Duane Beckett
Taco Bell pulled back the curtain on its 2026 food roadmap on Tuesday, March 10, using its Live Más LIVE event at the Hollywood Palladium. The show was even streamed on Peacock.
Within the event was a huge array of menu items, ranging from Nacho Fries to new chicken options, drinks, and desserts.
According to Taco Bell via PR Newswire, the Nacho Fries are to become a permanent addition to its menu later in 2026. The company also showed off its Flamin’ Hot Nacho Fries, plus three new crispy chicken options:
- Diablo Dusted Crispy Chicken Nuggets
- Doritos Cool Ranch Dusted Crispy Chicken Nuggets with Doritos Cool Ranch dipping sauce
- Flamin’ Hot Dusted Crispy Chicken Nuggets.
Delish reported that desserts were one of the biggest surprises of the event. These included:
- Mountain Dew Baja Midnight Pie
- Crème Brulee Crunchwrap Slider
- Milk Bar Birthday Cake Empanada
- Chocolate Fudge & Caramel Empanadas,
- Strawberry & Cream Mexican Pizza Bites.
New drinks include:
- Mountain Dew Baja Midnight Zero
- Strawberry Horchata Refresca
- Cold Brew with Purple Horchata Cold Foam
- Salt & Straw Tacolate Chiller.
The menu wasn’t just new items, it also included remixed variations of fan favorites. For example:
- Cheesy G Sliders
- Cantina Chicken Mexican Pizza with Jalapeño Citrus Salsa
- Mexican Pizza Empanadas
- Flamin’ Hot Mini Taco Salad
- Firecracker Burrito
- Queso Cracked Cantina Bowl.
Also in the event, Taco Bell shared edible Fire Queso Sauce Packets and a Mountain Dew Baja Blast Under Eye Patch, both of which were big surprises and not everyday menu orders.
When are new menu items available?
Right now, you can pick up the Chocolate Fudge & Caramel Empanadas, as they are available nationwide. However, everything else is set to be released during 2026. No other launch dates have been revealed.
For anyone who isn’t familiar with Taco Bell, it’s an American fast-food chain focused on Mexican-inspired food, founded by Glen Bell in Downey, California, in 1962. The company now has more than 8,500 restaurants across more than 30 countries and territories, which helps explain why a single menu event now lands more like a pop culture rollout than a simple seasonal update.