How Many Calories Are in Chicken Pizza?
A quarter of a grilled chicken pizza weighs 124 g and carries 300 calories. Per 100 g the pizza runs 242 calories, with 16.13 g of protein, which is high for anything that comes out of a freezer box. Cut the same pizza into eighths and one slice lands at 150 calories.
You'd need to walk about 60 minutes to burn the 300 calories in a quarter of a pizza (124 g).
How long does it take to burn off chicken pizza?
A quarter of a pizza (124 g) is 300 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 300 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr |
| Cycling, moderate | 38 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 43 min |
| Jogging | 35 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 (124 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken pizza quick facts
- US servings from one slice to the whole pizza
- BBQ buffalo and thin crust versions
- Protein is what chicken pizza is really for
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does chicken pizza compare?
- Most popular chicken pizza brands
- Chicken pizza FAQs
Chicken pizza quick facts
The numbers here come from USDA Branded record 2672006, "GRILLED CHICKEN PIZZA", a retail frozen pizza with a 124 g label serving of one quarter. That record was chosen for a blunt reason: USDA's Foundation, SR Legacy and FNDDS sets have no entry for chicken pizza at all, so every usable figure sits in the Branded set. Grilled chicken and cheese, no sauce gimmick, is also the version most people picture when they type the question.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1/4 pizza (124 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 242 | 300 | — |
| Total fat | 10.48 g | 13.0 g | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | 20.97 g | 26.0 g | 9% |
| Protein | 16.13 g | 20.0 g | 40% |
| Sodium | 573 mg | 711 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 →
Six rows you would expect are missing on purpose. Saturated fat, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, cholesterol and potassium are not reported for this record, because a frozen pizza label only has to declare a short list and the manufacturer's submission stops there. Rather than borrow a saturated fat figure from a different pizza and pretend it belongs to this one, those rows are simply gone. The Daily Values used above come from the FDA nutrition label reference.
US servings from one slice to the whole pizza
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 69 kcal |
| 1 slice, one eighth of the pizza | 62 g | 150 kcal |
| 1/4 pizza, the label serving | 124 g | 300 kcal |
| Half the pizza | 248 g | 600 kcal |
| One whole pizza | 496 g | 1200 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 242 kcal |
Only one line in that table is a USDA serving: the 124 g quarter printed on the box. The slice, the half and the whole pizza are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, and the ounce row is there for anyone weighing leftovers.
The practical trap is the slice. A quarter-pizza serving and a slice are not the same object, and a frozen pizza cut into eight gives you a 62 g slice at 150 calories, which sounds harmless right up to the moment you eat four of them. Four slices is the whole quarter twice over: 600 calories and 1,422 mg of sodium. Two slices and a salad is a 300-calorie lunch. Half a pizza is a 600-calorie one.
BBQ buffalo and thin crust versions
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ chicken pizza | 242 kcal | half a pizza, 153 g | 370 kcal |
| Buffalo chicken pizza | 231 kcal | 130 g | 300 kcal |
| Thin-crust chicken pizza | 242 kcal | 1/4 pizza, 128 g | 310 kcal |
| Spicy chicken pizza | 255 kcal | 137 g | 349 kcal |
| Chicken flatbread pizza | 203 kcal | 1/3 flatbread, 118 g | 240 kcal |
| Chicken pizza snack bites | 222 kcal | 7 pieces, 90 g | 200 kcal |
Read that table by the middle column, not the first. Per 100 g these versions sit in a narrow band, from 203 to 255 calories, a spread of about 25%. The serving calories swing from 200 to 370, which is nearly double. Size is doing almost all of the work.
The flatbread is the odd one out and the reason is shape, not virtue: a rectangular chicken flatbread is thinner and lighter, so a third of one is 240 calories at 203 per 100 g. Snack bites look like the winner at 200 calories for seven pieces, until you notice that seven pieces is 90 g and nobody stops there. Retail brands spread a little wider, from 211 to 272 calories per 100 g. REAL'ZA's grilled pizza is 242 calories per 100 g, Bernatello's buffalo 231, PEP'S Brawlin' Buffalo 232, Screamin' Sicilian Orange Chicken Overload 211, Kroger's spicy 255 and Brew Pub's BBQ smoked 272.
Protein is what chicken pizza is really for
Twenty grams of protein in a quarter of a pizza is 40% of the Daily Value, and it is the one number that makes this pizza worth choosing over another. At 16.13 g per 100 g, the grilled record has the highest protein density of the eight chicken pizza entries in USDA's Branded set. The next closest is a buffalo version at 14.62 g, and the lightest of them drops to 9.32 g.
That matters more than the calorie count. MyPlate's protein guidance treats poultry as a core protein food, and a 300-calorie serving that delivers 20 g of it behaves like a real meal instead of a snack. The BBQ pub-style version trades that away: 11.26 g of protein per 100 g against 31.13 g of carbohydrate, because the crust is thicker and the sauce is sweet. If you are picking a frozen pizza for satiety, grilled chicken over BBQ chicken is the whole decision.
