High-protein Taco Cabana orders: 9 items with 25 g or more
9 Taco Cabana orders carry at least 25 g of protein at 700 calories or less. Ranked by protein per 100 calories, the Carne Guisada Breakfast Burrito leads at 8.8 g per 100 (28 g for 320 cal); by sheer grams the Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans has the most, 37 g for 660 calories. None of them reaches 40 g.
Source: Taco Cabana nutrition guide (official), January 2025 edition · Data refreshed
- 9 orders ≥ 25 g
- 8.8g best protein / 100 cal
- 37g most in one item
- 32g in a full meal under 500
As of September 2026, the most protein in a complete Taco Cabana meal under 500 calories is 32 g, and under 700 it is 37 g (A Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans and a water).
The most protein in a complete Taco Cabana meal
The extra 200 calories from 500 to 700 buy 5 g more protein at Taco Cabana. 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 Fajita Taco210 cal · 18g
- Black Beans (Regular)240 cal · 14g
- Water0 cal
450 of 500 cal · 32 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Chicken Fajita Taco, a regular side of Black Beans, and a water — 450 cal, 32 g protein.”
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- Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans660 cal · 37g
- Water0 cal
660 of 700 cal · 37 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans and a water — 660 cal, 37 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Taco Cabana →Taco Cabana 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 Carne Guisada Breakfast Burrito (28 g in 320 cal) ranks above the Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans (37 g in 660 cal). The median of these 9 orders is 630 calories. Figures as Taco Cabana published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).
| # | Item | Calories | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carne Guisada Breakfast Burrito | 320 | 28g | 8.8g |
| 2 | Steak & Egg Breakfast Burrito | 410 | 26g | 6.3g |
| 3 | Chicken Fajita Burrito without Beans | 660 | 37g | 5.6g |
| 4 | Steak Fajita Quesadilla (Small) | 630 | 33g | 5.2g |
| 5 | Chicken Breast Fajita Cabana Bowl without Beans | 640 | 32g | 5.0g |
| 6 | Steak Fajita Burrito without Beans | 680 | 34g | 5.0g |
| 7 | Cheese Quesadilla (Small) | 560 | 26g | 4.6g |
| 8 | Barbacoa Breakfast Burrito | 630 | 29g | 4.6g |
| 9 | Steak Fajita Cabana Bowl without Beans | 660 | 28g | 4.2g |
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