I love me some Chipotle Grill. Fresh, fast, and very tasty.  As a matter of fact, I have a buy one burrito, get one free, coupon on my phone right now that my taste buds can’t wait to use. In the past, I have talked about some clever ways to save money and get mucho chow at Chipotle and today I have the smoking-gun proof that you can indeed get a HUGE burrito or burrito bowl from Chipotle and pay the same as everyone else.

The folks at Apartment List.com have done the painstakingly delicious research and came up with some Chipotle menu hacks that’ll score you a big ol’ meal on the cheap. Here are a few of the major takeaways from their article so you can make it happen too…

1. Order Both Types of Rice

First of all, if you want the most food always go with the BOWL, you’ll get a lot more chow.

Next, start by ordering a burrito or burrito bowl and ask for both white and brown rice at Chipotle.

The folks at Apartment List did the math and came up with 93%. As in a whooping 93% more rice.

This increases the overall weight of your meal by 23%.

PRO TIP: KEEP YOUR LEFTOVERS FRESH

When paying for your bowl, always ask for an extra tin lid.

Then when you’re done eating, and still have a bunch of of food leftover, you’ll want to put your lid back on and flip the whole thing over.

Then take off the cardboard bottom and throw it away and then use your extra tin lid to cover your leftovers.

There is nothing worse, or more gross, then the cardboard bottom getting all soggy and ruining your leftover burrito bowl.

See Also: Chipotle Secret Menu: Find Your Next Favorite Burrito

2. Ask for Both Types of Beans

Next, ask for both black and pinto beans and the server will happily oblige.

You’ll end up with 92% more beans and an overall weight increase of 16%.

High in protein, no doubt, just not a great idea if you’re on a first-date.

3. Order Meat Half & Half

Chipotle serves chicken, steak, carnitas, and barbacoa.

If you order half chicken, half steak, you should in theory get a full serving of meat.

But in actuality, you end up with a 3/4 scoop of each.

This ends up being 54% more meat and an overall increase in weight of 9%.

PRO TIP: ASK FOR A TORTILLA ON THE SIDE

When you order a burrito bowl, you’ll usually get more food in the bowl than what fits in a wrapped burrito.

So get in the habit of asking for a tortilla on the side (it’s typically free at most locations). Now you’ve got everything you need to make your own burrito and still have leftovers in the bowl.

Bonus Tip: Some people even ask for two tortillas on the side, especially when splitting a bowl between two people. You’ve just created two burritos for the price of one.

4. Don’t Forget the Veggies and Corn Salsa

Corn salsa and fajita veggies are both free add-ons that are often neglected and a bunch of volume to your bowl.

Throw both of these bad boys on your burrito or bowl and get an extra 2.55 ounces of chow, which increase the overall weight by approximately 15%.

Final Weigh-In…

If you do all of these Chipotle hacks you’ll end up with approximately 32 ounces of food.

In case you were wondering, and I know you were, an average burrito at Chipotle comes in at about 17 ounces.

So in the end, you get 86% more food for the exact same price.

The Apartment List article talks about ordering a burrito bowl and a couple free tortillas on the side and wrapping the behemoth yourself.

C’mon, ain’t nobody got time for that.

I’ll stick with ordering a burrito bowl and use all of the tips mentioned above, and in the article below, and get a mammoth amount of food at a very reasonable price.

By Kyle James

Photo by Mike Mozart.

Kyle James( Owner/Founder )

I started Rather-Be-Shopping.com in 2000 and have become a consumer expert and advocate writing about out-of-the-box ways to save at stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Costco to name a few. I’ve been featured on FOX News, Good Morning America, and the NY Times talking about my savings tips. (Learn more)