Texas Roadhouse butter chicken skillet is a skillet-style chicken entree that shows up on some regional and limited-time menus rather than the core national lineup. Where offered, expect roughly $16.99 to $19.99 with two sides and free rolls included. Confirm with your local store.
What the butter chicken skillet is
A butter chicken skillet is a seared chicken breast entree finished in a butter-based pan sauce and brought out in or styled after a hot cast-iron skillet. It is not the Indian curry dish of the same name. At a steakhouse the “butter” refers to a garlic or lemon butter sauce, not tomato and cream.
This name is not printed on the standard nationwide Texas Roadhouse menu we track. It appears in searches because skillet-style chicken plates rotate through regional menus, test markets and seasonal features, and because several stores use “skillet” language on chalkboards and server specials. If a location near you runs it, the plate follows the same house pattern as every other chicken entree: one protein, two sides of your choice, and unlimited fresh-baked rolls with cinnamon butter.
Item spec table
| What it is | Seasoned chicken breast in a butter pan sauce, served skillet-style |
|---|---|
| Size / portion | Typically a single boneless breast portion in the 6 to 8 oz raw range, matching other house chicken entrees. Not printed on the national menu. |
| Price | Not nationally listed. Comparable chicken entrees run $15.99 to $19.49, so budget $16.99 to $19.99 where it is offered. |
| Calories | Not published for this name. Sibling chicken entrees are listed at 260 to 480 calories before sides. |
| What’s included | Two sides of your choice plus unlimited rolls and honey cinnamon butter, dine-in |
| Category | Chicken entrees |
| Availability | Regional, seasonal or store-level only. Call ahead. |
Price and what to budget
There is no verified national price for a butter chicken skillet, so treat $16.99 to $19.99 as the realistic band. That range comes from the chicken entrees that are nationally listed, and skillet presentations usually sit at or slightly above a plain grilled plate because of the sauce and the serving vessel.
| Chicken entree | Listed price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Critters (hand-breaded tenders) | $15.99 | 480 |
| Grilled BBQ Chicken | $16.99 | 300 |
| Herb Crusted Chicken | $18.49 | 260 |
| Smothered Chicken | $18.99 | 430 |
| Portobello Mushroom Chicken | $19.49 | 430 |
| Butter chicken skillet (where offered) | Ask your store; expect $16.99-$19.99 | Not published |
Prices above are the listings we verified and still move 10 to 15 percent by market. Airport, resort and high-cost metro stores sit at the top of the band. Anyone quoting one exact nationwide price for this dish is guessing.
Calories and nutrition
No calorie count is published for a butter chicken skillet, so use the printed menu at your table as the only reliable number. Chicken breast entrees on the national menu land between 260 and 480 calories before sides, and a butter sauce pushes a plate toward the upper half of that range.
The sides move the total far more than the chicken does. A plain baked potato or green beans keeps the meal modest; loaded potatoes, mac and cheese and steak fries can add several hundred calories each. Rolls with cinnamon butter run about 230 calories per roll, and they are unlimited, which is where most people quietly blow past their estimate. If you are tracking closely, ask for the sauce on the side and count the rolls you actually eat.
Why your store may not have it
Texas Roadhouse runs a tight core menu with a rotating layer of regional items, seasonal features and test dishes. A skillet chicken plate is exactly the kind of item that lives in that outer layer, which is why one person swears their store has it and another has never seen it.
Three quick ways to check before you drive over: call the store and ask a host to read the current chicken section, pull up your specific location’s menu in the app or on the official site rather than a generic menu page, or check the printed insert and chalkboard when you arrive. Server specials often never make it into any online menu at all.
How to order it well
Chicken is cooked through, so there is no doneness choice to make the way there is with steak. What you can control is sauce, seasoning and sides.
- Sauce on the side. Butter sauces pool and soak the plate. Asking for it in a ramekin keeps the sear intact and lets you control how much you use.
- Light seasoning. House seasoning is salt-forward. Ask for light seasoning if sodium matters to you.
