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.

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.



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