High-protein Chipotle orders: 8 items with 25 g or more
8 Chipotle orders carry at least 25 g of protein at 700 calories or less. Ranked by protein per 100 calories, the Chicken Salad leads at 11.4 g per 100 (42 g for 370 cal); by sheer grams the Chicken Bowl has the most, 45 g for 565 calories. 2 of the 8 clear 40 g.
Source: Chipotle nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed · protein missing for 6 of 54 items; carbs missing for 6 of 54 items; fat missing for 6 of 54 items
- 8 orders ≥ 25 g
- 11.4g best protein / 100 cal
- 45g most in one item
- 42g in a full meal under 500
As of September 2026, the most protein in a complete Chipotle meal under 500 calories is 42 g, and under 700 it is 45 g (A chicken bowl with brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies and fresh tomato salsa, and a 22-ounce Chipotle Iced Tea).
The most protein in a complete Chipotle meal
The extra 200 calories from 500 to 700 buy 3 g more protein at Chipotle. One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein under 500
- Chicken Salad370 cal · 42g
- Chipotle Iced Tea (22 oz)10 cal
380 of 500 cal · 42 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A chicken salad with supergreens, black beans, fajita veggies and fresh tomato salsa, and a 22-ounce Chipotle Iced Tea — 380 cal, 42 g protein.”
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- Chicken Bowl565 cal · 45g
- Chipotle Iced Tea (22 oz)10 cal
575 of 700 cal · 45 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A chicken bowl with brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies and fresh tomato salsa, and a 22-ounce Chipotle Iced Tea — 575 cal, 45 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Chipotle →Chipotle orders with 25 g+ protein, ranked per calorie
Single orders of 700 calories or less — no desserts, kids' meals, combos, sauces or toppings — by grams of protein per 100 calories, so the Chicken Salad (42 g in 370 cal) ranks above the Chicken Bowl (45 g in 565 cal). The median of these 8 orders is 467.5 calories. Figures as Chipotle published them, rounded to whole numbers; the bowls, burritos and salads add up its published ingredients (how we check them).
| # | Item | Calories | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Salad | 370 | 42g | 11.4g |
| 2 | Barbacoa Salad | 360 | 34g | 9.4g |
| 3 | Steak Salad | 340 | 31g | 9.1g |
| 4 | Carnitas Salad | 400 | 33g | 8.3g |
| 5 | Chicken Bowl | 565 | 45g | 8.0g |
| 6 | Barbacoa Bowl | 555 | 37g | 6.7g |
| 7 | Steak Bowl | 535 | 34g | 6.4g |
| 8 | Carnitas Bowl | 595 | 36g | 6.1g |
Build a high-protein Chipotle order under your own cap → Ranked by protein, any cap from 200 to 1,500.
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High-protein orders at other chains
3 Mexican and other chains with their own high-protein page, or see which chain gives the most protein under 500 calories and fast food under 500 calories.