Taco Bell will start serving chicken nuggets with tortilla chip breading, called Crispy Chicken Nuggets, and a new sauce in collaboration with Hidden Valley.

Taco Bell is officially introducing a new menu item. Starting Dec. 19, the fast food chain will be serving up Crispy Chicken Nuggets alongside three new dipping sauces for a limited time, while supplies last.

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Taco Bell’s newest menu “innovation” is made for dipping. Customers can soon get their first bites of the crispy chicken nuggets, available Dec. 19 at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the California-based fast food chain.

Taco Bell is adding chicken nuggets to menus nationwide starting on Thursday — as the chain attempts to appeal to younger consumers said to increasingly prefer poultry over beef. Expect all-white meat bites in a zesty jalapeño buttermilk flavor — dusted with tortilla chips and breadcrumbs for a Mexican-infused chicken explosion, Today.com reported.

What's New Taco Bell will release its new Crispy Chicken Nuggets with three sauce pairings nationwide on December 19 and is offering customers extra rewards points for returning used sauce containers as part of the chain's recycling effort.

The new menu item, joining the nationwide menu Dec. 19, features all-white meat chicken bites marinated in “jalapeño buttermilk flavor” and coated with a blend of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips, according to a press release from Taco Bell.

After testing Crispy Chicken Nuggets in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2023, then Houston, Texas earlier this year, Taco Bell is officially adding them to its nationwide menu. On Dec. 19, the chain will welcome the new breaded-and-fried item — along with a trio of new dipping sauces — for a limited time, while supplies last.

The chain's all-new chicken nuggets, which are breaded in tortilla chips for extra crunch, come with three sauce options: Hidden Valley Fire Ranch Sauce, Bell Sauce, and Jalapeño Honey Mustard.

We tried chicken nuggets from six famous fast-food chains, and Taco Bell emerged as the winner.

Taco Bell has a new menu item hitting stores on Thursday — chicken nuggets. “As the inventors of Nacho Fries, Taco Bell is fully aware that reinventing an American classic with a Taco Bell twist is a responsibility we don’t take lightly,