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Taco Bell brings back Flamin’ Hot burrito
Taco Bell returns Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito and tests Carne Asada in Nashville and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
In brief
Taco Bell returns Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito and tests Carne Asada in Nashville and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Taco Bell reintroduces Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito and tests Carne Asada as a potential Cantina menu addition. Originally reported by Nation's Restaurant News.
Flamin’ Hot burrito return
Taco Bell brings back its signature Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito and debuts Flamin’ Hot Mini Taco Salad.
Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito details
The $5.49 burrito includes seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, reduced-fat sour cream, spicy rice with Fritos Flamin’ Hot, Creamy Chipotle sauce, crunchy Fritos Flamin’ Hot chips, and a three-cheese blend.
Flamin’ Hot Mini Taco Salad
The $2.49 salad features seasoned beef, spicy rice with Fritos Flamin’ Hot, refried beans, lettuce, diced tomatoes, Creamy Chipotle sauce, crunchy Fritos Flamin’ Hot chips, and cheddar cheese.
Make It Flamin’ Hot option
The new customizable option lets customers add Cheetos Flamin’ Hot flavors to existing items.
Carne Asada test locations
Taco Bell tests Carne Asada in Nashville and Minneapolis-St. Paul as part of its Cantina menu expansion.
Carne Asada menu options
The test includes six options: Chalupa, Burrito, Crispy Taco, Soft Taco, Rolled Quesadilla, and Street Chalupa.
Carne Asada pricing
Cantina Carne Asada Chalupa starts at $8.69, Burrito at $6.99, Crispy Taco at $3.69, Soft Taco at $3.69, Rolled Quesadilla at $7.19, Street Chalupa at $3.69.
Carne Asada ingredients
The test uses lime-paprika marinated steak cooked sous vide and seared with Avocado Verde Salsa.
New ingredients
The test introduces Sonora-style flour tortilla and purple cabbage slaw.
Cantina Chicken Menu context
Taco Bell debuted its Cantina Chicken Menu in March 2024 to meet growing demand for chicken.
Carne Asada test significance
According to Technomic data, carne asada performs well as limited-time offers and premium menu innovation with Latin flavors.
Taco Bell Rewards promotion
Taco Bell Rewards Tuesday Drop includes chance to win 200 limited-edition puffer jackets on Nov. 17.
What matters most
Taco Bell reintroduces Flamin’ Hot Grilled Cheese Burrito and tests Carne Asada as a potential Cantina menu addition.
