 g | — |
| Protein | 10.03 g | 17.1 g | 34% |
| Sodium | 459 mg | 780 mg | 34% |
% 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 →
The shape of this food is unusual for something people call soup. Under 1 g of sugar per 100 g, double-digit protein, and a third of the day's sodium in one cup. It behaves like a casserole with sauce, not like broth.
US servings, from one ounce to a two-enchilada plate
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 50 kcal |
| One enchilada, any size | 150 g | 267 kcal |
| 1 cup | 170 g | 303 kcal |
| One deep bowl, 1.5 cups | 255 g | 454 kcal |
| Two enchiladas | 300 g | 534 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 178 kcal |
The cup and the single enchilada are USDA household measures, taken straight from the record. The 1.5-cup bowl, the two-enchilada plate and the ounce are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, because most restaurant portions land between them.
Here is the trap worth knowing. A cup of soup measured out of a can weighs 245 g, because it is mostly liquid. A cup of enchiladas and thick sauce weighs 170 g, because the food is dense and holds air between the rolls. Same word, 75 g apart, and the lighter cup is the one with more calories in it.
Chicken, beef, pork and no-meat enchiladas
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken enchiladas | 178 kcal | 1 cup (170 g) | 303 kcal |
| Beef enchiladas | 191 kcal | 1 cup (170 g) | 325 kcal |
| Pork enchiladas | 192 kcal | 1 cup (170 g) | 326 kcal |
| Enchiladas, no meat | 165 kcal | two enchiladas (300 g, our arithmetic) | 495 kcal |
| Restaurant cheese enchilada | 273 kcal | 100 g | 273 kcal |
| Red enchilada sauce | 30 kcal | 1 tablespoon (16 g) | 5 kcal |
Chicken is the lightest of the meat fillings. Beef adds 22 calories to a cup and pork 23, and almost all of that difference is fat: 10.54 g and 10.74 g per 100 g against 9.02 g for chicken. Protein barely moves, from 10.03 g down to 9.54 g.
Dropping the meat is not the saving people expect. Meatless enchiladas run 165 per 100 g, only 13 below chicken, because the filling turns into starch and cheese: carbohydrate climbs to 17.34 g and protein falls to 6.37 g. The restaurant cheese version is the outlier at 273 per 100 g, with 18.47 g of fat, which is what an extra handful of melted cheese costs.
The sauce itself is cheap. Red enchilada sauce is 30 calories per 100 g, so a tablespoon adds 5. Ladling more sauce over the plate barely touches the calorie total, though it does bring salt with it: 547 mg of sodium per 100 g of sauce.
What canned enchilada soup does to the count
The soup on the shelf is a different food from the plate. Campbell's Slow Kettle Santa Fe-Style Chicken Enchilada Soup is 86 calories per 100 g, which is 211 in its 1-cup (245 g) label serving, and the deli versions sit lower still: Signature Cafe and Fresh Foods Market at 78 per 100 g (191 a cup), Lunds & Byerlys at 60 per 100 g, or 170 for a 283 g package.
So a full cup of canned enchilada soup runs 170 to 211 calories, while a smaller cup of actual enchiladas runs 303. If your bowl is broth with shredded chicken, a few tortilla strips and a spoon of cheese, count it near the canned figure. If the tortillas are rolled and the sauce clings to them, count the 178 per 100 g.
Sodium is the row to watch
One cup of chicken enchiladas carries 780 mg of sodium, 34% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg. That is about a third of a teaspoon of table salt in a single cup, before the chips and before any extra sauce. Two enchiladas push it to 1,377 mg, close to 60% of the day.
Canned soup does not rescue you here. A cup of the Signature Cafe soup carries 811 mg, 35% of the Daily Value, on 191 calories instead of 303. The calories drop by more than a third; the salt does not drop at all. The CDC puts average US intake well above the limit already, so if sodium is the number you are managing, the lever is the second serving, not the switch from plate to can.
