Taco Bell is bringing back a wildly popular menu item

Taco Bell is bringing back their wildly popular crispy chicken nuggets — and this time the chain promises they won’t sell out faster than expected.

Taco Bell is bringing back crispy chicken nuggets — and this time the chain promises there won’t be a near-instant sell out. Beginning April 24, chicken nuggets return to Taco Bell nationwide for an eight-week run. However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets might become a permanent menu item in 2026 if they are met with similar excitement as last time. The addition of nuggets would also help Taco Bell become a major player in chicken, with the aim of it becoming a $5 billion menu category by 2030. Taco Bell first introduced nuggets last December, but demand was so high that the company sold out of them in about a week. Nuggets were promoted as a limited-time offering, which typically last a month. The chain admitted that was a “great learning” opportunity and that it “definitely got our forecast right” this time to prevent disappointment, said Taylor Montgomery, Taco Bell’s chief marketing officer. Practically every fast food chain sells chicken nuggets. Taco Bell differentiated theirs by marinating all-white meat in a zesty jalapeño buttermilk flavor and then coating it in tortilla chips and breadcrumbs. The flavorful result is sold with a selection of several sauces, including a new partnership with Hidden Valley for a spicy ranch. Although initial sales indicated that nuggets could become permanent immediately, Montgomery said the chain wants to test that its 8,000 US locations can easily integrate them into workflow.