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How to Host an Awesome Taco Bar Party

December 22, 2016 by Debi 10 Comments

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How to Host an Awesome Taco Bar Party with Recipes – Taco Bars are fun & informal parties that accommodate a variety of diets & tastes.

If you love Mexican food as much as I do, you’ll definitely want to serve all of these recipes at your next party!

How to Host an Awesome Taco Bar Party with Recipes - Tacos Bars are a fun & informal parties that accommodate a variety of diets & tastes.

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a taco bar with lots of bowls and plates of taco fillings including black beans, rice, avocado, tortillas, salsa, and radishes.

Welcome to the Fiesta!

Taco Bars also get people really excited to come to the party and make their own tacos.

I’ve always loved the idea that you can put your favorite fillings into your tacos and make them into whatever you like!

taco bar with tortillas, salsa, all the fillings on the bar.

Accommodates a variety of diets and tastes

One of the other things I really love about them is that a taco bar party can accommodate a variety of diets, from meat eaters to vegans, from gluten-free to lactose intolerant, to just plain picky eaters!

A make-your-own taco bar party is easy on the host too!

Most of the foods can be made ahead, kept in crock pots, reheated and kept in chafing dishes, or simply served cold.

Hosting a taco party allows you to have fun hanging out with your guests, provide and eat a variety of yummy foods, and to try new tastes.

title on image, and a taco bar party spread on the table
Don’t forget to pin this fun idea!

How to Host an Awesome Taco Bar Party

Serving

Make it colorful and fun!

Serving bowls and plates don’t have to match.

Make sure to have spoons or tongs in each dish to make it possible to serve them.

The taco bar area should begin with plates, and keep in mind paper plates make for easy clean up.

Next up, you’ll want to put out the tortillas; a selection of tortillas like flour, corn, and even tortilla chips works well.

Taco Fillings

Follow the tortillas with the fillings.

You want a variety of fillings to accommodate all those tastes. Some suggestions for great fillings (and be sure to click on the names to get to the recipe!):

  • Crock Pot Carne Asada
  • Crock Pot Vegan Sofritos
  • Mushroom Asada (always one of the first things to disappear at our parties!)
  • Crock Pot Chicken Tacos
  • White Bean – Potato Taco Filling
  • Crock Pot Mushroom Asada (an easy crock pot version of the mushroom asada)

Vegetables

  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Shredded green and red cabbage
  • Chopped white onion & cilantro
  • Sautéed bell peppers and onions
  • Pickled Onions

Salsa and Sauces

Next place the salsa and sauces: variety is key here as well.

Some people don’t care for hot, while some like it spicy.

You may want to label a hot salsa so that no one is surprised.

I also like to do a variety of flavors, from a tangy tomatillo to a mild tomato pico de gallo.

  • Easy Restaurant Style Salsa
  • Roasted Tomato Salsa (my absolute favorite!)
  • The Best Avocado Sauce
  • Tomatillo salsa
  • Enchilada Salsa
  • Traditional Tomato Salsa using canned tomatoes
  • Easy Enchilada Sauce
  • Chipotle Corn Guacamole
  • Mexican Avocado Cotija Dip
  • Guacamole from Culinary Ginger
  • Tabasco, Sriracha, Chuhula, and other hot sauces

Condiments

  • Shredded cheese
  • Nacho Cheese
  • Crumbled Cotija cheese or other Mexican cheese
  • Sour cream (I like to serve my sour cream in squeeze bottles)
  • slices of lime (allow guests to cut their own if you’d like)

Side Dishes

Side dishes can either be served on the side or inside the taco. I love to put a little Mexican Corn Salad in my taco, and beans are so good in a taco.

While, some people prefer to eat their rice and beans on the side.

  • Pressure Cooker Cilantro Lime Rice
  • Mexican Street Corn
  • Rice Cooker Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
  • Mexican Corn Salad
  • Chipotle Seasoned Rice
  • Cilantro Lime Rice from Serena Bakes Simply from Scratch
  • Seasoned Black Bean Mash
  • Refried beans or black beans
  • Tortilla Soup

At the end of the table provide the utensils, again consider easy clean up with disposable ones, and lots of napkins.

How to Host an Awesome Taco Bar Party with Recipes - Tacos Bars are a fun & informal parties that accommodate a variety of diets & tastes.

Next up, eat and have fun!

P.S. I consider myself a taco bar expert seeing as we host the traditional Easter taco bar every year for up to 40 people. So we’ve gotten really good at it. Here’s our full menu with lots of details.

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Don’t forget to pin this on Pinterest.

Find my pin here. You’ll want to make sure you have all these tips and recipes for next year’s Cinco de Mayo party as well as for every Taco Tuesday!

a taco bar with all the fixings, limes, tofu, carne asada, guacamole, onion, salsa, tortillas.

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  1. Diana Johnson

    December 22, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    Taco Bars are so fun. Great vivid pictures. Makes me hungry!

  2. Jillian

    December 22, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    This is very helpful. We do a Mexican-themed meal on Christmas eve every year.

  3. Garlic + Zest

    December 22, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    I just made turkey tacos tonight, but now I see I have to step up my game!

  4. fearlessdining

    December 22, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    This is our kind of dinner. My kids like different toppings, making this a great way to make everyone happy.

  5. CookingOnTheWeekends (@cookingweekends)

    December 22, 2016 at 11:10 pm

    Taco bars/parties are the best! My family request them about once a week. 🙂 Great post!

  6. Maria

    December 23, 2016 at 12:18 am

    I ran out of New Year’s Even serving ideas, so this will be perfect for me thank you!

  7. Natalie | Natalie's Food & Health

    December 23, 2016 at 4:58 am

    I would love to be invited to your Taco party 😉 Everything looks so delicious. My hubby is huge taco lover. Have to check out all the recipes! hehe Sharing this! Happy Holidays!

  8. Healing Tomato

    July 29, 2019 at 1:49 pm

    We had a huge vegetarian Taco Party this weekend using your ideas! It was the best party ever and everyone was raving about it. Thank you for the wonderful tips!

  9. Gail

    October 7, 2022 at 8:07 am

    where’s the video…can’t find where to click on it!!

  10. Debi

    October 7, 2022 at 8:23 am

    Gail, the video is in the post, usually towards the top. But it moves around based on programing. If you want to view it on Youtube, it’s here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_4-nAqlQ1o It’s simply a slideshow video.

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