Taco Bell is introducing a full-sized version of crispy chicken. Starting June 17, 2025, the brand is loading its Crispy Chicken Strips into Crispy Chicken Tacos and Burritos, available nationwide for a limited time. It's the same signature recipe from Taco Bell's Crispy Chicken Nuggets and the latest step in what's quickly becoming a full-on crispy chicken era for the company.

"Crispy chicken is having a moment, but our fans made it a movement," said Taylor Montgomery, chief marketing officer at Taco Bell. "So, we decided to bring our sell-out Nuggets recipe to the formats that defined our brand because true innovation means elevating the icons, not replacing them. We're not like every other chicken spot out there, we're doing crispy chicken the only way we know how: full of flavor and unmistakably Taco Bell."

At the center of the new products is the new Crispy Chicken Strip, all-white meat chicken marinated in jalapeno buttermilk flavor and breaded with tortilla chips and breadcrumbs. The lineup also includes a Crispy Chicken Taco, Crispy Chicken Burrito and Spicy Ranchero Sauce. The Crispy Chicken Taco features one Crispy Chicken Strip layered with purple cabbage, crisp lettuce, pico de gallo and shredded cheddar cheese with the choice of the all-new Spicy Ranchero Sauce or Avocado Ranch Sauce.

The Crispy Chicken Burrito is a full-sized burrito featuring two Crispy Chicken Strips surrounded by a bed of purple cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, with a choice of the all-new Spicy Ranchero Sauce or Avocado Ranch Sauce. The new Spicy Ranchero is a creamy sauce made with Anaheim and jalapeno chiles, tomatoes, garlic and onion, offering a hint of spice.

"The craving for crispy chicken is growing every single day and our fans told us loud and clear: give us more. We listened, continued to innovate and have now delivered," said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer. "From our viral Crispy Chicken Nuggets to now with Crispy Chicken Tacos and Burritos, we're not just jumping on a trend – we're redesigning it completely with the signature flavor of Taco Bell. Reinventing what crispy chicken can be is a challenge we've fully embraced and executed, and these menu additions are just the beginning."

Source: Taco Bell