High-protein QDOBA orders: 10 items with 25 g or more
10 QDOBA orders carry at least 25 g of protein at 700 calories or less. Ranked by protein per 100 calories, the Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken leads at 7.3 g per 100 (51 g for 700 cal), and it is also the most protein in absolute grams. 1 of the 10 clear 40 g.
Source: QDOBA nutrition guide (official), September 1, 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 10 orders ≥ 25 g
- 7.3g best protein / 100 cal
- 51g most in one item
- 27g in a full meal under 500
As of October 2026, the most protein in a complete QDOBA meal under 500 calories is 27 g, and under 700 it is 51 g (A Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken and a large Coca-Cola Zero).
The most protein in a complete QDOBA meal
The extra 200 calories from 500 to 700 buy 24 g more protein at QDOBA. 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
- Brisket Birria Bowl475 cal · 27g
- Coca-Cola Zero (Large)0 cal · 0g
475 of 500 cal · 27 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A brisket birria bowl with cilantro lime rice, black beans and roasted tomato salsa, and a large Coca-Cola Zero — 475 cal, 27 g protein.”
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- Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken700 cal · 51g
- Coca-Cola Zero (Large)0 cal · 0g
700 of 700 cal · 51 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken and a large Coca-Cola Zero — 700 cal, 51 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest QDOBA →QDOBA 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 Impossible Taco Salad (at select locations) (31 g in 520 cal) ranks above the Grilled Steak Bowl (32 g in 695 cal). The median of these 10 orders is 532.5 calories. Figures as QDOBA published them, rounded to whole numbers; the bowls, burritos and nachos add up its published ingredients (how we check them).
| # | Item | Calories | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken | 700 | 51g | 7.3g |
| 2 | Impossible Taco Salad (at select locations) | 520 | 31g | 6.0g |
| 3 | Grilled Adobo Chicken Bowl | 525 | 31g | 5.9g |
| 4 | Pork Carnitas Bowl | 445 | 26g | 5.8g |
| 5 | Citrus Lime Chicken Salad | 540 | 31g | 5.7g |
| 6 | Brisket Birria Bowl | 475 | 27g | 5.7g |
| 7 | Ground Beef Bowl | 515 | 28g | 5.4g |
| 8 | Street Style Chicken Tacos on Flour Tortillas (3) | 550 | 29g | 5.3g |
| 9 | Cholula Hot & Sweet Chicken Bowl | 610 | 31g | 5.1g |
| 10 | Grilled Steak Bowl | 695 | 32g | 4.6g |
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High-protein orders at other chains
3 Mexican chains with their own high-protein page, or see which chain gives the most protein under 500 calories and fast food under 500 calories.