I actually really appreciate that Ethan goes by a single shopping list rather than doing what most channels do and dividing the price into individual amounts of an ingredient. Like sure: I might use half an onion for a recipe, but I’m still paying for the whole onion. I don’t have a big freezer so saving ingredients, especially things like chicken thighs, is tricky, so knowing how much I’m gonna have to spend with basically nothing already in, or without dividing down the recipe cost, is really helpful.

I absolutely love that he takes credit for the full price of items and isn't afraid to admit that he went over budget. He provides a realistic context that makes the food more likely for us to be incentivized to eat healthier. Thank you Ethan!!

30 bucks for 2 burritos is insane.

I remember when the chicken burrito was $5.35 and they usually gave extra chicken for free. Getting old hurts.

I appreciate you including the price of the whole item in the price breakdown. Unlike Weismann’s “$0.24 of lettuce” in his ‘but cheaper’ series. Your way makes more sense and is realistic.

This is probably the most realistic cooking channel where you would actually learn something and attemp the recipes. Not over the top tik tok videos for views. Health and budget conscious Thank you Ethan

the worst part is, when working at chipotle we were taught to do 4 oz scoops which had a way better ratio but customers coming in demanding more rice kinda just made every employee conform to giving heaping scoops of rice, even though corporate still said 4 oz of rice

I lived 35 miles from the nearest chipotle so instead on traveling that far I got bought the supplies from a grocery for like $15 and made burritos for a full week

Holy hell, I've been cooking at home so much I never noticed chipotle is now 16 dollars. It used to be 7 dollars for a burrito! Now I know how grandpa feels when he hears current prices...

You can sub sour cream for plain greek yogurt, ups the protein and is very similar in taste and texture

I do enjoy making bowls, they are simple and versatile. I made my own crunch wrap supreme before as well. I'm getting into cooking more because it was not my thing mostly due to my schedules and time frames but it is better to cook yourself for better nutrition

Thanks for the inspiration Ethan! My order is a steak burrito bowl with guac and chips to eat it with, costs me $17 at Chipotle. I made homemade guac, homemade chips, spicy chipotle steak, cilantro and lime brown rice, pinto beans, salsa verde, and cheese. Cost me $9 per bowl including the chips. It tasted damn close to the actual thing but in my opinion a better tasting version! That's definitely a win for almost half the price!

So much better than Joshua Weissman's "But Cheaper." I haven't seen anyone go into the actual price of buying the ingredients. Yeah, that one serving of onion cost $0.09 but no one can actually buy a fraction of an onion.

Welcome to Austin! If you want to learn about the local BBQ I'm your guy!

This thought process is true for everything. Not only is making it yourself cheaper, but it’s also healthier and you can control the quality of ingredients and make it exactly how you like it.

The avocado sauce gives me a way to use up the 4-5 count bags of avocadoes I can get for a great price at Costco (for smoothies, etc) but can never finish before they go bad. Many thanks!

I really like this kind of "beat the fast food" video, especially when Ethan takes extra care to include the full price of every item, you might not be able to make an identical burrito cheaper than Chipotle but you can make it much better AND still have enough left over to make nachos or quesadillas

Instead of plopping all that lettuce and then drizzling more guac sauce, try tossing all the lettuce in a big bowl with the sauce to coat it all. Like you would dress a salad. I think it makes the crunch of the lettuce better when you're getting the extra flavor in every bite. Awesome vid, can't wait to try this one. Will def. be using thighs!

I made these today. They were delicious. I went over the calorie count because I ate one then had to eat 1/2 of another one! FYI, I use lowfat plain Greek yogurt instead of creme cheese for the avocado sauce. It was delicious.

Thanks Ethan. I'm diabetic and cutting the carbs is a plus. I love the seasoning mix you came up with for the chicken. The big tortillas are 60 gr. of carbs alone so cutting out the rice is very helpful. The pinto beans are an excellent source of protein also.

Everyone has already complimented you format, and for good reason. While I appreciate the grocery-budget component a lot, I'd like to also thank you for the way you choose to show your sponsor while still showing us the chicken being cooked. Props to you. New sub

Ethan you're a big part of why I finally started paying closer attention to my diet and you've made it so easy to eat delicious food at the same time. It's been so easy that I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. Thank man, you rock.

been enjoying the video's. Just found you and honestly enjoy how you break down your foods like a normal person who does not have a deep freezer or complex kitchen aids for thousands of dollars. Just basic help, basic utensils and good food.

