"Taco Bell's Meximelt was as simple as it was brilliant. Was it a taco? Was it a quesadilla? Yes. It was both of those things together. It didn't have a lot of the bells and whistles of Taco Bell's more extreme menu items (looking at you, Crunchwrap Supreme). It was ground beef, pico de gallo, and melted cheese on a soft tortilla. Sometimes that's all you need."
"The easiest way to make your own Meximelt is to order a cheesy rollup and ask for the three-cheese blend, seasoned beef, and pico de gallo. There's a charge for these extras, but depending on your location, it shouldn't be much higher than other menu items. In the past, some diners even found it cheaper than the original Meximelt, though inflation may have changed that since we can no longer compare to whatever a Meximelt would cost today."
The Meximelt combined taco and quesadilla elements into a simple item of ground beef, pico de gallo, and melted cheese on a soft tortilla. Taco Bell filed the Meximelt trademark in 1988 and kept the item on menus for decades before removing it during a 2019 menu revamp. The Meximelt returned briefly in 2024 as part of a Decades Menu representing the 1980s and then disappeared again after the promotion ended. The easiest way to recreate it is to order a cheesy rollup with three-cheese blend, seasoned beef, and pico, steamed so the cheese melts; a mini beef quesadilla with pico instead of chipotle sauce is an alternative. Extra charges apply and prices have varied over time.
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