Queso BlancoVegetarian

What Chipotle says is in it

Chipotle’s ingredient statement for Queso Blanco names 15 ingredients: Chipotle Chili, Corn Masa Flour, White Cheddar, Cultured Cream, Garlic, Monterey Jack Cheese, Lemon Juice, Milk, Poblano Pepper, Salt, Serrano Pepper, Cornstarch, Tomato, Water and Yellow Onion. On white cheddar the ingredients page says: “Making cheddar starts like any other cheese-making process: the milk is separated into curds (the thick, protein-filled part) and whey (the watery part) using cheese cultures (strains of bacteria - the good kind) and rennet (a vegetarian-based enzyme). Here’s where it gets cheddary: once drained, the curds are stacked on top of each other to press out even more whey, which gives cheddar its distinct interior layering, dense texture, and complex flavor. While cheddar cheese can be sweet, tangy, and even earthy, its flavor intensifies and sharpens as it ages. It’s why we use aged cheddar in our queso blanco.” On poblano pepper the ingredients page says: “The poblano is a mild chili pepper originating from the state of Puebla, Mexico. We roast our poblano peppers on an open flame to enhance their bold flavors, then carefully add them to our roasted chili-corn salsa with jalapeños, cilantro and red onion. Our Sofritas is also made with diced poblano peppers that are gently simmered to meld the smoky-sweet flavors with the other spices.” The brand’s own page for it says: “Chipotle’s Queso Blanco does not contain gluten, but it does contain sulfites.”

On 25 September 2026 Queso Blanco was listed at all 368 restaurants read, in 48 states and DC. That makes it a core item, on every open menu read.

The record against a day

Per 2 oz, Queso Blanco carries 120 calories, 5 g of protein, 250 mg of sodium and 4 g of carbohydrate on its calculator record. That is 6 percent of a 2,000 calorie day and 11 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium daily value. Cholesterol is not in the calculator; the printed sheet’s row for Queso Blanco (entreé) gives 30 mg for the same portion.

The brand publishes three other portions for it: kid’s portion, 2 oz at 120 calories; side of queso blanco, 4 oz at 240 calories; large, 8 oz at 480 calories (calories only). The build on an entree page sums whichever portion the format serves: a kid’s meal counts the kid’s portion.

What it costs

Queso Blanco is a priced add-on: $1.70 at the median on a burrito, on an order of tacos, in a bowl or on a salad ($1.40 to $1.80, 368 restaurants), $1.25 at the median on a single taco ($0.90 to $1.35, 368 restaurants) and $2.95 at the median with a quesadilla ($2.85 to $3.20, 367 restaurants). The same menus carry Chipotle’s own delivery price: $2.20 at the median, 29.4 percent above pickup, before the service fees the checkout adds.

What the chart says

The chart’s row for Queso Blanco says it contains dairy; it is marked vegetarian. “If you eat dairy, our shredded Monterey Jack cheese and queso are made with vegetable-based rennet and our sour cream is 100% cultured cream.” The chart’s standing cautions apply to every row: “Individual foods may come into contact with one another during preparation, which is not reflected on this chart.”

Where it turns up on the menu

The reference builds on 15 entree pages name Queso Blanco, from the Beef Barbacoa Burrito to the Queso Blanco Kid’s Build Your Own. It is a part of two configured meals: 2 Large Chips & 3 Large Sides and Bardi Bowl with Chili Lime Chips. On the build it sits at the premium station (priced add-ons) on 35 entree pages, so pressing it there adds this record to the bars.

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