Taco Bell rolls out Naked Chicken Chips, crispy-fried chicken as tortilla chips

[XiaNaphryz]

Previous thread from when it was in testing, looks like the tests went well enough that they're rolling it out nationwide:

The new dish is slated to arrive starting May 11, 2017 and features chip-shaped marinated, white meat chicken encased with a crispy, deep-fried shell. Since they're "chips," they come with warm nacho cheese sauce for dipping.

You'll be able to find Naked Chicken Chips nationwide in either a 6-piece order for $1.99 or a 12-piece order for $2.99. It's also available as part of a $5 Box along with a Burrito Supreme, Crunch Taco, and medium drink.

With the return of crispy chicken on the Taco Bell menu, the Crunchwrap-like Chickstar will also be available for a limited time.

 

[Anoregon]

I thought the chicken shell taco was kind of dumb but I'm totally down with this. It's just different shaped nuggets but whatever.

 

[BronsonLee]

If the Chicken Taco died so this shit could live, I swear

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

I guarantee these will be inside of a burrito soon.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Soooooo triangular nuggets.

I'm down.

 

[Nairume]

...so they are doing chicken nuggets

 

[Pai Pai Master]

With plastic nacho cheese

Bring back the fucking chicken biscuit taco!!

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

As someone who always tries whatever new item they put out I will be there May 11. I'm down for this.

 

[Stabby McSter]

the chicken taco tasted like the chicken they used in elementary school lunches

 

[Lambtron]

I'd prefer they give me avocado ranch to dip these in but for $2.99 I'm in.

 

[2Smashed4U]

Fuck that, bring back the chalupa, that shit was incredible

 

[Quonny]

Their chicken taco thing was really tasty, so I'm in.

 

[norm9]

The nacho cheese dipping sauce puts this new item over the edge.

 

[Tagyhag]

the chicken taco tasted like the chicken they used in elementary school lunches

Wait like that nugget that they gave you? I LOVED that thing.

Maybe I should give this a shot then...

 

[UltimaPooh]

I guarantee these will be inside of a burrito soon.

Just buy a quesorito and these. Good to go.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

soooo.... chicken nuggets in the shape of a nacho chip?

 

[Kas]

Yeah, no thanks.

The naked chicken sucked, and this will be even worse. Itll probably still have that weird aftertaste the naked chicken had as well.

 

[hydruxo]

Just bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa. That's all I want.

I might try this though, the chicken was surprisingly good. Only Taco Bell would do this and pass it off like it's not just chicken nuggets shaped differently.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

It's not just a nugget. It's a nugget that's been pounded wafer-thin, so it's basically just breading with a non-zero-but-probably-not-visible-to-the-naked-eye portion of meat. What's the point?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

It's not just a nugget. It's a nugget that's been pounded wafer-thin, so it's basically just breading with a non-zero-but-probably-not-visible-to-the-naked-eye portion of meat. What's the point?

You got a problem with schnitzel chips?!

 

[phanphare]

It's not just a nugget. It's a nugget that's been pounded wafer-thin, so it's basically just breading with a non-zero-but-probably-not-visible-to-the-naked-eye portion of meat. What's the point?

you may have answered your own question

 

[gutshot]

It's not just a nugget. It's a nugget that's been pounded wafer-thin, so it's basically just breading with a non-zero-but-probably-not-visible-to-the-naked-eye portion of meat. What's the point?

Deliciousness.

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

If they could give me some lava sauce to dip this in that would be great.

 

[SliceSabre]

I will punish my body by eating these.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

*obligatory*

I thought the chicken shell taco was kind of dumb but I'm totally down with this. It's just different shaped nuggets but whatever.

Yep, basically just gimmicky mcnuggets with nacho dip. Probably tastes pretty good.

 

[Ferrio]

Taco Bell went half assed with this, they didn't go far enough. They should be used as a base for their nacho items, not just chicken nuggets with shitty nacho cheese.

 

[geeko]

If you do this every time you eat Taco Bell, please see a doctor 😉

 

[GoldenEye 007]

the chicken taco tasted like the chicken they used in elementary school lunches

lolwut

What school district was this so I can convince my fiance to move there to raise our future children.

 

[rambis]

How is this being twisted into anything besides nuggets lol

 

[False Witness]

Wait a fucking minute... wasn't this supposed to debut with lava sauce?

 

[Nakazato]

BRING BACK THE CHICKSTAR

 

[mrhyderager]

Taco Bell execs probably sit in a boardroom and throw words together trying to find out what sticks.

CHICKEN TACO
NACHO CHICKEN CHIPS
DORITO TACO
DORITO CHICKEN
LAVA TACO

 

[Veritigo_X]

The only way I'm eating at taco bell again is if they bring back that god-tier chicken chalupa, not these scraps.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

I guarantee these will be inside of a burrito soon, whose shell will also be made out of the same fried goodness.

Ftfy, and I couldn't agree more Deadly Cyclone. I couldn't agree more.

 

[Frostinferno]

I thought the chicken shell taco was kind of dumb but I'm totally down with this. It's just different shaped nuggets but whatever.

Bruh, if you didn't even try the Naked Chicken Chalupa, you missed out on one of the best things TB has ever put out.

And on that note, if these chicken chips have the same seasoning and flavor, I'm about to be all of them this month.

 

[Lambtron]

Taco Bell went half assed with this, they didn't go far enough. They should be used as a base for their nacho items, not just chicken nuggets with shitty nacho cheese.

They gotta take their time. That'll be a future LTO. Book it.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

They had these in WV/Ohio about six months to a year ago. They're delicious and I think you could get 4 or 5 of them for a buck.

I eagerly anticipate their return.

 

[Zubz]

It's just Chicken Nuggets. After seeing tacos with Doritos & Fried Chicken for shells, this is pretty underwhelming.

 

[Rocketz]

Sure I'll try them for $2

 

[Servbot24]

So it's a product they already had in a different shape

 

[Smellycat]

Wait... Taco Bell had chicken taco shells? Gross

 

[Extra Sauce]

How do they keep mixing the same ingredients to make new shit?

There has to be a maximum number of combinations!

HOW?!

 

[TheCochese]

I'll probably like these, so they'll discontinue them immediately for some other gross shit.

I have a list of TB products I've actually liked and canceled longer than that Browns QB jersey.

 

[shawnbuddy]

They had these before in a "Loaded" version with guac, sour cream and nacho cheese. They were all right.

 

[ReAxion]

they're not naked at all.

 

[StudsMcKewl]

DTF.

 

[Anoregon]

So it's a product they already had in a different shape

They literally have something called the fucking "Taco Burrito", at this point nothing is off the table.

 

[Kusagari]

So it's a product they already had in a different shape

Are you new to Taco Bell?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Wait a fucking minute... wasn't this supposed to debut with lava sauce?

While they used lava sauce in the test, it wasn't necessarily going to stay with the chips if they went national with it.

 

[Greatest Ever]

Down