This time of year is especially busy for my husband at work. His schedule can be quite crazy at times making it difficult to gather the family together for home-cooked meals every night. We still try to when we can though, even if it's small. That's why I'm always on the lookout for easy meal ideas.
When I was introduced to the idea of having a Family Taco Night at least once a month, I loved it! Thanks to Old El Paso and MyBlogSpark we were able to do just that recently. We were sent a Family Taco Night Prize Pack which included a packet of original Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, a Cactus Chip & Dip Serving dish, a set of 3 Fiesta Chili Pepper serving dishes and a $10 gift card to purchase our own taco fixings.
For those who aren't familiar with Old El Paso products, they offer a variety of seasonings, sides, sauces and meal kits as simple solutions for a night of catching up with the family over a delicious taco meal. With a line up that includes chilies, dinner kits, dips and sides, enchilada sauce, refried beans, seasoning mixes, shells, taco sauce, and salsa...you're sure to find something that suits your families taste best.
With the supplies we were sent, we prepared the more traditional tacos as I knew this would be something the whole family would eat well. The taco seasoning was delicious and added just the amount of flavor that we like.
We definitely had a great time and plan to have more Family Taco Nights. At some point, I'd love to try their Double Layer Tacos recipe and Chicken Ranch Tacos...YUM!
I'd also like to try out the Family Taco Night Game, El TacodorTM sometime too. It's a great way to share a special night at home by challenging one another to quick trivia, wordplay and pantomime. You can visit www.ElTacodor.com today to download instructions, a score card, and a challenge sheet for even more fun on Family Taco Night!
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Win It: One lucky reader will win an Old El Paso "Family Taco Night" prize pack which includes a packet of original Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, a Cactus Chip & Dip Serving Dish, a set of 3 Fiesta Chili Pepper serving dishes and a $10 GC!
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I like a soft taco (most of the time)and I have the meat and cheese and tomatoes and also green peppers.
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Great giveaway! I like to prepare my tacos in hard shells (baked in the oven first), chicken, old el paso low sodium seasoning, some black beans, brown rice, cheese! Yum. It would be nice to win this so my fiance and I could have a cheap date night, having a taco night.
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I love white fish tacos with the seasoning and a spritz of lime juice
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I like avocado, lettuce, cheese and ground meat in tacos
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lately I have been putting the hard shell onto a soft shell usually I slap some beans in between them then I like more beans, meat, cheese, sour cream, tomato, lettuce and hot sauce
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I like avocado, lettuce, tomato, shrimp and ground meat in tacos
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