WASHINGTON — Move over McDonald's and Wendy's, there's a new chicken nugget in town.
Starting Thursday, Taco Bell will sell chicken nuggets at participating restaurants nationwide. The newest menu item isn't just your regular nugget as they're breaded with a blend of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips as well as marinated in a zesty jalapeño buttermilk.
The nuggets aren't the only star of the show, Taco Bell is also releasing a trio of dipping sauces to accompany the latest menu addition. The fast-food chain said it tested over "100 sauce variations" before curating three dipping sauces: Hidden Valley Ranch Sauce, which is a blend of Taco Bell's Fire Sauce and Hidden Valley ranch, a new signature Bell Sauce and a sweet and hot Jalapeño Honey Mustard Sauce.
How much are the Taco Bell chicken nuggets?
Pricing options for Taco Bell's latest menu innovation range from a 5-piece nugget with one sauce at $3.99 to a deluxe meal featuring 5 nuggets, a crunchy taco, beef chalupa, nacho fries and a drink for $10.49.
"As the inventors of Nacho Fries, Taco Bell is fully aware that reinventing an American classic with a Taco Bell twist is a responsibility we don't take lightly. But in a world dominated by chicken cravings, it was time to show the world how Taco Bell does chicken nuggets – unexpected and undeniably bold," Taco Bell's Chief Marketing Officer Taylor Montgomery said in a press release. "The Crispy Chicken Nuggets deliver a crispier, more flavorful nugget experience, and combined with the Hidden Valley™ Fire Ranch Sauce, we hope it will test people's devotion to their favorite nuggets."
The chicken nuggets were successfully tested in Minneapolis in 2023 and in Houston earlier this year.
