Taco Bell’s chicken-shell chalupa
Yes, it’s back—though in a slightly different form. Roughly a year after Taco Bell introduced a taco shell formed out of fried chicken, units of the chain are using the U-shaped deep-fried breast as the carrier for a chalupa in at least two markets.
The bet is that it’ll be introduced as a limited-time offer later in the year. Right now, die-hard fans will have to trek either to Bakersfield, Calif., or Kansas City to try the Naked Chicken Chalupa.
Note the name, a nod to concerns about the item being too heavy. The “naked” refers to the use of just chicken, lettuce, cheese and sauce, without any cornmeal shell to weigh the item down.