FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Grilled Cheese Nacho Fries

Taco Bell’s newest loaded fries offering is the Grilled Cheese Nacho Fries.

The menu item comes with seasoned fries topped with seasoned beef, chipotle sauce, nacho cheese sauce, and a three-cheese blend of mozzarella, monterey pepper jack, and cheddar. It’s also available in a spicy version that includes jalapeño peppers, and a steak version that swaps the seasoned beef with steak.

An order of Grilled Cheese Nacho Fries with seasoned beef has 530 calories, 35 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 1250 milligrams of sodium, 38 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 16 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Panda Express Hot Ones Blazing Bourbon Chicken

Panda Express and Hot Ones have teamed up to offer Blazing Bourbon Chicken. The entree features crispy boneless chicken bites and veggies in an extra spicy and sweet bourbon sauce that gets its heat from Hot Ones’ Last Dab Apollo Hot Sauce. According to Panda Express, it’s the hottest dish it has ever offered.

It’s available now until January 2 at 50 select Panda Express locations in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Texas, Washington, and Washington D.C. Panda Express’ website offers a map of participating restaurants.

A 5.5 oz serving has 300 calories, 2 grams of saturated fat, 37 grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of protein, and who knows how many Scovilles.

If you’ve burned your mouth with it, let us know in the comments how spicy it was.

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Baskin-Robbins Turkey Day Fixin’s Ice Cream

Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month for November 2023 is Turkey Day Fixin’s. The base of the Thanksgiving-inspired flavor features sweet potato ice cream made with real sweet potatoes and?autumn?spice ice cream that has a seasonal blend of cinnamon, cardamom, clove, sage, and thyme. Honey cornbread?pieces and cranberry sauce swirls made with Ocean Spray cranberries are mixed into the ice creams.

A small 2.5-ounce scoop has 170 calories, 7 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 19 grams of sugar (including 15 grams of added sugar), and 2 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai

Starbucks just announced its Holiday Menu that features the new Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai. The cold beverage combines warm gingerbread notes, chai spices, and oatmilk. If it’s too cold to have an iced drink where you live, the new menu offering is also available hot.

Starbucks’ Holiday Menu also includes seasonal drink favorites, like the Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte, and Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte. And it’s not just festive drinks that are back, holiday pastries and treats, like the Cranberry Bliss Bar, Gingerbread Load, Peppermint Brownie Cake Pop, Snowman Cookie, and Sugar Plum Cheese Danish have also returned.

If you’ve tried the new Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Loaded Hash Browns and Spiced Cookie Coffee

Dunkin’ has rolled out its 2023 holiday menu that has a mix of new and returning products. Making their debuts this year are the Loaded Hash Browns and Spiced Cookie Coffee.

Dunkin’s Loaded Hash Browns feature a layer of hash browns topped with warm cheddar queso with a hint of jalapeno, and sprinkled with crispy bacon crumbles. A serving has 340 calories, 22 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 1240 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 9 grams of protein.

The Spiced Cookie Coffee, available iced or hot, combines brown sugar and vanilla flavor notes paired with oatmilk. According to Dunkin’, the coffee captures the essence of freshly baked oatmeal cookies in a cup.

A large has 180 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 70 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 34 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.

Along with the new menu items, Dunkin’ has brought back the Cookie Butter Cold Brew, Peppermint Mocha Signature Latte, and Toasted White Chocolate Signature Latte.

If you’ve tried either of the new products, let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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