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Taco bar buffet set up on a yellow tablecloth with pans of meat, yellow rice, and bowls of toppings, salsa, and tortillas

Taco Bar for 100

Setting up a massive taco bar for 100 people sounds completely insane, but you do not need to panic. If you follow my kitchen-tested strategy and learn from my real-world kitchen experience, you too can turn out a flawless, delicious fiesta in just a couple of hours without breaking a sweat.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: taco bar for 100
Prep Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours
Calories: 1220kcal
Author: Erica
Servings: 100

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 100 servings Black Bean and Corn Salad for 100
  • 100 servings Yellow Rice for 100
  • 100 servings Taco Meat for 100
  • 150 fajita-sized flour tortillas
  • 50 stand-and-stuff crunchy corn tortillas
  • 8 lbs shredded lettuce
  • 64 ounce sliced pickled jalapenos
  • 8 bunches fresh chopped green onion
  • 8 bunches fresh chopped cilantro
  • 8 lbs shredded Mexican cheese
  • 128 ounces salsa 2 x 64-ounce bottles
  • 6 lbs sour cream 2 x 3lb tubs
  • 2 gallons sweet tea
  • 2 gallons unsweet tea
  • 100 servings dessert of choice such as churros or tres leches cake

Instructions

Prepare the salad

  • Four hours before serving, prepare the Black Bean and Corn Salad but do not top with the queso fresco cheese and tortilla strips until servings.
  • Refrigerate, covered.

Prepare the taco meat

  • Three hours before serving, cook the taco meat according to the recipe directions.
  • Keep warm on the stove top. Alternatively, keep warm in a 150℉-degree oven.

Prepare the rice

  • Two hours before serving, prepare the rice according to recipe directions.
  • Once cooked, fluff. Keep warm in a 150℉-degree oven.

Prepare tables, drink station, and taco fixings

  • While rice is cooking, chop the green onion and cilantro. Crumble the queso fresco cheese for the salad.
  • Set up the tables, put out plates, cups, napkins, etc.
  • Set up the drink station.
  • Set out the taco fixings and tortillas
  • Cook the churros or portion out dessert.

Final prep

  • 5 minutes before serving, set out the salad, rice, taco meat, and dessert.

Notes

Nutritional information does not include drinks or dessert.

Nutrition

Calories: 1220kcal | Carbohydrates: 114.9g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 61.9g | Saturated Fat: 26.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23.1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 3380mg | Potassium: 1115mg | Fiber: 10.9g | Sugar: 9.5g | Vitamin A: 2640IU | Vitamin C: 22.5mg | Calcium: 620mg | Iron: 6.8mg