Taco Fiesta Dinner for 100+
Angela

03/29/05 		My mothers group is planning a taco dinner after church on Sunday and I am trying to figure out how much ground beef to make for the tacos. We will have all the fixings (tomatoes, lettuce, onions, sour cream, etc.) and all of that is pretty easy to figure out quantities but I am having trouble with the ground beef. How much is a serving? How many pounds should I cook and season?
ellen

03/31/05 		For a regular mixed crowd, you want 1 pound raw for each 4 people seasoned, cooked and drained. Can be made ahead, refrigerated or frozen (thaw ONLY in refrigerator), reheated in a high crockpot or 300 degree Nesco roaster to hold.
Nancy Rogers
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05/12/05 		I am responsible for a Taco Bar for 250 youth. Now I know how much Hamburger to plan for. Unfortunately, I am not knowledgeable about any of the amounts of tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, onions, sour cream, etc. Could you please help on this.

Thank you in advance!

ellen

05/16/05 		I have been goofing off on posting this, I will try to get it loaded this week.

Look here:
http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/texmex100.html

You will need only about 1/4 cup beans per person since you also have the meat. Some parts of the country use charro, some use refried,k with this many kids you COULD serve both. Keep beans HOT in crock pots or Nesco roasters.

Courtney
05/03/07 		I am hosting a Cinco de Mayo party and plan on doing a fajita bar. How much chicken and steak should I buy for 42 people? I'm also doing a taco salad, rice, black beans and all the fajita fixings.
Jacquelyn Fields
05/03/07 		i am have a graduation party for my son and he requested a mexician to be served, i am guessing that at least 100 people will be there and i looked your other pages and notice a #10 being used when you shared how much to buy. could you please fill me in with what a #10 is. example canned kidney beans you have 6#10cans. is that 100z?
ellen
05/06/07 		Hi, Courtney,
You want about 15 pounds of boneless meat.

Hi,Jacquelyn,
a #10 can is that great big one that you see in the bulk section of your supermarket. It holds about 12 1/2 to 13 cups, is the same as 6 of those fattter-larger vegetable cans on the regular shelves.