- Add-ons. Most stores will add sauteed mushrooms or onions to a chicken plate for a small upcharge. Ask rather than assuming it is free.
- Use both sides. Every entree includes two, and they are worth about $2.99 each a la carte. Skipping one is money left on the table.
- Rolls come first. They arrive early and unlimited. Pace them if you plan to finish the plate.
If the skillet version is not available, tell your server what you actually wanted. A grilled chicken breast with garlic butter is a common off-menu accommodation at stores that keep butter sauces on the line for seafood.
How it compares to the other chicken entrees
Against Herb Crusted Chicken at $18.49 and 260 calories, a butter skillet is the richer, heavier choice. The herb crusted plate is the leanest chicken on the menu and the better pick if you want the calories in your sides instead.
Against Smothered Chicken at $18.99, the two overlap most. Smothered gives you sauteed onions, mushrooms and either cream gravy or jack cheese for a similar price and a known 430 calories. If your store does not run the skillet, smothered chicken is the closest substitute in flavor and price, and it has the advantage of being on the menu every day of the year.
Sides and rolls that work with it
Butter sauce needs something to land on. Seasoned rice and mashed potatoes both soak it up and cost nothing extra as part of your two included sides. Green beans or fresh vegetables cut the richness better than fries do. Loading a potato is typically a $1.29 upcharge.
Skip a second starch if you are already working through rolls. Two potato sides plus unlimited bread is a lot of the same texture on one table.
Ordering it to go
Skillet dishes travel worse than most items because the presentation is half the point and the sauce keeps working on the chicken in the box. If you order it for takeout, ask for the sauce separately and reheat the chicken in a dry pan rather than a microwave. Rolls are usually included with to-go orders but the unlimited part applies to dine-in only.
Honest limitations of this page
We could not verify a butter chicken skillet on the national Texas Roadhouse menu, so this page gives you the realistic category range instead of a fabricated price or calorie count. We do not invent numbers to fill a table.
This site is an independent guide. We are not Texas Roadhouse, we do not set prices, and we have no access to internal menu systems. Prices, calories, sauces and availability are set store by store and franchise by franchise, and they change without notice. Anything on this page marked as a range is a range for a reason. For a binding answer on price or availability, call your location directly or check the menu for that specific address on the official site.
FAQ
Does Texas Roadhouse have a butter chicken skillet?
Not on the standard national menu we verified. Skillet-style chicken plates appear as regional items, seasonal features or store-level specials, so availability depends entirely on your location. Call and ask a host to read the current chicken section.
How much is the butter chicken skillet at Texas Roadhouse?
There is no verified national price. Comparable chicken entrees run $15.99 to $19.49, so budget $16.99 to $19.99 where the skillet is offered. Regional pricing moves that figure by 10 to 15 percent.
Is Texas Roadhouse butter chicken the Indian curry dish?
No. At a steakhouse, butter chicken means a chicken breast finished in a garlic or lemon butter pan sauce. It has no relation to the tomato and cream curry of the same name.
How many calories are in the butter chicken skillet?
No calorie count is published for this item. Chicken breast entrees on the national menu range from 260 to 480 calories before sides, and a butter sauce sits toward the higher end. The printed menu at your table is the number to trust.
Does it come with sides?
Yes. Every entree includes two sides of your choice, plus unlimited fresh-baked rolls with honey cinnamon butter for dine-in guests. Loading a potato is usually a small upcharge.
What can I order instead if my store does not have it?
Smothered Chicken at $18.99 is the closest match, with sauteed onions, mushrooms and cream gravy or jack cheese. Herb Crusted Chicken at $18.49 is the leaner option, and Grilled BBQ Chicken at $16.99 is the cheapest breast entree.
Can I ask for butter sauce on a regular grilled chicken?
Often yes. Many stores keep garlic butter on the line for seafood and will add it to a chicken plate on request, sometimes for a small charge. Ask your server rather than assuming.
Is it worth ordering?
If your store runs it and you want something richer than plain grilled chicken, it is priced in line with the rest of the chicken section and includes two sides. If you want the leanest plate for the money, herb crusted chicken beats it.