Taco Bell's Crispy Chicken is back, now accompanied with Frank's RedHot Diablo sauce, debuting nationwide Oct. 16, 2025.

The new Frank's RedHot Diablo sauce fuses the flavor and heat from Frank's RedHot with Taco Bell's smoky Diablo kick and spicy ranch.

Taco Bell's Crispy Chicken starts with all-white meat chicken, marinated in jalapeno buttermilk flavor and coated in a crunchy blend of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips. "For decades, our sauces have become a core part of the Taco Bell experience," said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer. "Crispy Chicken is our stage for flavor innovation, with every new sauce collaboration breaking new ground. We take our sauces seriously – they're the hero of our continued success and reinforces there's no limit to how we reimagine the classics."

New menu items include the Frank's RedHot Diablo Crispy Chicken Burrito, Frank's RedHot Diablo Crispy Chicken Soft Taco, Frank's RedHot Diablo Chicken Nacho Fries and Crispy Chicken Strips with Spicy Ranch.

The burrito features chicken strips layered with shredded lettuce, purple cabbage, pico de gallo and cheddar cheese, wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and grilled, finished with Frank's RedHot Diablo or Avocado Ranch. The soft taco features a soft flour tortilla with a chicken strip, purple cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheddar cheese, topped with either Frank’s RedHot Diablo or Avocado Ranch. The Nacho Fries feature slow-roasted chicken, nacho cheese sauce, a three-cheese blend, pico de gallo and a drizzle of Frank's RedHot Diablo.

"This collab demonstrates the versatility of Frank's RedHot by bringing its characteristic balance of bold flavor and heat to ignite every bite, reimagining these classics with a partner that's just as sauce obsessed as we are," said Valda Coryat, vice president of marketing at McCormick & Co. "Fans are getting the Frank's RedHot experience they know and love wrapped in new ways with Taco Bell classics: nacho fries, burritos and of course, tacos."

Source: Taco Bell Corp.