Sean Rossman

USA TODAY

Be still, our beating hearts.

Taco Bell, the fast food radical which has boasted healthy changes to its menu, has unveiled its Naked Chicken Chalupa, a taco in which the shell is made completely of fried chicken.

Did your arteries just pucker?

The new taco will be available nationwide on Jan. 26, just in time for you to give up on your new year's weight loss resolution.

The shell, the company said, is made of 4 ounces of "marinated, all-white-meat, antibiotic-free chicken" with Mexican spices. Inside are shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese and avocado ranch. It will cost you $2.99 and could be part of a $5 meal deal.

The company said the chalupa enjoyed "buzzworthy" tests in Bakersfield, California and Kansas City, Missouri. Now it's ready for the big time, the company said.

"Something this delicious yet different is bound to ruffle some feathers," said Marisa Thalberg, Taco Bell's chief marketing officer. "We feel confident that once our fans get a taste of the Naked Chicken Chalupa they are going to understand exactly why this is our next big, fun and crave-able innovation."

Taco Bell won't be the first fast food giant to incorporate a fried chicken frame into its food. KFC's Double Down sandwich was a sandwich in which the bun was made out of chicken patties. The company later started serving a hot dog version of the Double Down. Apart from the Naked Chicken Chalupa, Taco Bell has experimented with other unorthodox taco tweaks such as Doritos Locos Tacos — a taco with a shell made out of Doritos — and the Quesalupa, a shell stuffed with pepper jack cheese.

The announcement of the Naked Chicken Chalupa comes on the heels of news Taco Bell has been making some health-wise changes to its food. The chain has made cutbacks on artificial flavors, trans fats and sodium. It also plans to strip its chicken on antibiotics by early this year and eliminate extra large sodas.

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