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Walking Tacos

09/13/2015 Kate Sorensen 2 Comments

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We recently had our son's 8th birthday and one of his favorite meals is walking tacos. Well, and shrimp… but shrimp wasn't in the ‘ol budget for 30 people… so we settled on walking tacos. I love serving easy entertaining meals like walking tacos because everyone loves them… it's like hamburgers… you just can't go wrong.

But, knowing how much of each item to serve is what can sometimes be a little tough. To give you an idea, for 18 adults and 12 kids, ages 4 to 9, I made 7 pounds of ground beef and had two pounds leftover to freeze. I served the meat in two crockpots (this size works well and gives plenty of room). I don't mind having taco meat leftover though as tacos and Mexican food are popular menu items around these parts. So, I guess you could figure about 6 walking tacos per pound of taco meat.

For lettuce for that large of a group I got the crazy large bag of romaine lettuce from Sam's Club, but I must say that I prefer using shredded lettuce over romaine lettuce – I'll remember that for next time when I become mega lazy and so “over” birthday planning and take an “easier” shortcut… And, I had loads left, so I would say two smaller bags of shredded lettuce would have been adequate.

Having the smaller bags of Doritos is pretty imperative for individual servings of walking tacos so your guests can flip them on their side, cut off the top (which would actually be the side), crush their chips and be on their way walkin' down the walkin' taco line.  🙂 Most of all… enjoy your guests!

I have several salsas below that you may want to check out to go with your walking tacos as well:

tomato-salsa corn and black bean salsa with avocado homemade salsa with fresh ingredients. The best fresh salsa you'll have. And, it's made in a blender. corn and black bean salsa

So, here's what I recommend for 30 people:

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Easy Walking Tacos

Course Dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 30
Author Kate

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds ground beef
  • Taco Seasoning for 5 pounds ground beef
  • 40 1 oz. bags Doritos
  • 2 small bags shredded lettuce
  • 2 - 16 oz. containers sour cream
  • 6 cups mild shredded cheddar cheese
  • salsa

Instructions

  1. Cook ground beef and store in crockpots
  2. Serve every ingredient buffet style and let guests make their own - perfect for entertaining a large crowd!

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Comments

  1. Mommy says

    09/20/2016 at 11:31 am

    Is there a way to keep these warm for a park birthday?

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    • Kate Sorensen says

      01/15/2020 at 12:54 pm

      Hi there! I am so sorry that I missed your comment before.

      If I were taking these to a park I would keep the meat in a large thermos. First I’d fill the thermos with boiling hot water and cover it for 15-20 minutes sealed shut. This way the thermos will get hot. Open the thermos, let the water out and fill the thermos with the taco meat. The taco meat should stay warm for quite some time.

      I hope that helps!
      Kate

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