How many calories are in a chicken quesadilla?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 300 to 800 kcal. A quesadilla is a tortilla and cheese with some chicken in between, and the cheese is the part that varies most. Here are four real ones, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
Restaurant, sour cream and guac
Chicken quesadilla at a Mexican restaurant (large flour tortilla + chicken + lots of melted cheese) with sour cream and guacamole on the side
Chicken quesadilla at a Mexican restaurant (large flour tortilla + chicken + lots of melted cheese) with sour cream and guacamole on the side
Creamy jalapeño sauce
Chicken quesadilla (flour tortilla + grilled chicken + cheddar and Monterey Jack + creamy jalapeño sauce)
Chicken quesadilla (flour tortilla + grilled chicken + cheddar and Monterey Jack + creamy jalapeño sauce)
Half, with salsa
Half a chicken quesadilla (flour tortilla + chicken + cheese + peppers and onions) with salsa
Half a chicken quesadilla (flour tortilla + chicken + cheese + peppers and onions) with salsa
Homemade, no oil
Homemade chicken quesadilla (1 whole wheat tortilla + 100g chicken breast + 30g light shredded cheese + peppers), cooked without oil
Homemade chicken quesadilla (1 whole wheat tortilla + 100g chicken breast + 30g light shredded cheese + peppers), cooked without oil
What moves the number
In the restaurant quesadilla, the cheese and the tortilla are well over half of it. The guacamole and sour cream on the side add 182 kcal.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central, Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition, and FAO/INFOODS.
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “chicken quesadilla, half the cheese, salsa instead of sour cream”, and Kallo works out the rest.