Taco Bell's Best Burrito Is Also Its Most Expensive - Tasting Table

Taco Bell’s burritos offer unique takes on Mexican-inspired dishes and have built a cult following through distinctive flavors and marketing. Among the eight burritos on the menu, the Cantina Chicken Burrito ranks highest. It costs $6.29 in Texas, making it the most expensive option, $0.60 more than the next highest-priced supreme burrito. The burrito uses a flour tortilla filled with slow-roasted chicken, avocado ranch, creamy chipotle sauce, lettuce, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, and shredded cheddar, plus a packet of avocado verde salsa. The chicken is savory and tender, pico de gallo is bright, sauces balance heat and creaminess, and fresh vegetables add crunch. The filling ratio ensures every bite includes multiple ingredients.

"In a ranking of all eight burritos on Taco Bell's menu, our favorite is the Cantina Chicken Burrito. While prices vary regionally, it's priced at $6.29 in Texas, which is $0.60 more expensive than the second most expensive supreme burrito, priced at $5.69. We're here to tell you that the expense is worth it with the Cantina Chicken Burrito, featuring a flour tortilla stuffed with slow-roasted chicken, avocado ranch, creamy chipotle sauce, lettuce, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, and shredded cheddar cheese - plus a packet of avocado verde salsa."

"The chicken was savory and tender, the pico de gallo bright and fresh, and the ranch and chipotle sauce brought the perfect balance of heat, spice, and creaminess. The crunch of the fresh lettuce and shredded cabbage was a wonderful textural contrast to the chicken, gooey cheese, and pico de gallo. Plus, the ratio of fillings was well balanced, so we got a bite of every ingredient with each mouthful."

"While simplicity is often the name of the game with our second-favorite bean and cheese burrito, the complexity of the Cantina Chicken Burrito won the first-place spot. More praise for the Cantina Chicken Burrito The Cantina Chicken Burrito is part of a fairly recent Chicken Cantina menu, which has brought chicken to the forefront of Taco Bell's menu."

"Additionally, the Cantina Chicken Burrito is cheaper than other items on the Cantina menu, like the Cantina Chicken quesadilla. Customers loved the Canitina chicken burrito as much as we did. One Reddit"

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