Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: Availability and Calories

What Is the Chili Cheese Burrito at Taco Bell?

It is a warm flour tortilla filled with savory beef chili and shredded cheddar cheese, wrapped to go. With only two fillings, it is one of the simplest burritos Taco Bell has made, and it began as a small, low-priced item.

> Availability varies by location. The delivery app data behind this site does not list it, so no item card or price appears here.

Chili Cheese Burrito Taco Bell Ingredients: Beef Chili and Cheddar

The ingredients are a flour tortilla, seasoned beef chili made with wheat flour and spices, and shredded cheddar. Third-party allergen listings name wheat (gluten) and milk, and some add soy.

Because it contains beef, it is not vegetarian. The Bean Burrito is the meatless cousin, built from refried beans, Red Sauce, onions and cheddar.

The Chilito: 1990 Origin and the Old Name

Fans know it as the Chilito, a name that goes back to Zantigo, a Minneapolis Mexican chain founded in 1969. Taco Bell took over most Zantigo restaurants in the late 1980s and carried the item forward.

Sources date its place on Taco Bell's low-priced menu to around 1990, and it was later renamed. Taco Bell has never given an official reason for the new name, so any explanation is guesswork. By the mid-1990s it had left the national menu, yet many franchises kept making it. See the discontinued and throwback Taco Bell items for other retired favorites.

Where This Burrito Is Still Sold

It is mostly sold in the Midwest. Reports point to the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, Ohio, the St. Louis region and parts of eastern Texas, and some restaurants in other states have offered it at times. No list can be complete.

Most Taco Bell restaurants are franchised, so each operator has some say over a few menu items. That is why availability looks like a patchwork. To check, search for it in the Taco Bell app with your restaurant selected, or call and ask. Fan-run maps exist, but they rely on user reports.

Chili Cheese Burrito Taco Bell Coming Back: What We Know

There is no confirmed national return. News stories in late 2024 described it reappearing in selected restaurants in several states, but Taco Bell has not announced a chain-wide relaunch. Treat rumors of one as unconfirmed.

Calories and Nutrition

It runs about 380 calories in one major nutrition database, while another source lists 370. Use 370 to 380 as your guide, because recipe snapshots differ.

The figures come from a third-party database, so check Taco Bell's nutrition calculator for exact numbers. See the calories across the Taco Bell menu for wider comparisons.

Chilli Cheese Burrito Taco Bell: Same Item, Two Spellings

Many people search with a double "l" because that is the spelling in their country. It is the same burrito either way. Taco Bell uses the single-l spelling, so that is the word to look for on menus and in the app.

Order Options: Supreme and Grilled

Taco Bell's product page for this burrito has listed two changes. Supreme adds sour cream and tomatoes for roughly 90 cents extra, and Grilled gives you a toasted tortilla at no charge. Prices vary by restaurant.

Alternatives When It Is Not Available

Three current burritos come closest.

Bean Burrito

360 kcal$3.40+

Beefy 5-Layer Burrito

490 kcal$6.09+

Grilled Cheese Burrito

690 kcal$7.67+

The Bean Burrito is the cheapest and closest in size. The Beefy 5-Layer Burrito adds beef and nacho cheese sauce for a meaty, cheesy bite. The Grilled Cheese Burrito is far bigger and heavier.