tortilla chip
noun
: a thin, hard piece of food (called a chip) that is made from corn and usually salted
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Slow-roasted chicken, nacho cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, tortilla chip strips, sour cream and Caliente sauce are piled on top of fries.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Both include a chicken strip coated in Taco Bell’s signature tortilla chip breading, a product description says.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Taco Bell also resurrected Crispy Chicken Nuggets, made with all-white meat chicken, zesty jalapeño buttermilk seasoning, and tortilla chip breading, a cast-off from 2021 menus, now available nationwide.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As the name suggests, the chip packs all the flavors of guacamole into a tortilla chip, meaning no need to take the time to whip up a batch of your favorite avocado dip.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
By reimagining the classic nugget with tortilla chip breading and ranch, Taco Bell strikes the perfect balance for a universal snack.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know Taco Bell will launch its limited-time Crispy Chicken Nuggets, coated in tortilla chip breading, and three dipping sauces—Fire Ranch Sauce, made in partnership with Hidden Valley Ranch, Bell sauce and Jalapeño Honey Mustard—on Thursday.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Sugar Foods is recalling a tortilla chip salad topper sold in 20 states after discovering it is contaminated with a wheat allergen.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
All the food in this show looks good, but to watch Sunja try guacamole on a tortilla chip for the first time is just life affirming.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Both include a chicken strip coated in Taco Bell’s signature tortilla chip breading, a product description says.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Taco Bell also resurrected Crispy Chicken Nuggets, made with all-white meat chicken, zesty jalapeño buttermilk seasoning, and tortilla chip breading, a cast-off from 2021 menus, now available nationwide.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
As the name suggests, the chip packs all the flavors of guacamole into a tortilla chip, meaning no need to take the time to whip up a batch of your favorite avocado dip.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
By reimagining the classic nugget with tortilla chip breading and ranch, Taco Bell strikes the perfect balance for a universal snack.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know Taco Bell will launch its limited-time Crispy Chicken Nuggets, coated in tortilla chip breading, and three dipping sauces—Fire Ranch Sauce, made in partnership with Hidden Valley Ranch, Bell sauce and Jalapeño Honey Mustard—on Thursday.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Sugar Foods is recalling a tortilla chip salad topper sold in 20 states after discovering it is contaminated with a wheat allergen.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
All the food in this show looks good, but to watch Sunja try guacamole on a tortilla chip for the first time is just life affirming.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Tortilla chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tortilla%20chip. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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