Calories in Lasagna, Spaghetti and Mac and Cheese

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

A serving of lasagna, a plate of spaghetti, a cup of ravioli and a cup of macaroni and cheese each have a serving or cup weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives twenty-four such records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central: seven lasagna records (restaurant, frozen, vegetable, cheese, meat), five spaghetti dish records, four ravioli records, one tortellini, six macaroni and cheese records (canned, frozen, box-mix prepared, restaurant) and a chicken parmesan without pasta, with the weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has no row for these dishes, so this page uses SR Legacy only. Plain cooked pasta is in our cooked rice, pasta and noodles guide, pasta sauce in our beans, pasta sauce and pesto guide and instant noodles in our instant noodles guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 serving (457 g) of restaurant lasagna with meat is 845.5 kcal, 1 serving (554 g) of restaurant spaghetti with meat sauce 670.3 kcal, 1 serving (510 g) of restaurant spaghetti with pomodoro sauce and no meat 530.4 kcal, 1 cup (242 g) of canned cheese-filled ravioli 186.3 kcal and 1 serving (244 g) of canned macaroni and cheese 200.1 kcal. Our reading: a restaurant serving is a large plate, not a cup, and the frozen and canned records are far smaller: compare the grams, not the word serving.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. The records also print 1 oz weights, one variable-count ravioli serving and one 7.5 oz serving label, which are not shown.

The sums: 173333 130 × 225 / 100 = 292.5, so 292.5 kcal; 168960 145 × 237 / 100 = 343.65, so 343.7 kcal; 172106 139 × 227 / 100 = 315.53, so 315.5 kcal; 172106 139 × 226 / 100 = 314.14, so 314.1 kcal; 169850 185 × 457 / 100 = 845.45, so 845.5 kcal; 173334 124 × 278 / 100 = 344.72, so 344.7 kcal; 173334 124 × 115 / 100 = 142.6, so 142.6 kcal; 173334 124 × 134 / 100 = 166.16, so 166.2 kcal; 172114 135 × 114 / 100 = 153.9, so 153.9 kcal; 172114 135 × 123 / 100 = 166.05, so 166.1 kcal; 172114 135 × 255 / 100 = 344.25, so 344.3 kcal; 172101 101 × 309 / 100 = 312.09, so 312.1 kcal; 167680 121 × 554 / 100 = 670.34, so 670.3 kcal; 169033 104 × 510 / 100 = 530.4, so 530.4 kcal; 169029 170 × 565 / 100 = 960.5, so 960.5 kcal; 169029 170 × 134 / 100 = 227.8, so 227.8 kcal; 172089 90 × 283 / 100 = 254.7, so 254.7 kcal; 172099 100 × 246 / 100 = 246, so 246.0 kcal; 172099 100 × 411 / 100 = 411, so 411.0 kcal; 173328 77 × 242 / 100 = 186.34, so 186.3 kcal; 173329 97 × 262 / 100 = 254.14, so 254.1 kcal; 172113 111 × 159 / 100 = 176.49, so 176.5 kcal; 172094 307 × 81 / 100 = 248.67, so 248.7 kcal; 173325 82 × 244 / 100 = 200.08, so 200.1 kcal; 173342 149 × 137 / 100 = 204.13, so 204.1 kcal; 173342 149 × 283 / 100 = 421.67, so 421.7 kcal; 169770 164 × 189 / 100 = 309.96, so 310.0 kcal; 169839 151 × 210 / 100 = 317.1, so 317.1 kcal; 169839 151 × 136 / 100 = 205.36, so 205.4 kcal; 173341 190 × 198 / 100 = 376.2, so 376.2 kcal; 168062 204 × 301 / 100 = 614.04, so 614.0 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy, highest first: 172094 (Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased) 307, 168062 (Restaurant, Italian, chicken parmesan without pasta) 204, 173341 (Macaroni and cheese, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and 80% stick margarine from dry mix) 190, 169850 (Restaurant, Italian, lasagna with meat) 185, 169029 (Restaurant, family style, spaghetti and meatballs) 170, 169770 (Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared) 164, 169038 (Restaurant, Italian, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce) 154, 169839 (Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu) 151, 173342 (Macaroni and cheese, frozen entree) 149, 168960 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, unprepared) 145, 172106 (Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked) 139, 172114 (Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared) 135, 173337 (Macaroni and Cheese, canned, microwavable) 134, 173333 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared) 130, 173334 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, frozen entree) 124, 167680 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with meat sauce) 121, 172113 (Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees) 111, 169033 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce (no meat)) 104, 172101 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, low-fat, frozen entree) 101, 172099 (Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned) 100, 173329 (Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, canned) 97, 172089 (Spaghetti with meat sauce, frozen entree) 90, 173325 (Macaroni and Cheese, canned entree) 82, 173328 (Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned) 77.