Really love this take! I have the same thoughts about Chipotle. They're 'good', but they just plomp soooo hecking much rice on there and then just give you a little dabble of chicken. My local Chipotle can't wrap a burrito to save their lives anyways, so I'm basically paying $13 for a rice burrito that's gonna fall apart. I used to eat there a lot, but I'm just kinda getting fed up with it. That chicken marinade looks epic though! I might have to try that!

Having your own taco bar ready to roll in your fridge is such a great way to eat well and healthy, especially if you load up on the veggies.

Ethan ending a burrito video with "that will wrap it up for me in this one" just seemed fitting

They had brisket limited time at Chipotle that was top tier. I miss it.

In the past when I've done an avocado creme like what you did here I use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, it's higher protein and a bit thicker which is nice for the sauce

Hey Ethan, not sure if you'll read this but I wanted to thank you for inspiring my own recipe to remake a chipotle burrito! I spent $25 and have enough food for a whole week :) and it tastes virtually exactly like chipotle just fresher and better quality. Stuff like this made my week and I am very happy about it, and I wanted you to know you at least made someone pretty happy.

When it comes to newer KZfaq cooks. Ethan is the man. I love his approach and presentation. Educational professional and viable.

I followed your directions, made them as listed in this video (including adding 1/2 head of cilantro to the avocado cream sauce) and they were a huge hit with my husband and 3 sons! So yummy, and healthy. Thanks!

tossing the chicken in a slowcooker with marinade + bone broth is amazing

I used to work at Chipotle many moons ago. We used to run the grills hot so it was quite easy to burn the food. Never going back again. There’s plenty of authentic Mexican places around that are absolutely amazing!

One of my negative critiques for most youtube cooking videos is their lack of scalability. I have a large family, and most *fast* or *cheap* cooking hacks just don't scale well to meals for 6 or 8 people. Just the fact that searing meat without crowding a pan takes 3x longer, even when making something simple like stew is often overlooked. This video does a better job than most, your shopping list is easily scalable to making more burritos. I don't expect every recipe to be tailored to my specific circumstances, but I appreciate when I see something I can actually use. Thanks Ethan!

Just made this for my friends tonight! They loved it! I really appreciate all the work you put in to breaking down price and nutrition while still having a great recipe. Most of my husband's favorite meals he asks for on repeat are yours lol. Thank you for all your hard work!

The burrito bowls are slightly less in calories because that chipotle tortilla alone is really high in calories! And yes, it’s expensive… so better to make it at home!!

Loving this new kitchen scene bro.

Love the channel and absolutely love the “low calorie high protein” videos since the wife and I are cutting weight ourselves.

Hi Ethan, I’ve made about 6 of these burritos so far and my family and body love it. This is the perfect post workout meal! Thank you so much for this excellent video and the avo/cream mash is fantastic and so much better than just avocados and sour cream, also thank you for the significant less sodium intake!

So, I make a protein "guac" blending cottage cheese into the mix instead of sour cream and it's absolutely insane. Makes an AMAZING high protein salad dressing for taco salads too.

Theres something straightforward about this video that really elevates it above the normal youtube cook things. The price on the groceries being just "hey i payed 33 for this, you'll have some stuff that you can use for other stuff but thats the ticket at the register" is a consideration for people going to cook these burritos themselves. Same goes for the end review; theres no theatrics, rapid camera cuts or fake moans of culinary appreciation. "The chicken was nice here, next time I'll add cilantro" sounds like something I've said after trying a recipe out. I think this is a recipe to make, and not a recipe to idly marvel at while you infinitely scroll youtube. Mediocre cooking that you do is hundred times better than imagining michelin star chef prepared meals that won't leave your screen.

By far my favorite cooking channel. Always a thoughtful balance between price, nutrition, taste, and practicality.

Just found you from this video. I absolutely love this! You have a new subscriber. More of remaking restaurant food to healthier food please!

I pay closer to $18 for 1 burrito and it's half the size of that one you got.... They do like 1 square of chicken or beef, then a small scoop of rice, a sneeze of hotsauce, a faint memory of lettuce, a single kernel of corn. Then they charge me almost $20. I feel like I'm paying to watch someone rip me off and I get a small taste of food afterwards.