The other side of the ledger is protein. A cup delivers 17.1 g, 34% of the Daily Value, which is real progress toward what MyPlate treats as a normal day's protein foods. Saturated fat is the one to keep an eye on: 5.5 g a cup is 27% of the DV, and a two-enchilada plate takes that to 9.7 g, 48% of the DV.
How does chicken enchilada soup compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken enchiladas | 178 kcal | 1 cup, 170 g | 303 kcal |
| Enchilada, NFS | 178 kcal | 1 cup, 170 g | 303 kcal |
| Beef enchiladas | 191 kcal | 1 cup, 170 g | 325 kcal |
| Pork enchiladas | 192 kcal | 1 cup, 170 g | 326 kcal |
Our take: chicken is the pick of the meat fillings, and the gap to beef or pork is small enough that filling is not where the decision lives. Serving size is. A cup at 303 is a reasonable lunch next to a salad; the 1.5-cup restaurant bowl at 454 carries 8.2 g of saturated fat, 41% of the day, before the chips. If you want the flavor for fewer calories, order the thin soup version, and if you want to stay full on 300 calories, take the enchiladas and skip the second ladle of sauce.
Most popular chicken enchilada 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 Slow Kettle Santa Fe-Style Chicken Enchilada Soup | 86 cal |
| Signature Cafe Chicken Enchilada Soup | 78 cal |
| Fresh Foods Market Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup | 78 cal |
| Lunds & Byerlys Chicken Enchilada Soup | 60 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken enchilada soup FAQs
How many calories are in a bowl of chicken enchilada soup?
A 1-cup (170 g) bowl is 303 calories, and a deeper 1.5-cup bowl of 255 g comes to 454. The count moves with what is in the bowl: rolled enchiladas with thick sauce sit at 178 calories per 100 g, while a thin canned soup is closer to 78 per 100 g.
How many calories in one chicken enchilada?
267 calories for one enchilada, the 150 g piece USDA lists as its household measure. Scaled from the same 100 g figures, that single enchilada also brings about 15 g of protein, 13.5 g of fat and 689 mg of sodium, so two of them make a 534-calorie plate before rice or beans.
Is chicken enchilada soup high in sodium?
Yes: 780 mg in a 1-cup serving, which is 34% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg and roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. Canned versions are no lighter on salt, around 811 mg a cup, even though they carry a third fewer calories.
How much protein is in chicken enchilada soup?
17.1 g of protein in a 1-cup (170 g) serving, or 10.03 g per 100 g, which covers 34% of the Daily Value. That is high for something served in a bowl, and it comes from the chicken and cheese rather than the tortillas. A two-enchilada plate carries about 30 g.
Chicken or beef enchiladas: which has fewer calories?
Chicken, by 22 calories a cup: 303 against 325 for beef, or 178 against 191 per 100 g. The difference is fat, 9.02 g versus 10.54 g per 100 g, since protein and carbohydrate land in the same place. Pork is heaviest at 192 per 100 g, or 326 a cup.
How many calories in Campbell's chicken enchilada soup?
211 calories in the 1-cup (245 g) label serving of Campbell's Slow Kettle Santa Fe-Style Chicken Enchilada Soup, which is 86 calories per 100 g. Store-deli versions are lighter still, 78 per 100 g for Signature Cafe and Fresh Foods Market, and 60 per 100 g for Lunds & Byerlys.
How many calories in red enchilada sauce?
30 calories per 100 g, so a tablespoon (16 g) adds about 5. Sauce is the cheapest part of the plate in calorie terms and the most expensive in salt: 547 mg of sodium per 100 g, roughly 88 mg per tablespoon. Extra sauce changes your salt more than your calories.
How many carbs are in chicken enchiladas?
24.9 g of carbohydrate in a 1-cup (170 g) serving, 9% of the Daily Value, from 14.64 g per 100 g. Fiber accounts for 3.9 g of that and total sugars for only 1.3 g. Meatless enchiladas are starchier, 17.34 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, since the filling replaces meat.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the bowl and BodyPal counts the enchiladas, sauce and all.