• Per printed serving or package, highest first: 169029 (Restaurant, family style, spaghetti and meatballs), 1 serving, 565 g, 960.5 kcal, 169850 (Restaurant, Italian, lasagna with meat), 1 serving, 457 g, 845.5 kcal, 167680 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with meat sauce), 1 serving, 554 g, 670.3 kcal, 168062 (Restaurant, Italian, chicken parmesan without pasta), 1 serving, 301 g, 614.0 kcal, 169033 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce (no meat)), 1 serving, 510 g, 530.4 kcal, 168960 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, unprepared), 1 cup 1 serving, 237 g, 343.7 kcal, 169839 (Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu), 1 serving, 210 g, 317.1 kcal, 172106 (Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked), 1 serving, 227 g, 315.5 kcal, 172101 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, low-fat, frozen entree), 1 package, 309 g, 312.1 kcal, 173333 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared), 1 cup 1 serving, 225 g, 292.5 kcal, 172089 (Spaghetti with meat sauce, frozen entree), 1 serving, 283 g, 254.7 kcal, 173325 (Macaroni and Cheese, canned entree), 1 serving, 244 g, 200.1 kcal.
• Per printed cup, highest first: 173341 (Macaroni and cheese, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and 80% stick margarine from dry mix), 1 cup, 198 g, 376.2 kcal, 172106 (Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked), 1 cup, 226 g, 314.1 kcal, 169770 (Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared), 1 cup prepared, 189 g, 310.0 kcal, 173329 (Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, canned), 1 cup, 262 g, 254.1 kcal, 172099 (Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned), 1 cup, 246 g, 246.0 kcal, 169029 (Restaurant, family style, spaghetti and meatballs), 1 cup, 134 g, 227.8 kcal, 169839 (Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu), 1 cup, 136 g, 205.4 kcal, 173342 (Macaroni and cheese, frozen entree), 1 cup, 137 g, 204.1 kcal, 173328 (Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned), 1 cup, 242 g, 186.3 kcal, 172113 (Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees), 1 cup, 159 g, 176.5 kcal.
• Per printed piece, container, can or part cup, highest first: 173342 (Macaroni and cheese, frozen entree), 1 container (mean weight over brands), 283 g, 421.7 kcal, 172099 (Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned), 1 can, 411 g, 411.0 kcal, 173334 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, frozen entree), 1 piece center, 278 g, 344.7 kcal, 172114 (Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared), 1 piece center, 255 g, 344.3 kcal, 172094 (Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased), 0.75 cup, 81 g, 248.7 kcal, 173334 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, frozen entree), 1 piece side, 134 g, 166.2 kcal, 172114 (Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared), 1 piece side, 123 g, 166.1 kcal, 172114 (Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared), 1 piece corner, 114 g, 153.9 kcal, 173334 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, frozen entree), 1 piece corner, 115 g, 142.6 kcal.

Why these are reference rows, not your plate

• Names are the records'. No record name or portion label shown here carries a company name. The records are USDA's restaurant, frozen, canned and mix-prepared rows; we do not say that a dish from an Indian cafe or a home kitchen matches any of them.
• No row for gnocchi, pasta salad, carbonara or home pasta. A search of the SR Legacy table on 28 Oct 2026 for gnocchi, manicotti, carbonara, pasta salad, macaroni salad and stuffed pasta returned no record, so the page gives no figure for them.
• Different kinds of record. Restaurant, frozen, canned, box-mix prepared and fast-food rows are different foods with different weights; they are shown as printed and not merged into one number.
