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I am writing this in late April 2021. Outside, fat snowflakes are pelting my windows and coating all visible surfaces. The forecast called for at least three inches, and I suspect we\u2019ll eclipse that. This springtime hellscape is currently testing my will to continue living in Kansas City, where snow should knock it the hell off no later than, oh, February. <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like this test. <\/p>\n
One test I do<\/em> like, however, are test market items from fast food purveyors. And though we\u2019re no Ohio, we\u2019re currently the only spot in the nation with Taco Bell\u2019s new Primo Burritos.<\/p>\n I tried both the Loaded Taco Primo Burrito and Chicken Enchilada Primo Burrito. So, are these burritos primo? In a word, no. Not only are they both boring offerings that are short on flavor (though incredibly cheap for the size), they barely even qualify as \u201cnew.\u201d<\/p>\n The Loaded Taco Primo burrito comes with \u201cseasoned beef, crunchy red tortilla strips, lettuce, reduced fat sour cream, and cheddar cheese.\u201d And if that ingredient combo \u2014 and even the name \u2014 sounds familiar, it\u2019s because, in 2017, Taco Bell offered the \u201cLoaded Taco Burrito,\u201d which was all of those same things PLUS avocado ranch sauce PLUS a double portion of beef. And do you know what would have made this burrito considerably better? Avocado ranch sauce and\/or possibly more beef!<\/p>\n As presented, the burrito came up short in terms of taste. While the red tortilla strips remained crunchy, which was great for texture, they tasted indiscernible from the regular burrito shell. The seasoned beef was pretty skimpy (though, to be fair, this item was $1) and, you know, Taco Bell beef. The lettuce was warm and didn\u2019t add anything, nor did the standard cheddar cheese. The sour cream was good, but it didn\u2019t keep the burrito from being mostly dry.<\/p>\n Look, if you\u2019ve eaten at Taco Bell, you\u2019ve had this burrito in some form or another.<\/p>\n This brings us to the Chicken Enchilada Primo Burrito. This new offering features white meat chicken strips, reduced fat sour cream, seasoned rice, enchilada sauce, and cheddar. And if you think THAT ingredient list sounds familiar, well\u2026 okay, so I don\u2019t know that Taco Bell did this exact<\/em> burrito before, but all the way back in olden times \u2014 from 2004-2007, then briefly resurrected in 2010 \u2014 it did a Chicken Enchilada Grilled Stuft Burrito. That was the same thing, except it had the patented three cheese blend instead of plain cheddar, and the whole thing was grilled. And you know what would have made this better? A three cheese blend and grilling!<\/p>\n If this all sounds like I\u2019m simply trying to be an anti-Bell contrarian, I apologize; the fact of the matter is, this burrito, like its newborn sibling, was a boring rehash, something that, let\u2019s face it, Taco Bell is prone to doing.<\/p>\n While the Enchilada burrito won\u2019t be winning any awards, it was definitely better than the Taco version. The enchilada sauce \u2014 milder than any you\u2019ve had before, but still decent<\/em> \u2014 was mixed with the sour cream to ensure that dryness wasn\u2019t a factor, and the seasoned rice kept everything from being too gloopy of a mess. Even still, this isn\u2019t something I can imagine spending money on again.<\/p>\n In the end, neither one of these did much for me, nor can I imagine them sticking around for long. (If, in fact, they even ever get a national rollout.) Better luck next time, Taco Bell.<\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/strong> $1.00 (Loaded Taco), $1.49 (Chicken Enchilada) I am writing this in late April 2021. Outside, fat snowflakes are pelting my windows and coating all visible surfaces. The forecast called for at least three inches, and I suspect we\u2019ll eclipse that. This springtime hellscape is currently testing my will to continue living in Kansas City, where snow should knock it the hell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1519],"class_list":["post-46461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-taco-bell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21638,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/31\/fast-food-news-taco-bell-chicken-enchilada-burritos\/","url_meta":{"origin":46461,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Chicken Enchilada Burritos","author":"Marvo","date":"March 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Impulsive Buy reader Sascha spotted this Taco Bell test item at a location in Michigan. 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\nRating:<\/strong> 4 out of 10 (Loaded Taco), 6 out of 10 (Chicken Enchilada)
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> Unavailable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"