My biggest problem with burritos is how many distinct ingredients you need. Yeah I could make a dozen real cheap, but it's a pain if I want just one.

Bro literally spilled the beans 😂 9:35

I don´t liove rice on my burritos and itś unnecessary carbs, but recently I made a burrito and put cauliflower rice in it along with a protein beans, and salad, and it was bomb. Specially if you want to feel satiated and keep it light

Love that you left in the "escaped bean container" when building the burrito. Have you been in my kitchen? I drop stuff like that all the time 😂

You’re so much more relatable than the others. And you’re an A+ chef. Keep doing what you’re doing

That avocado sauce is such a great idea for burritos! And I'll be able to use it in some other recipes that require avocado too

This is very helpful as we don't have Chipotle in Japan. I will try this recipe today. Thanks so much for this great video.👍👍👍

I honestly like rice in burritos. Not 40% though, but I like to have at least some rice.

they are killing you on tiktok, but I'll love and support your videos. You are geniunely one of the few youtubers that I actually try the recipes for

I wish they had fast food that was healthier and less calories and high protein. Even if it costed more.

Great idea! I marinated the chicken in the sauce overnight crockpotted and shredded the chicken breast, and it stayed moist, I used low carb wraps instead and just put slices of jalapeño, avocado and cilantro with a little fat-free mexi-cheese and dollop of fat free Greek yogurt in place of sour creame. Basically, it cuts the calories in half again, depending on how much you stuff in the burrito shell. Ty

Made this last week, added cilantro to the avocado sauce and used thighs but no other modifications. After eating this you will not go back to eating chipotle burritos. This recipe is fantastic.

Unbelievably good! Good to see a chef conscious of macros and not just put 4 tablespoons of butter in 3 scrambled eggs😂

Must be nice having a chipotle that still portions that well. I practically had to beg the employee to not short my burrito today 😭

Ethan slips the small bowl contains the bean was so funny to me because its so relatable XD

An Ethan Cook Book might actually be the first cook book i buy from an online influencer. Your recipes are just so simple and easy to follow that anyone can make. Plus the caloric breakdown is always a huge plus. I was actually inspired by these type of videos you make to make the stuff i love at restaurants at home and give them a healthier twist.

"You get like weird pockets in the chipotle burrito. There was like too much guacamole in that bite" YES! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE!!!

I’m impressed that every ad I’ve received on this video includes this man.

I made the pollo asado from this recipe and tossed it in your pasta salad recipe, adding some roasted red peppers and roasted zucchini to the mix, but kept everything else more or less the same except that I swapped the mozzarella pearls for feta. So good!

I made this and it was AMAZING! Already planning on making it again this week bc I can't get enough!

Try using Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. More protein, less fat, and is a really good substitute.

Well done ✅. 🐔 thighs are what Chipotle uses.

My son and I made the Chipotle bowl with brown rice. We made a black bean-corn salsa and sauteed steak with peppers and onions. It cost us less than $10 as we had most of the ingredients in our larger: beans, frozen corn, fresh produce, 1 pound of thin sliced flank steak. It was healthy, delicious and we got generous portions. We were able to control salt and fat. We bought a tub of guacamole from Jewel Foods, which is really great.

This inspired me and I meal prepped 14 burritos today. Had one and it was delicious. Thanks!

That avocado sauce looks delicious! I truly appreciate putting that extra work in making that Notion shopping list..

But if you'd gone to Aldi, it would so be in budget!!! And by serving, you're within budget for sure! (:

My mouth literally dropped open when you said $30 for two burritos!😮

Ethan is the moustache hero we didn't know we deserve! Will try these!

Love the low calories versions of foods and the fact you did the price of the grocery trip instead of amount used. Could you please do a generic video on how to cut calories from what you've learned? What to substitute and what to avoid, just like you do in these healthier videos. Thanks!

It's 3am in the morning and I'm craving mucho burrito!!.... Life's not fair!!

I made this tonight for our family. The chicken was great! I think I used too much OJ and lime juice because the marinade was more of a liquid, but I marinated the chicken in a ziplock bag and it was fine. The avocado crema sauce was great. Thanks for another great recipe! Cheers.

Loved this! I've enjoyed Chipotle when it's good, but used to work near one that had several food poisoning incidents and generally was poorly managed, so it kinda ruined it for me. Thankfully, I can make your version at home and get something even better!