Sodium is the row to watch
One 124 g serving carries 711 mg of sodium, 31% of the Daily Value, which is about a third of a teaspoon of table salt sitting inside a quarter of a pizza. Eat half the pizza and you are at 1,422 mg, well over half a day's allowance from one plate. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put the ceiling at less than 2,300 mg a day.
Buffalo chicken pizza is where this goes wrong. The Bernatello's buffalo record reports 1,077 mg of sodium per 100 g, nearly double the 573 mg in the grilled version, while its calories are actually slightly lower at 231 per 100 g. A 130 g serving of it is 300 calories, the same as the grilled quarter, and about 1,400 mg of sodium, 61% of the Daily Value. Two servings clear the daily limit on their own. This is the sort of swap a calorie count never catches: identical calories, nearly twice the sodium load.
If you are watching sodium, grilled is the better pick, and it is not close.
How does chicken pizza compare?
| Chicken pizza | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grilled chicken pizza | 242 kcal | 1/4 pizza, 124 g | 300 kcal |
| BBQ thin crust, California Pizza Kitchen | 209 kcal | 139 g | 291 kcal |
| Spicy chicken, Kroger | 255 kcal | 137 g | 349 kcal |
| BBQ smoked, Brew Pub | 272 kcal | 1/4 pizza, 151 g | 411 kcal |
Our take: of these four records, only the thin-crust BBQ pizza is lighter per 100 g than the grilled one, and the gap between the lightest and heaviest serving is 120 calories. Here is the part worth remembering. Two of these boxes print the same serving description, one quarter of a pizza, and mean very different things: 124 g and 300 calories for the grilled, 151 g and 411 calories for the pub-style BBQ. The 111-calorie difference is crust size, not recipe virtue. For weight loss, the thin crust at 291 calories a serving wins. For staying full through an afternoon, take the grilled quarter and its 20 g of protein instead. Weigh the slice once and you will never have to guess which box you are holding.
Most popular chicken pizza 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) |
|---|---|
| REAL'ZA Grilled Chicken Pizza | 242 cal |
| Bernatello's Buffalo Chicken Pizza | 231 cal |
| PEP'S Brawlin' Buffalo Chicken Pizza | 232 cal |
| Screamin' Sicilian Orange Chicken Overload | 211 cal |
| Brew Pub BBQ Smoked Chicken Pizza | 272 cal |
| Kroger Spicy Chicken Pizza | 255 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken pizza FAQs
How many calories are in a slice of chicken pizza?
About 150 calories for one slice cut as an eighth of the pizza, 62 g of it. That figure is our own arithmetic from the USDA record's 242 calories per 100 g, not a USDA serving. Two slices come to 300 calories, exactly the quarter-pizza serving printed on the box.
How many calories in a whole chicken pizza?
A whole 496 g grilled chicken pizza works out to about 1,200 calories, scaled from 242 calories per 100 g. It also carries roughly 80 g of protein and about 2,842 mg of sodium, which is more than the 2,300 mg daily limit in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
How much protein is in chicken pizza?
Twenty grams of protein in a quarter of the pizza, 40% of the Daily Value, from 16.13 g per 100 g. That is the highest protein density of the eight chicken pizza records in the USDA Branded set. The pub-style BBQ version drops to 11.26 g per 100 g.
Is chicken pizza high in sodium?
One quarter-pizza serving carries 711 mg of sodium, 31% of the Daily Value. Buffalo versions are the real trap: 1,077 mg per 100 g means a 130 g serving delivers about 1,400 mg, 61% of the DV, in one sitting. Grilled chicken at 573 mg per 100 g is calmer.
How many calories in BBQ chicken pizza?
370 calories for a half-pizza serving of 153 g, at 242 calories per 100 g. Pub-style BBQ chicken pizza runs heavier: 272 calories per 100 g and 411 for its 151 g quarter, because the crust is thicker and the sweet sauce pushes carbohydrate up to 31.13 g per 100 g.
How many calories in buffalo chicken pizza?
300 calories in a 130 g serving, from 231 calories per 100 g, so it is slightly lighter than grilled chicken pizza gram for gram. Calories are not the issue. Sodium is: 1,077 mg per 100 g, nearly double the grilled record's 573 mg, giving about 1,400 mg per serving.
How many calories in thin crust chicken pizza?
310 calories for a quarter of a thin-crust chicken pizza, 128 g, at 242 calories per 100 g. A crispy thin-crust BBQ record is lighter gram for gram, 209 calories per 100 g, so its 139 g serving is 291 calories. Thin crust mostly saves calories by weighing less.
Is chicken pizza healthier than pepperoni pizza?
A quarter of this grilled chicken pizza is 300 calories with 20 g of protein and 711 mg of sodium. The USDA Branded records used on this page include no matching pepperoni pizza, so a straight side-by-side is not possible from the same data. Among chicken versions, grilled leads on protein.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the plate and BodyPal counts the slices for you, crust and all.
