ChipotleMacros

Vegetarian Chipotle Order

Yes, and with more latitude than a vegan order.

A vegetarian Chipotle order splits into two genuinely different builds, and they are not nutritionally equivalent. The sofritas route gives 8 g of protein from the scoop. The dairy route — double beans with cheese and sour cream — gives 24 g from those four items combined. Vegetarians have the option vegans do not, and it is the higher-protein one.

The two routes

Both work. Which you pick depends on whether you want the protein or the lower calorie count.

  • Route one — sofritas: 150 calories, 8 g protein, 3 g fiber
  • Route two — double beans plus cheese and sour cream: 480 calories, 24 g protein, 14 g fiber
  • Either can take all four salsas, both rice varieties, guacamole and fajita vegetables

The one thing to check

Chipotle's cheese is made with microbial rather than animal rennet, so it suits a vegetarian order. Beyond the meat proteins there is nothing on the line to avoid.

  • Chicken, steak, barbacoa, carnitas, carne asada and chicken al pastor
  • Everything else on the line qualifies, including all four salsas and the vinaigrette

A worked vegetarian order

Double black beans on white rice with fajita vegetables, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream — no meat, no sofritas.

Estimates from Chipotle's published nutrition data at standard serving sizes.
Worked example CalProteinCarbsFatFiberSodiumSugarSat fat
Vegetarian Chipotle Order example 73529 g96 g24 g17 g1,690 mg9 g12 g

735 calories and 29 g of protein — within 3 g of a sofritas bowl, with 17 g of fiber from the double bean scoop.

Prefer a different combination? try the combination in the meal builder.

Questions about eating vegetarian at Chipotle

Is Chipotle cheese vegetarian?

Yes, Chipotle cheese is vegetarian. It is made with microbial rennet rather than animal rennet, which is what disqualifies many cheeses. It contributes 6 g of protein and 110 calories per 1 oz serving, which counts for more in a meat-free build than in a meat one. The cheese page has the full macros.

Which vegetarian option has more protein, sofritas or double beans?

Double beans carry more protein than sofritas, at 16 g against 8 g. The beans cost 110 more calories to get there and bring 14 g of fiber that sofritas does not match. Adding cheese and sour cream on top takes the meat-free total to 24 g.

Do I get charged for double beans?

No, a second scoop of beans is generally included. Beans are not a premium item the way guacamole and queso are, which makes double beans the cheapest protein and fiber addition open to a vegetarian order: 16 g of protein and 14 g of fiber for 260 calories.

Per-ingredient figures sit on the reference index, and where the arithmetic is set out explains how portion sizes are handled.