• Every portion here is printed. No serving, cup or piece weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 100 g example in the logging section.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of 22 of the 24 records "Calculated" and print a manufacturer-supplied source for 172089 and an estimated formulation for 172094; they are USDA values, not our measurements.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Weigh it when you can. 100 g of restaurant lasagna with meat (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 169850 is 185 × 100 / 100 = 185, so 185.0 kcal.
• Pick the kind the record names. Restaurant, frozen and canned versions of the same dish differ; choose the nearest and say which.
• Extras are separate. Garlic bread, grated cheese and a drink are not in these rows; plain pasta and sauce are in the guides linked above.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a pasta dish from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same plate.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what pasta dishes do to your weight or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Gnocchi, manicotti, carbonara, pasta salad, macaroni salad, stuffed pasta and any cafe, home or Indian-style version: no record used here. We did not search for plain "pasta" (it is in our pasta guide), noodles, cheese sauce or chicken or fish pasta dishes under other names.
• The "lasagna" search returned 24 records: 7 used, and these 17 are left out: company-named 169851, 169030; baby food 173489; dry or unprepared mix 168955, 168958; plain pasta (dry or cooked) 169738, 169751, 169737, 172014, 168928, 169736, 168927, 172024, 172025, 168916, 168915, 168910.
• The "spaghetti" search returned 33 records: 5 used, and these 28 are left out: company-named 169845, 168085, 169852, 168086, 169853; plain pasta (dry or cooked) 168912, 168911, 168934, 168937, 169738, 169751, 169737, 172014, 168928, 169736, 168927, 172024, 172025, 168916, 168915, 168910; squash 169298, 170539, 169299; baby food 173492, 173493; sauce 171192, 171597.
• The "ravioli" search returned 7 records: 4 used, and these 3 are left out: baby food 172257; company-named 169037, 169036.
• The "macaroni and cheese" search returned 19 records: 6 used, and these 13 are left out: company-named 169849, 168078, 169835, 169010, 167671; baby food 172259, 172270, 173503; dry or unprepared mix 169776, 169769, 173340, 169774; other 172965 Macaroni and cheese loaf, chicken, pork and beef.
• The "restaurant italian" search returned 6 records: 5 used, and the other 1 is left out: other 168812 Frozen novelties, ice type, italian, restaurant-prepared.
• The "restaurant family style" search returned 13 records: 2 used, and these 11 are left out: other 169026 Restaurant, family style, coleslaw, 169847 Restaurant, family style, chicken tenders, 169836 Restaurant, family style, french fries, 169027 Restaurant, family style, onion rings, 169016 Restaurant, family style, sirloin steak, 169848 Restaurant, family style, hash browns, 169015 Restaurant, family style, fried mozzarella sticks, 169838 Restaurant, family style, shrimp, breaded and fried, 169028 Restaurant, family style, chili with meat and beans, 169837 Restaurant, family style, chicken fingers, from kid's menu, 169846 Restaurant, family style, fish fillet, battered or breaded, fried.
• The "tortellini" search returned 1 record: 1 used.
• The "meatballs" search returned 9 records: 2 used, and these 7 are left out: meatballs 169067, 171638; company-named 169845, 172109, 172107, 170708; other 170709 Fast foods, submarine sandwich, meatball marinara on white bread.
• The "parmesan" search returned 11 records: 1 used, and these 10 are left out: cheese 171247, 170848, 173431, 167705, 172206, 173452; company-named 170789, 167595, 169857; other 170788 Fast foods, breadstick, soft, prepared with garlic and parmesan cheese.
• The "alfredo" search returned 1 record: 0 used, and the other 1 is left out: sauce 171603.