Chipotle is $16 now? Damn, I haven't been there in years but inflation...

Made it for my kids, they loved it. Only used thighs for better test plus I made extra for later and it stayed moist. The Avocado dip/sprad is awesome. I'll be trying other items on this site, thanks Ethan.

I just got done making this today. Except I used canned Chipotle in adobo sauce in the marinade. It was fantastic! Great recipe and great video.

Legit just picked up my burrito bowl from Chipotle 20 min ago and watched this while eating, might be the biggest coincidence I've ever experienced!

Nothing beats good homemade food

I got a chicken burrito yesterday and it was 8 something plus tax, his chicken burrito had double meat and guacamole. It is deceptive to say it costs $16 for a Chipotle burrito when you have all that extra on it. He at least shows this in the breakdown of the cost.

Thanks Ethan, when i look at the grocery shop 5$ and more for one frozen burrito and that makes my eye balls bulge. It is so easy to make and just one of your best video's. I think the idea i have had recently off how to feed my teenage son this would be perfect. Thank you so so much. I love cooking and hopefully will translate in to the pan and mouths.

I like this approach to a "But Cheaper" concept a lot better; establishing the goal and then going through the actual purchasing process. Also as always thank you for talking about the quantity of servings and the extendable ingredients that can make other items as well.

Love these restaurant imitations at home Ethan. This will definitely be one I try out. I love chipotle, but I just can't justify $12+ for a burrito, especially if I want an adequate amount of meat. Cheers!

I just love this. I’ll try pulled cooked chicken from a whole roasted chicken for mine

I've always questioned whether or not I truly got double protein when I order the double. Would have loved to have seen you break down the chicken portions from each of the Chipotle burritos and see if your really getting what you paid for.

you did the same thing that is my biggest pet peeve from Chipotle, scooping the beans on with all the bean juice and not draining it beforehand. Nothing like a cold wet dripping burrito.

Hey Ethan for leftovers would you recommend pre-constructing all of the burritos and then storing them? Or storing all of the pre-cooked components, heating them up individually and constructing on the spot?

I needed this in my life!!! I can only eat so much 93/7 ground beef on this deficit !

I definitely make sure to buy my beans dry. I then cook a large batch in the pressure cooker, which means I don’t have to soak them. Fresh beans in an hour, and much cheaper than the can!

Hey Ethan, I'm a huge breakfast person especially when it comes to more savory and spicy flavors. I was thinking that, for a future video, you could do a Spicy High Protein low calorie breakfast hash!

There are a few ingredients in a Chipotle burrito (or any restaurant food) that needs to be considered in the price. Labour (how many people are involved directly and indirectly in providing your burrito?), electricity, water, A/C, packaging material, rent, kitchen and serving spaces and other fixed and variable costs.

On the guacamole cream sauce, you could have used plain nonfat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, but I'm not sure if the price would have been good or bad.

Such a great video! As someone who has worked at Chipitle our chicken is good but nothing special from what I know the only seasoning is just salt, cooked with lost of oil, and 6 min on each side but yours looks amazing. It can be stressful to ask for an alteration but it's ok! Lots of people ask for no rice or no beans. Plus I think if you want guac get it from the store and add it to bites rather than getting it in the burrito because it's way overpriced! It's realy simple too if you want to make it yourself avacodaos, 2.5 parts red onion, 2.5 part cilantro, 1 part jalapenos, 0.5 part citrus (I think just lime and lemon), and some salt. The pockets of food thing is a problem, I've had to train 3 people and I always tell them to evenly spread the food through out but in the end we don't have the time to make it perfect and it just kinda happens. Especially with sauces! Thanks for the great video :)

I respect your point, dont get me wrong. I think more people should cook for themselves. Cheaper and healthier... As for the price comparison, you dont the overhead that a restaurant does.

I just wanted to say thank you so much for this video! After making and trying these burritos for myself, I can safely say that they are one of the best burritos I've ever had! I need more recipes like this.

Hey, Ethan! I have a question for you. I've been following your tip of using a wok to deep fry, but I only have an electric stove top. I was wondering how you were able to keep your wok seasoned easily as I can't really heat up the sides well with an electric stove top. Should I invest in a portable gas stove top? Thanks!

I’ve been interested in learning how to make burritos lately, so this is good timing

9:38 He spilled the beans!!!