$3.19 posted by Taco Bell for the Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco, at 320 Cal the largest taco here.
The Taco Bell Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco price is $3.19 with 320 Cal beside it, both posted by the company. That calorie count is the highest usable figure of the twelve tacos in this section. Its soft-shell twin costs the same $3.19 and carries 260, so the crispy shell adds 60 calories at no extra cost. The meal version was posted at $9.89 on the company's combos page.
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5 itemsCantina Chicken Crispy Taco price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco | $3.19 official | — | 320 Cal |
| Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco meal | $9.89 | — | — |
If something goes wrong
Crispy or soft Cantina Chicken Taco?
- Cause
- Taco Bell posts both at $3.19 and prints 320 Cal against the crispy build and 260 against the soft one. Sixty calories separate them at identical money, and the shell is the only stated difference.
- Fix
- Take the crispy version where quantity decides it. Nothing else the company publishes distinguishes the two rows.
Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco costs more than a Crunchy Taco
- Cause
- It does, by $1.20. A plain Crunchy Taco is $1.99 with 170 Cal against $3.19 with 320 here, so the extra buys 150 calories and a different protein.
- Fix
- Compare the two on calories per dollar: about 100 here against 85 for the Crunchy Taco. The Cantina row is the better arithmetic despite the higher price.
How much is the Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco meal?
- Cause
- $9.89 as posted, which is $6.70 on top of the $3.19 taco. That is the largest side premium attached to any combination covered on this site, and Taco Bell publishes a calorie band of 860 to 1,280 for it.
- Fix
- Weigh the $6.70 against what a side and a drink cost separately. Large Nacho Fries alone are posted at $3.89.
The biggest taco on the list, and the shell that carries it
Three hundred and twenty calories is the highest figure in this section that a reader can actually use. The Shredded Beef Dipping Taco is printed at 15, which cannot be right, and after that the next highest counts are 260, shared by the Cantina Chicken Soft Taco and the Avocado Ranch Crispy Chicken Soft Taco.
The pairing with its own soft version is the sharpest thing on this page. Taco Bell posts both at $3.19, prints 320 Cal here and 260 there, and describes the difference as the shell. Sixty calories at zero cost is the reverse of what the Supreme and Doritos upgrades do elsewhere in the same section, where 90 cents buys 20 calories or none.
What's in it
Shredded chicken marinated and slow-cooked, with purple cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado ranch sauce and cheese in a crispy corn shell. The Cantina line is Taco Bell's fresher-ingredient range and the chicken is what the price is for. Calories are the only nutrition figure published, so the protein content cannot be checked: the company's per-item panel returns nothing an automated read can retrieve.
Is it worth it
About 100 calories a dollar puts this second in the section behind the Spicy Potato Soft Taco at 173, and ahead of the Crunchy Taco at 85, the Doritos version at 59 and the Doritos Supreme at 53. Among tacos costing over three dollars it is the only row that makes a sensible showing.
The comparison with the burrito is worth carrying over. A Cantina Chicken Burrito is posted at $6.29 with 570 Cal, and two Cantina tacos, one crispy and one soft, come to $6.38 with 580 between them. Nine cents and ten calories separate the two routes to the same chicken, which suggests the protein is being priced by quantity and the format is following along.
The meal at $9.89 is the outlier here. It adds $6.70 to a $3.19 taco, the largest side premium on any combination covered by this site, and Taco Bell gives it a calorie band of 860 to 1,280. Nothing outside the company prices either the taco or the meal, and the company's own note applies: posted prices are for participating restaurants and vary. Three rows in this section attracted published figures in August 2026 and the Cantina range was not among them.
Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco at a glance
- Taco Bell price
- $3.19
- Calories
- 320, from Taco Bell
- Meal price
- $9.89
Questions people ask
How much is the Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco?
$3.19, posted by Taco Bell on its tacos page and read on 19 August 2026. The posted figure is national, and prices vary by restaurant.
How many calories are in it?
320, published by Taco Bell. That is the highest usable calorie figure of the twelve tacos in this section.
Crispy or soft, which is better value?
The crispy build, since both cost $3.19 and it carries 60 more calories at 320 against 260.
How much is the meal?
$9.89 as posted, which adds $6.70 to the taco. The published calorie band for the combination runs 860 to 1,280.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is an independent site with no tie to the company. The $3.19 above is the company's own posted figure with the date it was read.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No. The Cantina range is not carried everywhere and prices vary by restaurant, as Taco Bell states. Use the app with yours selected.