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Taco Bell plans to put a popular drive-thru item on its permanent menu. On April 17, Taco Bell announced the return of Crispy Chicken Nuggets, months after the menu item sold out nationwide in under a week when it was . The item is returning on April 24 for eight weeks, but Taco Bell intends to make it a permanent menu fixture by 2026 as part of its mission to become a “go-to destination for crispy chicken.
” (McDonald’s, by the way, is .) The chain says 95% of innovations from its test kitchen feature chicken as the main protein — from the to tests like Chicken Al Pastor Street Chalupas. Taco Bell says it tested more than 50 recipes and flavor combinations before it settled on these particular nuggets, and during its initial run, roughly five million Americans chowed down on them.
For those who haven’t sampled them yet, Taco Bell’s Crispy Chicken Nuggets are all-white meat chicken bites that are marinated in “jalapeño buttermilk flavor” and coated with a blend of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips. Here are the two ways customers can get their hands on them: As far as sauces go, there are three to choose from: As with the nuggets’ last run, Taco Bell’s has partnered with to recycle its used dipping cups, and customers can mail those in for 80 bonus Taco Bell rewards points. But that’s not all the new items coming to Taco Bell this year.
The chain is testing the following items in various cities around the country: Joseph Lamour is the food reporter at TODAY.com and is based in Washington D.C.
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