• The "pasta dinner" search returned 1 record: 0 used, and the other 1 is left out: baby food 172266.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173333 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared): Energy 130 kcal (542 kJ), protein 6.54 g, total fat 5.33 g, carbohydrate 13.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 1 serving 225 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168960 (Lasagna, cheese, frozen, unprepared): Energy 145 kcal (605 kJ), protein 5.06 g, total fat 4.22 g, carbohydrate 21.6 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 1 serving 237 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172106 (Lasagna, Vegetable, frozen, baked): Energy 139 kcal (580 kJ), protein 6.87 g, total fat 6.04 g, carbohydrate 14.2 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 227 g; 1 cup 226 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169850 (Restaurant, Italian, lasagna with meat): Energy 185 kcal (774 kJ), protein 10.8 g, total fat 10.7 g, carbohydrate 11.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 457 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173334 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, frozen entree): Energy 124 kcal (518 kJ), protein 6.63 g, total fat 4.42 g, carbohydrate 14.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece center 278 g; 1 piece corner 115 g; 1 piece side 134 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172114 (Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared): Energy 135 kcal (564 kJ), protein 7.28 g, total fat 4.92 g, carbohydrate 15.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece corner 114 g; 1 piece side 123 g; 1 piece center 255 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172101 (Lasagna with meat & sauce, low-fat, frozen entree): Energy 101 kcal (424 kJ), protein 6.81 g, total fat 2.23 g, carbohydrate 13.5 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 package 309 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167680 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with meat sauce): Energy 121 kcal (507 kJ), protein 5.79 g, total fat 3.59 g, carbohydrate 16.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 554 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169033 (Restaurant, Italian, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce (no meat)): Energy 104 kcal (434 kJ), protein 3.9 g, total fat 1.89 g, carbohydrate 17.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 510 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169029 (Restaurant, family style, spaghetti and meatballs): Energy 170 kcal (712 kJ), protein 7.84 g, total fat 8.52 g, carbohydrate 15.5 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 565 g; 1 cup 134 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172089 (Spaghetti with meat sauce, frozen entree): Energy 90 kcal (377 kJ), protein 5.05 g, total fat 1.01 g, carbohydrate 15.2 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 283 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172099 (Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned): Energy 100 kcal (420 kJ), protein 4.37 g, total fat 4.11 g, carbohydrate 11.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 246 g; 1 can 411 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173328 (Ravioli, cheese-filled, canned): Energy 77 kcal (324 kJ), protein 2.48 g, total fat 1.45 g, carbohydrate 13.6 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 242 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169038 (Restaurant, Italian, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce): Energy 154 kcal (642 kJ), protein 7.07 g, total fat 5.7 g, carbohydrate 18.5 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173329 (Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, canned): Energy 97 kcal (405 kJ), protein 3.24 g, total fat 3.41 g, carbohydrate 13.3 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 262 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172113 (Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees): Energy 111 kcal (464 kJ), protein 4.52 g, total fat 2.61 g, carbohydrate 17.3 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 159 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172094 (Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased): Energy 307 kcal (1280 kJ), protein 13.5 g, total fat 7.23 g, carbohydrate 47 g per 100 g; portions used: 0.75 cup 81 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173325 (Macaroni and Cheese, canned entree): Energy 82 kcal (342 kJ), protein 3.38 g, total fat 2.46 g, carbohydrate 11.5 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 244 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173337 (Macaroni and Cheese, canned, microwavable): Energy 134 kcal (559 kJ), protein 5.98 g, total fat 5.99 g, carbohydrate 14 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173342 (Macaroni and cheese, frozen entree): Energy 149 kcal (624 kJ), protein 5.6 g, total fat 6.41 g, carbohydrate 17.3 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 137 g; 1 container (mean weight over brands) 283 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169770 (Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared): Energy 164 kcal (686 kJ), protein 6.68 g, total fat 4.99 g, carbohydrate 23.1 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup prepared 189 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169839 (Restaurant, family style, macaroni & cheese, from kids' menu): Energy 151 kcal (634 kJ), protein 5.42 g, total fat 6.06 g, carbohydrate 18.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 210 g; 1 cup 136 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173341 (Macaroni and cheese, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and 80% stick margarine from dry mix): Energy 190 kcal (794 kJ), protein 4.89 g, total fat 8.28 g, carbohydrate 23.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 198 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168062 (Restaurant, Italian, chicken parmesan without pasta): Energy 204 kcal (854 kJ), protein 16.2 g, total fat 10.6 g, carbohydrate 10.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 301 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): no lasagna, spaghetti dish, ravioli, tortellini or macaroni and cheese row; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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