Mexican Pizza finally coming back to Taco Bell. What to know about the fan favorite

Mexican Pizza is making its way back onto the Taco Bell menu, the fast food chain announced April 18, and it’s going to stick around for good.

The fan favorite hasn’t been available since 2020, when Taco Bell pulled it — and other items — in an effort to “revamp” the chain’s menu to be more environmentally friendly, McClatchy News reported.

“Removing it from our menus helps us work towards our commitment to leave a lighter footprint on our planet,” the company said at the time. “Currently, Mexican Pizza packaging accounts for over 7 million pounds of paperboard material per year in the U.S.”

But Taco Bell promises to bring Mexican Pizza back, with greener packaging, starting May 19.

The chain credits fans’ outcry for the pizza’s return, citing a Change.org petition that pulled in almost 200,000 signatures.

Part of the Mexican Pizza’s appeal is it makes for a tasty vegetarian option — a rare thing when it comes to fast food.

“Like many Indian-Americans who grew up vegetarian, we had limited access to the ‘fun’ fast food, so Taco Bell became a bridge to belonging in American culture for many kids like me who grew up in immigrant households,” said Krish Jagirdar, who started the petition.

The Mexican Pizza will cost $4.49 when it’s back on the menu in May.

“Our menu is full of fan-favorites, but the Mexican Pizza is at the top of that list,” said Mark King, CEO of Taco Bell. “From its flashy introduction to menus in 1985 as ‘Pizzazz Pizza’ to its inspiration behind the creation of infamous jingles, Mexican Pizza has a long history with the brand and I’m glad we could give fans what they crave and bring our classic Mexican Pizza back home where it belongs.”

This story was originally published April 18, 2022 at 10:07 AM with the headline "Mexican Pizza finally coming back to Taco Bell. What to know about the fan favorite."