The Big List of Chipotle Vegan Options + What to Order

Chipotle offers a variety of vegan options that will satisfy your craving for Mexican food. Learn how to use the “build your own” method to create delicious and satisfying options.

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s “build your own” concept makes it easy and fun to put together a satisfying and delicious vegan meal and lower your carbon footpint at the same time. With options like black and pinto beans, white and brown rice, four variations on salsa, fahita veggies and guacamole, even the pickiest vegan will find something. You can even go “halfsies” on beans (half pinto, half black, for example) if you are undecided.

You won’t sacrifice flavor with sofritas, Chipotle’s soy-based protein, seasoned for the Mexican palate with poblano peppers, chipotle chili, and garlic.

A Vegan Menu with Variety

Whether you are in the mood for a vegan burrito, taco, salad or a bowl, the secret is knowing what components at Chipotle are vegan before you assemble. Fortunately, the secret is out and the vegan options, listed here, are plentiful.

These menu options are vegan or available in a vegan version:

• Burritos — the classic beans and rice combo all wrapped up in a flour tortilla
• Burrito or Lifestyle bowl — all the trappings of a burrito in a bowl
• Tacos — three of these with corn tortillas will make a meal
• Salad — with all the toppings
• Chips and salsa (all four blends) or guacamole (what would we do without?)
• Fahita veggies

Four Vegan Meal Recommendations at Chipotle

To get you started, try one of these vegan meal selections:

1. “Halfsies” burrito with a side of chips and salsa — Fill a flour tortilla with half black and half pinto beans, half white and half brown rice, sofritas, guacamole, lettuce and roasted chili-corn salsa. A side of chips and fresh tomato salsa round out a vegan Mexican meal.
2. Burrito in a bowl a.k.a Lifestyle Bowl — Not in the mood for a tortilla? Then this combination of black beans and brown rice, sofritas, fresh tomato and roasted chili-corn salsas, and lettuce will do the trick. Add a side of chips and guacamole.
3. Crispy Tacos — When all you want is crunch, three corn tortillas filled with sofritas, fahita veggies, lettuce and guacamole hit the spot. Go wild with both the tomatillo green chili salsa and the tomatillo-red chili salsa.
4. Salad and a side of chips and guacamole — Perfect for getting your greens in, this salad starts with a base of romaine lettuce. The rest is up to you. For an exotic salad go for sofritas, black beans and roasted chili corn salsa.

Wash any of these meals down with Chipotle’s refreshing organic lemonade or aqua fresca and you have a meal. By the way, the “build your own” concept with the same vegan options is also available on the kids’ menu. For more detail on nutrition and allergen information, check out Chipotle’s nutrition calculator.

Vegan Options at Home

For all the vegan variety, it is important to remember that Chipotle still serves beef, chicken, pork and dairy. In fact, in 2021 the grill served up around 84 million pounds of beef, almost 15 million pounds of pork and nearly 190 million pounds of chicken, according to Chipotle’s sustainability report. Globally, over half of greenhouse gas emissions comes from livestock and their byproducts, so following a vegan diet is one of the single best ways individuals can have a planet-friendly impact.

Chipotle is one way to ensure vegan on the go, but you can also satisfy your Mexican craving and try some vegan options in your own kitchen, taking a little inspiration from Chipotle. For vegan tacos, try a plant-based vegan ground beef and enjoy the health benefits of tofu. Guacamole can be made at home and put on almost anything for a Mexican touch, with the added benefit that you can freeze guacamole for later. The beauty of a DIY “build your own” bar is the freedom to experiment and get creative with flavors and all your favorite fillings. 

Read more: 

• Going Vegan: 5 Simple Steps Towards Veganism
• Benefits of Going Vegetarian: Simple Tips for Beginners
• Vegan Paleo? Find Out More About the Pegan Diet

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