Taco Bell announces 20 new menu items
Taco Bell announced a series of new menu items, ranging from permanent additions to several new food and beverage offerings, at its annual Live Mass Live event.
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Why did the chicken cross the road? To go to Taco Bell, of course!
On Tuesday, March 17th, Taco Bell announced two new chicken-centric menu items that will be available starting Thursday, March 19th. Available for a limited time, the brand new Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Sliders combine Taco Bell’s Crispy Chicken Nuggets and Crunchwrap Sliders. And coming to the full-time menu is the Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadilla.
The announcement comes a day after the fast food chain announced that the popular Nacho Fries will be a permanent fixture on the menu, in addition to Flamin’ Hot Nacho Fries.
Want a bite? Here’s what you need to know about the new Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Sliders and Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadillas.
What’s the new chicken menu coming to Taco Bell?
Two new items are coming to Taco Bell’s menu this month.
- crispy chicken crunchwrap sliders ($2.49): Chicken nuggets are marinated, coated in tortilla chip breadcrumbs and folded into flour tortillas with your choice of three-cheese blend, pico de gallo, creamy chipotle sauce or jalapeño honey mustard sauce. Wrap each slider one by one and bake.
- cantina chicken roll quesadilla ($6.69): Cantina chicken layered with a three-cheese blend and creamy chipotle sauce, wrapped in a flour tortilla and grilled. Serve with reduced-fat sour cream and avocado verde salsa.
Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Sliders are also available in the $9 Discovery Luxe Cravings Box. These include Cheese Gordita Crunch, Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, Chips and Nacho Cheese Sauce, and a Medium Fountain Drink.
When will new chicken items be added to Taco Bell’s menu?
Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Sliders and Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadillas will be available starting Thursday, March 19th. The Crunchwrap sliders will be available for a limited time, while the rolled quesadillas will be permanent, according to a Taco Bell news release.
Taco Bell launches stationery inspired by Crunchwrap
In addition to the new menu items, Taco Bell is launching a limited edition Junk Journal Stationery Kit inspired by Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Sliders to 500 people. The kit includes a journal, Crunchwrap Slider sticker sheet and washi tape, according to a news release.
This kit will be available on April 7th from 5pm to 6pm ET on the Taco Bell mobile app’s Tuesday Drop page.
Greta Cross is USA TODAY’s national trends reporter. Story ideas? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.

