What do you get when you cross a taco with a grilled cheese sandwich? The Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco, which hits Taco Bell's menu on Thursday, Aug. 3.
The restaurant chain's newest limited edition menu item has slow-braised, shredded beef topped with a creamy jalapeño sauce and a three-cheese blend (cheddar, mozzarella and pepper jack), packed in a fried taco shell with the same cheese blend grilled on the outside of the corn shell. The taco comes with two dipping sauces, a zesty red sauce and nacho cheese.
The new dish was inspired by birria, a slow-cooked Mexican meat stew.
"By combining slow-braised shredded beef with the two dipping sauces, our fans can enjoy a new range of flavors they may have never had from Taco Bell before,” said Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer Liz Matthews in a statement announcing the dish. “This Mexican-inspired dish represents an evolution of what fans typically expect from Taco Bell. We’re excited to bring this menu item nationwide after an incredibly successful test in 2022.”
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Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco calories, nutrition information
Here are nutrition details on Taco Bell's Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco, according to the restaurant chain.
- Calories: 360
- Total fat: 20 g (26% of daily value)
- Cholesterol: 40 mg (13%)
- Sodium: 1020 mg (44%)
- Total carbohydrates: 27 g (10%)
- Protein: 16 g
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Another limited-time dish now at Taco Bell: Beefy Crunch Burrito
The new Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco arrives on the menu the same day as the Beefy Crunch Burritoreturns to the menu in August.
Taco Bell Rewards Memberscould begin ordering the burrito it two days earlier, on August 1, by using the Taco Bell app.
The Beefy Crunch Burrito – made with seasoned beef andrice, nacho cheese sauce, reduced-fat sour cream andFritosFlamin’ HotFlavored Corn Chips – was first introduced in 2010, then taken off the menu in 2011 and has had several limited runs over the past decade.
It hasn't hasn't been available since 2018, but the dish prevailed over Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos in Taco Bell's fan votefor a return to the menu.
There's a new drink, too: the Watermelon Berry Freeze, which you can get a 16-ounce size for $1 during Happier Hour (2-5 p.m. local time). Other times, the drink is $2.99 for a 16-ounce size or $3.19 for a 20-ounce size.
Taco Bell deals in August includes $3 to $5 off delivery orders
- August 5: Get $5 off an order of $20 or more in the Taco Bell app with Promo Code 50FFDELIVERY805 on Taco Bell Delivery. Limit 1 per user.
- August 4-6: Get a free Freeze with an order of $15 or more on Grubhub.
- Until August 7: When you buy a Beefy Crunch Burrito, get 10% off a future Taco Bell order in August. (Limit 1 per user, max $10; in the Taco Bell app.)
- August 11-13: Get $3 off orders of more than $15 worth of qualifying breakfast items through 11 a.m. (1 per user; in the Taco Bell app).
- August 11-14: Get $3 off $15 or more during breakfast hours (open – 11 a.m.) on DoorDash, UberEats, Postmates and Grubhub.
Taco Bell testing two new menu items: Chicken Flatbread Melts and Shredded Beef Grilled Cheese Burrito
Taco Bell is testing a pair of new menu items at participating restaurants in two cities for a limited time:
- Dayton, Ohio: New $2 Chicken Flatbread Melts have all-white meat chicken with a melted three-cheese blend in your choice of sauces: creamy chipotle or a new Mexican BBQ sauce. Also available in a Chicken Flatbread Deluxe Cravings Box ($9.49) with your choice of flatbread, a Doritos Cheese Gordita Crunch, crunchy taco, cinnamon twists and a medium drink.
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: The new Shredded Beef Grilled Cheese Burrito ($5.59) has slow-braised shredded beef with a flavorful green sauce. The shredded beef can be used in other dishes at participating locations. Examples: a Shredded Beef Quesadilla ($4.99) and the Shredded Beef Chalupa ($4.89), or Shredded Beef Chalupa Deluxe Cravings Box ($9.49), which also includes a Doritos Locos Taco, a Burrito Supreme, chips & nacho cheese sauce, and a medium fountain drink.
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