{"id":2078254,"date":"2024-11-11T13:20:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2078254"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:12:01","slug":"taco-bell-chicken-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/taco-bell-chicken-nuggets\/","title":{"rendered":"Taco Bell Is Bringing Back the Menu Item That Vanished in Just One Week"},"content":{"rendered":"Taco Bell is suddenly coming for McDonald's and Chick-fil-A. When the Bell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/taco-bell-chicken-nuggets-review\/\">added Crispy Chicken Nuggets to its menu<\/a> last year, fans could\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>get enough. The nugs sold out across the country in less than a week!\r\n\r\nNow, after a four-month hiatus, Crispy Chicken Nuggets will be back at Taco Bell\u2014and crispy chicken will be on its permanent menu by 2026.\r\n<h2 class=\"\">Welcome Back, Taco Bell Chicken Nuggets<\/h2>\r\nI was already reeling from the drop of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/taco-bell-decades-menu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taco Bell Decades Menu<\/a> and all its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/i-tried-everything-on-taco-bells-decades-menu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nostalgic components<\/a> when I heard the original nugget news. And trust me, it was totally out of left field. 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