Easy Taco Bar for a Crowd
This easy taco bar has everything you need to feed a group. Put out warm tortillas with taco crumbles, beans, rice, fresh toppings, salsa, guacamole, and queso, then let everyone build their own.
Ingredients
- tortillas
- 36 corn tortillas, flour tortillas, or tostada shells about 3 per person, plus a few extra
- fillings
- 5 cups tofu taco crumbles
- 3 cups Instant Pot refried beans
- 5 cups rice for burritos
- 4 cups shredded lettuce
- 2 cups pico de gallo
- 2 cups corn
- 2-3 cups fresh guacamole
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 cup taqueria-style pickled jalapeños
- 3 limes cut into wedges
- Sauces
- 2 cups vegan nacho cheese sauce
- 2 cups salsa
- lime crema optional
- Tortilla chips for serving, optional
Instructions
- Prepare the salsa, sauces, beans, and other make-ahead ingredients.
- Cook the taco crumbles and rice.
- Chop the fresh toppings and arrange everything in serving bowls.
- Warm the tortillas shortly before serving.
- Arrange the taco bar with tortillas first, followed by taco filling, beans, rice, toppings, sauces, and salsa.
- Keep hot foods warm and let everyone build their own tacos.
Notes
- Planning for a larger crowd? Figure about 3 small tortillas per person, ⅓–½ cup taco filling, ¼–⅓ cup beans, and ⅓–½ cup cooked rice per person. Make a little extra if tacos are the only main dish or you're feeding bigger appetites.
- Most of the taco bar can be prepped ahead. Make the guacamole right before serving, warm the tortillas just before everyone eats, and keep the hot fillings covered until serving.
