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taco bar side dishes

Let's Have a Taco Bar

A taco bar is an easy way to feed a few or a large group. Make this meat and these taco bar side dishes at your next gathering or Taco Tuesday!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • skillet

Ingredients
  

Taco Meat

  • 3 lbs lean ground beed 1/2 lb per person
  • 1 packet Taco Seasoning
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 8 oz green salsa verde

Mexican Charred Corn Salad

  • 2 cans corn drain and pat dry
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • cumin, salt, pepper, chili powder to taste

Red Cabbage Slaw

  • 1 bag shredded red cabbage
  • 2 tbsp mayo
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Blender Salsa

  • 1 28 oz can whole, peeled tomatoes with the juice
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 jalapeno pepper de-stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin, or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 c roughly chopped cilantro
  • 3 tbsp lime juice, or to taste

Guacamole

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2-3 roma tomatoes
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

Taco Meat

  • Brown the ground beef in a pan. Cook until no longer pink. Drain. Return to pan.
  • Pour in Taco Seasoning and stir to coat the meat.
  • Add the tomato sauce and green salsa.  Stir and cook on low to thicken.

Mexican Charred Corn Salad

  • Drain the corn and pat it dry with paper towels.
  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and toss the corn into the pan. 
  • Give it a quick stir to coat the corn in the oil and then let it cook, without stirring, for 3-5 minutes. The goal is to char the side of the corn and then to stir it to char the other side.
  • Once one side is charred, stir and leave for another 3 minutes to repeat on the remaining corn.
  • Season to taste.

Red Cabbage Slaw

  • Mix all the ingredients together in a serving bowl.
  • Mix really well and then cover and chill for an hour.

Blender Salsa

  • Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until well combined.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for a hour before serving. 

Guacamole

  • Place peeled avocados in a bowl and coarsely mash them. 
  • Stir in the rest of the ingredients and test with a chip to make sure it doesn’t need more salt.
  • Chill in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap, for 30 minutes prior to serving.

Notes

Meat: Allow the meat to thicken as it cooks.  Stir before serving.
Red Cabbage Slaw: Be sure to mix the salad really well and let it chill. 
Everything can be made ahead of time for easy hosting of large groups. 
 
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