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Calories · Mexican

Calories in a chicken burrito

A typical restaurant serving of a chicken burrito (one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese, about 400 g) is about 840 calories, usually 600–1,300.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called burrito.

~840
Chicken burrito

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein44 g
  • Carbs104 g
  • Fat26 g

One serving

Serving
one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~209

The dish

About a chicken burrito

A big burrito is a full meal rolled into one: the flour tortilla and rice give most of the carbs, chicken and beans the protein, and cheese, sour cream and guacamole most of the fat.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,300

  • Large flour tortilla
  • Rice and beans
  • Cheese, sour cream and guacamole

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order it as a bowl, without the tortilla
  • Pick salsa over sour cream and cheese
  • Save half for later

Side by side

Next to other Mexican dishes

Mexican · typical restaurant servingAll about Mexican food →

  • Chips and guacamole~520about 70 g of tortilla chips with half a cup of guacamole · usually 300–1,000
  • Chicken enchiladas~530two chicken enchiladas with sauce and cheese, no rice or beans · usually 400–1,300
  • Churros~570three regular churros, before dipping sauce · usually 190–900
  • Chicken chimichanga~580one chimichanga, before toppings and sides · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken fajitas~590three filled flour tortillas with chicken, peppers and onions · usually 450–1,300
  • Chicken burrito bowl~650one bowl with chicken, rice and beans · usually 450–1,100
  • Beef tacos~780three beef tacos with cheese · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken quesadilla~800one large chicken quesadilla · usually 500–1,300
  • Chicken burrito~840one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese · usually 600–1,300
  • Nachos~1,050one order of beef nachos, usually shared · usually 600–1,800

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Burrito, chicken, with beans and rice, cheese, FDC 2708546
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — TACO BELL, BURRITO SUPREME with chicken, FDC 170334 (248 g burrito)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a chicken burrito?

A typical restaurant serving of a chicken burrito (one large burrito with rice, beans and cheese, about 400 g) is about 840 calories, usually 600–1,300. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is a burrito bowl lighter than a burrito?

Usually, by about the tortilla: a large chicken burrito is about 840 and a chicken burrito bowl about 650, though a bowl with every topping can pass that.

Which burrito fillings add the most?

Cheese, sour cream and guacamole carry most of the fat. Salsa, lettuce and fajita vegetables add very little.

What changes the calories in a chicken burrito?

Large flour tortilla. Rice and beans.

How can I order a chicken burrito lighter?

Order it as a bowl, without the tortilla. Pick salsa over sour cream and cheese.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.