Dolly Parton said she's a huge Taco Bell fan, and she thinks the chain should bring back its beloved Mexican Pizza

• Dolly Parton told Insider that she's a huge Taco Bell fan and loved the Mexican Pizza.
• She thinks Taco Bell should bring back the dish, which was discontinued in November 2020.

"I Will Always Love You" is a beautiful song about devotion, yearning, and loss. It's a tune that many Taco Bell fans probably think of when they remember the Mexican Pizza.

Dolly Parton, the woman behind those very famous lyrics, told Insider that she's also a big fan of the beloved Taco Bell item — and she thinks it should be brought back to menus.

Parton sat down with Insider on Zoom this week to talk about all things food, including her new line of Southern desserts with Duncan Hines.

And while Parton often cooks at home, the country-music legend revealed that she also loves going to fast-food restaurants with Carl Dean, her husband of 55 years.

"Oh, I love to get a good burger out on the highway and french fries like everybody else," she said. "And we go get hot doughnuts now and then. We love to just get out in that little camper of ours and drive through restaurants."

And when she's craving tacos, Parton said she goes to Taco Bell for her usual order.

"I like soft-shell tacos," Parton revealed. "I like the others, but they fall apart so bad, especially if you're riding around. So I always get a Taco Supreme, with the sour cream and all that, in the soft shell. I love that."

"I get an order of rice and beans," she added. "And I get mild sauce. I don't like to get it too hot and ruin everything."

Parton also said she used to love Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza, which featured ground beef and refried beans sandwiched between two tortilla shells topped with cheese, tomatoes, and pizza sauce.

When asked if she thinks the chain should bring it back, Parton's answer was immediate — and enthusiastic.

"I think they should!" she said.

Taco Bell fans were outraged in November 2020 when the chain discontinued Mexican Pizza after 35 years on the menu. More than 170,000 people have signed a Change.org "Save the Mexican Pizza" petition.

But there may be hope for Parton and her fellow Mexican Pizza devotees. Liz Matthews, Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer, told Insider in March that "there's always a chance" of a potential return.

"We're constantly listening to our customers," she said. "So I wouldn't pull that off the table."

When she's not enjoying tacos, Parton loves whipping up some classic Southern cuisine. She hopes her new line of cake mixes and frosting with Duncan Hines will help bring her favorite dishes to the masses.

"I've always wanted to have a line of Southern foods," Parton told Insider. "We're launching the line with banana pudding cake because I've always loved banana pudding and thought, 'Wouldn't it be great to have banana pudding in a cake?'"

"And then, of course, we've got a wonderful coconut cake, everybody loves coconut cake," she added. "And we have all that wonderful buttercream frosting for the cakes. I'm excited about it."

Parton's cake mixes and frosting have already sold out on the Duncan Hines website, but they'll be available in grocery stores nationwide in March.