El Pollo Loco Launches Chicken Carnitas and Brings Back Tamales

Quietly entering the fast food spectrum last week, El Pollo Loco introduced Chicken Carnitas to the menu in 4 new variations. The carnitas will be available in taco form, bowl, burrito and as part of a meal platter. Along for the ride, the El Pollo Loco team has brought back Chicken Tamales, made the traditional way with authentic corn masa, filled with their spiced chicken simmered in Colorado chile sauce, infused with MExican herbs and spices, hand-wrapped in cornhusks and then cooked. The tamales will be sold individually or as bundles of four served with the brand’s fresh made salsa.

Here’s how the Carnitas meals break down:

  • Carnitas Taco combines El Pollo Loco’s tasty new Chicken Carnitas with diced onion, wedge of lemon and fresh cilantro piled in warm corn tortillas.
  • Carnitas Bowl is a tasty twist on El Pollo Loco’s Pollo Bowl® with plenty of Chicken Carnitas served with diced onion, wedge of lemon, fresh cilantro and Pico de Gallo salsa atop Spanish rice and pinto beans.
  • Carnitas Burrito combines Chicken Carnitas with diced onion, fresh cilantro, Spanish rice, pinto beans, melted Jack cheese and a mild salsa prepared with Poblano chilies and wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.
  • Carnitas Meal features a generous portion of Chicken Carnitas accompanied by Spanish rice, pinto beans, wedge of lemon, warm tortillas and freshly prepared salsa.

 

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