Best bulking Panda Express Order

A big meal of 1,000 to 1,400 calories built to carry as much protein as possible, so a surplus is not just extra fries.

The order

Order ½ Chow Mein, ½ Fried Rice, 2 × Grilled Teriyaki Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken. That comes to 1,395 calories and 111g protein, with 32% of the calories coming from protein.

Item	Amount	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
½ Chow Mein	½ × 1 serving	260	7g	45g	6g
½ Fried Rice	½ × 1 serving	305	8g	55g	7g
2 × Grilled Teriyaki Chicken	2 × 1 serving	560	76g	26g	18g
Kung Pao Chicken	1 serving	270	20g	16g	14g
Total	Total		1395	111g	141g	45g

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2 other options

Each one is the best order built around a different main choice, so you can pick by taste.

½ Chow Mein, ½ Fried Rice, Broccoli Beef, 2 × Grilled Teriyaki Chicken

1,315 calories, 108g protein, 139g carbs, 38g fat. Compared with the order above: −3g protein, −80 calories.

Swaps Kung Pao Chicken for Broccoli Beef.

½ Chow Mein, ½ Fried Rice, Black Pepper Sirloin Steak, 2 × Grilled Teriyaki Chicken

1,325 calories, 108g protein, 140g carbs, 39g fat. Compared with the order above: −3g protein, −70 calories.

Swaps Kung Pao Chicken for Black Pepper Sirloin Steak.

How this order was chosen

We tried every Panda Express bowl, plate or bigger plate a person would realistically order from the published menu (side, entrées) and kept the ones with between 1,000 and 1,400 calories. Among those, the order with the most protein wins, but an item only earns its place if it adds at least 1g of protein for every 100 calories. Without that rule the winner fills up with sides that add a gram or two of protein and a lot of calories. Drinks are left out; pair the meal with a zero-calorie one.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken is listed without its teriyaki sauce. Panda's sauce is 70 calories and 16 g of carbs a serving; ask for it on the side if you are counting.
A bowl is one side and one entrée, a plate two entrées and a bigger plate three. Half and half on the side gives you half of each.

Nutrition from Zolt's Panda Express menu data, last reviewed 2026-11-03 against Panda Restaurant Group. Portions in the restaurant vary, so log what you were actually served.