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Karen 11/08/13 |
Hello Ellen. Doing a lunch for 400 at church. Having two hard taco shells per person along with 1/2 cup beans and 1/2 cup rice. Here is my breakdown using your Taco Bar figures.
800 shells Does this sound correct to you? Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a great weekend. |
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ellen 11/08/13 |
This is not enough food for 400 people, even the rice would be short, and the rest is barely adequate for about 200 people. The figures on the taco bar are for 100 people, and you need about 4 times that much for 400. Are you under some kind of constraint? |
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karen 11/08/13 |
I thought that the figures were for 100 people but each having two hard shells and two soft tacos. Is this not correct? If so then it is enough for 400 tacos right? And I would need 800 tacos. |
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ellen 11/08/13 |
Normal for a taco meal, as opposed to a snack, to have 2 tacos and 2 soft tortillas. The table for 100 is not for 4 tacos, the amounts are for 2 tacos and 2 extra plain tortillas. |
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karen 11/09/13 |
So sorry Ellen for the misunderstanding. Let me try this again.
36 cups rice Are these closer to what I will need to feed 400 people? |
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ellen 11/09/13 |
Better.
36 cups rice- OK If you are plating this, as opposed to self serve, you will use a bit less. |
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Anna 04/21/16 |
I am cooking shredded beef tacos and shredded chicken for 400 people. How much meat should I order? Will 20lbs rice and 20lbs beans be enough? |
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ellen 04/22/16 |
I usually plan 8 pounds each raw rice and dried beans per 100. Put these ahead of the meats in the serving lines, to moderate the amounts of meat. For serving, you will need at least 4 serving lines and 6 would be better (3 double sided lines OK). I do 25 pounds raw meat per 100.
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ellen 04/22/16 |
By the way, usually 2/3 beef, 1/3 chicken |
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Amy Baker 05/24/18 |
Chicken and pork tacos for 300 people I am having a graduation party for about 300 people and have no idea how much I will need. We are serving chicken and pork tacos along with diced onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa and chips. Can you maybe give me an idea! Thanks a million. Amy |
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ellen 05/24/18 |
Amy, good choice for his size party, BUT you will need at least 4 full serving lines, and 6, or 3 double-sided, would be better, At least 4 people in the kitchen and about 15 out front to set up, serve, and clean up this size party, and you will need more than one standard size kitchen and at least 3 refrigerators. Look at the taco/potato bar article. Just multiply x3 for 300. Strongly suggest you add a bean dish and a rice dish unless it is a very short party or you have lots of meat. You can prepare some estimates and write back- if I have saved you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation to support this site, Thanks. |
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Laurie 02/18/19 |
Tacos for 800 people Hi Ellen, I’m doing an RV Appreciation Day tacos, rice, refried beans (beef and chicken) for our residents. To have enough food if I doubled the breakdown for 400, would that give me enough food? Does 2/3 beef, 1/3 chicken still apply?
Thank you for your help! |
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ellen 02/19/19 |
Yes, the amounts for 400 doubled will be plenty for 800. Yes, 2/3 beef 1/3 chicken. Consider doing some of he beans whole, not refried, as this makes better vegetarian tacos. |
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Jess 05/02/19 |
Tacos for 300 people Meats: season beef and chopped up chicken Bean and potatoes Shells and street taco flour tortilla |
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ellen 05/05/19 |
Suggest you look at he taco/potato bar for 100 page. It will vary widely if i is plated versus buffet versus sale, so you can write back with more info. |
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Susie 09/02/19 |
100 walking tacos How much hamburger do I need to make 100 walking tacos. |
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ellen 09/02/19 |
1 pound raw per 6. |
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Tammy Olive 09/26/19 |
Tacos for 250 people For daughters wedding doing taco bar ourself any suggestions? Doing hamburger, no chicken. Soft & hard shells? Doing refried beans, salsa.... all usually toppings. Thank you for any help you can give. |
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ellen 09/28/19 |
Tacos for 250 people Full outline per 100 on the taco/potato bar page, multiply times 2.5 for 250. This size party, 4 people in the kitchen and about 15-18 out front to set up , serve, and clean up the party. 4 serving lines. In a church situation a teen group can be a good server option, matching tee shirts with maybe a silk-screened logo is a great option. |
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Jenny 02/04/20 |
Tacos for 200-250 For 200-250 Beef -60# Chicken- 30# Cheese-40 cups Small taco shells -300 Chips-10 bags Lettuce-90 oz. finely shredded Onions-8 lg Salsa-3 gallons Tomatoes-12 large Sour cream-25# Cheese-25# Black beans-10 cans Rice- 30 cups Olives-4 Black cans Guacamole-32 oz. |
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Jenny 02/04/20 |
Tacos for 200-250 For 200-250 Beef -60# Chicken- 30# Cheese-40 cups Small taco shells -300 Chips-10 bags Lettuce-90 oz. finely shredded Onions-8 lg Salsa-3 gallons Tomatoes-12 large Sour cream-25# Cheese-25# Black beans-10 cans Rice- 30 cups Olives-4 Black cans Guacamole-32 oz. |
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ellen 02/10/20 |
Jenny 200 is quite different from 250, and the amounts are somewhat off for either, especially if this is a meal and not a snack. Did you look at the tacos for 100 page? Also, are you planning on a nacho choice? www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/potabar1.html 2 shells plus 2 soft tortillas per person is kind of a minimum. If you want to review the page you can do it yourself. If you want me to calculate it, please write back the type event, whether it is paid, whether it is self serve (takes more). Keep n mind that for 00 you double but for 250 its times 2 1/2. Don't offer guacamole unless you can afford enough for everyone, which would be about 10 quarts, 2 1/2 to 3 gallons. You can write back. |
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Paula Herrera 02/19/20 |
Tacos for 250 people Hi Ellen, going to do a taco bar for my daughter's wedding. She wants ground beef, chicken, and pork (el pastor) soft and hard corn and soft flour shells. Refried beans (from scratch) tomatoes, lettuce, onion, cilantro, cheese, chips and cheese sauce, rice.
She was wanting to get a caterer, but I had to open my big mouth and now I need to try and figure out how much of each meat and dry beans and rice plus the veggies and nacho sauce we will need! |
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ellen 02/20/20 |
Paula, first realize that figuring out the amount of food is the smallest part of the problem. Day of for 250 people, you need 4-5 people in the kitchen, about 15 people out front to set up, serve and clean up, a manager; 4 serving bars, or at least 2 double sided serving bars. 2 appetizer serving areas for the hour or more between the service and the arrival of the wedding party after pictures. This is critical; none of the day of people can be in the wedding party, since they must be prepping during the service. You in particular plan to be free to be Mother of the bride that day, NOT the kitchen manager. I generally suggest not more than about 160 people for self catering unless experienced, it is very challenging. Also you will need to thoroughly check out the kitchen at the venue, as 250 people requires major facilities and coolers. Chips and dips on the individual tables? You will provide a broad selection allowing taco salads as well as the rest. To start your plan, read the taco/potato bar page, the tex max pages including the fajita page, and the article on self catering a wedding:
www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/wedding.html Once you have read through, start a new thread and we will back-and-forth on the plan. |