With the recent expansion of its breakfast taco test to dozens of restaurants nationwide, and with the chicken and waffle craze reaching peak hype thanks to Popeyes Chicken Waffle Tenders and Frito Lay's re-introduced Chicken & Waffles-flavored potato chips, it was only a matter of time before Taco Bell put its hands together and came up with the Chicken & Waffle Taco.

Towards the end of last year, Frito-Lay invited snackers across the country to suggest new Lay's potato chip flavors they would like to see the company produce.