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The Philly Cheese Steak is an American treasure, perhaps one of the greatest sandwich accomplishments of all time.
Thinly sliced beef, topped with onions, peppers and maybe some mushrooms. Held between a lightly toasted Italian bun with cheese, okay, extra cheese! Dripping with flavor. Who can resist? It’s a staple in its hometown of Philadelphia, where it originated in 1930, but you can now find Philly style cheese steaks on menus across the country, and even internationally.
Now, I’m not here to try to take the fun out of your meal, but have you ever wondered how many calories in a philly cheese steak? I did and so I broke it down and came up with a calorie count.
Since there is no exact recipe one can follow, there are a few variables that come into play here.
Some like their cheese steaks with mozzarella and others, like me are steadfast provolone only. The cut of beef can vary quite a bit, depending on who you ask and where you go “What makes a perfect Philly Cheesesteak?”
Basically you wont find a right way or a wrong. But lets give this a try. I’ll break this down for us into 3 variations on the sandwich, and that should give us a pretty good idea!
The Traditional Philly Cheese Steak
4 oz sliced deli roast beef
210 cal
2 oz provolone cheese sliced
210 cal
1 oz sliced bell peppers
10 cal
1 oz sliced sweet onion
10 cal
8 inch hero-style roll
290 cal
total calories
730 cal
Breakdown of calories in a traditional Philly cheese steak sandwich
So 730 calories isn’t that bad really, it is comparable to most burgers for sure. This table makes it easy to see where the calories come from. Of course our bread roll is the biggest calorie hitter, as well as the meat and cheese.
Switching it up, lets take a look at a slightly different version of Philly cheese steak.
The Classy Tenderloin Philly Cheese Steak
4 oz beef tenderloin
320 cal
2 oz mozzarella cheese
170 cal
1 oz sliced bell peppers
10 cal
1 oz sliced sweet onions
10 cal
1 Italian roll
290 cal
total calories
800 cal
Breakdown of calories in a beef tenderloin Philly cheese steak
Okay, so the beef tenderloin is awesome in the flavor department, but has significantly more calories than the traditional sliced roast beef. Worth it, or no? I’ll leave it up to you to decide!
On to our next cheesesteak!
The NY Strip Steak Philly Cheese Steak
4 oz NY strip steak sliced
135 cal
2 oz mozza cheese sliced
170 cal
1 oz sliced bell peppers
10 cal
1 oz sliced sweet onions
10 cal
1 oz sliced mushrooms
10 cal
8 inch Italian roll
290 cal
total calories
625 cal
Breakdown of calories in a NY strip Philly cheese steak sandwich
It looks like the NY strip cheese steak is our lowest calorie count out of the 3, thanks to the leaner cut of beef and the lighter mozza cheese.
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