In celebration of its new Cantina Chicken menu, Taco Bell is giving out free crispy tacos for two weeks.
On Thursday, Taco Bell revealed plans to update its menu with chicken-based items.
“Right now, a large percentage of our business is beef, and the Gen Z consumer wants chicken,” previous Taco Bell CEO Mark King said in late 2022, per Nation’s Restaurant News. The new Cantina Chicken items include tacos, a burrito, a quesadilla and a bowl.
Between Thursday, March 21, and Thursday, April 4, Taco Bell rewards members can try the new Crispy Cantina Chicken Taco for free, reports People. No purchase is necessary to snag the deal, but the coupon will only be available to customers who have been rewards members since Feb. 9, 2024.
“We know you guys love us for late-night. We want you to love us for more than just late-night. I’m excited about consumers creating a new relationship with Taco Bell and the Cantina Chicken is going to do it,” said Taco Bell CMO Taylor Montgomery, as reported by Nation’s Restaurant News.
Taco Bell adds 5 new Cantina Chicken items to its menu
Taco Bell is adding Cantina Chicken, a slow-roasted chicken, to its menu in five unique ways. The Cantina Chicken menu will be available to rewards members starting Thursday, March 14, and to all customers beginning Thursday, March 21, per Taco Bell. The Cantina Chicken will be a permanent addition to the Taco Bell menu.
“If you’re not joining rewards to get early access to the new cantina chicken menu then wyd (what are you doing),” the fast-food chain tweeted on Thursday morning.
“As we constantly listen to our audiences, we know that a winning equation is giving them what we know they want plus something next-level,” said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s global chief food innovation officer, in the menu announcement, per USA Today. “We knew our fans wanted more chicken, and we also knew that we could elevate chicken with unexpected ingredients like purple cabbage and Avocado Verde Salsa.”
Here are the five Cantina Chicken items coming to the Taco Bell menu:
- Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco: A crispy taco shell with cheese grilled on the outside, filled with slow-roasted Cantina Chicken, creamy jalapeño sauce, avocado salsa verde and a cheese blend.
- Cantina Chicken Soft Taco: A flour tortilla with slow-roasted Cantina Chicken, shredded lettuce and purple cabbage, avocado ranch, pico de gallo, avocado salsa verde and cheese.
- Cantina Chicken Quesadilla: A flour tortilla with slow-roasted Cantina chicken, a three-cheese blend, creamy chipotle sauce and grilled cheese on the outside. Served with sour cream, guacamole and avocado salsa verde.
- Cantina Chicken Burrito: A flour tortilla with two servings of slow-roasted Cantina Chicken, shredded lettuce and purple cabbage, avocado ranch, pico de gallo, creamy chipotle sauce, avocado salsa verde and cheese.
- Cantina Chicken Bowl: Slow-roasted Cantina Chicken on seasoned rice, black beans, shredded lettuce and purple cabbage. Topped with avocado ranch sauce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese and avocado salsa verde.