Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Old El Paso Family Taco Night Prize Pack (including $10 GC) Review & Giveaway





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!

Also, be sure to visit Old El Paso for news and great tips, recipes and more.

Coupon: Print off this coupon for $0.60 off any two Old El Paso products.

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!
Mandatory Entry- Leave a comment letting me know the way you like to prepare your tacos.

Extra Entries: (Only valid after the mandatory entry has been completed. Leave 1 comment for each extra entry)

1. 3 extra entries- Blog about this giveaway (linking to this post) and leave THREE comments with the URL to that post.

2. 1 extra entry- Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (You can tweet once a day for one extra entry every day)! You can copy and paste:

#WIN a Family Taco Night Prize Pack (including a $10 GC) from Old El Paso! #momsbalancingact http://bit.ly/dOX4U1 Ends 12/17

3. 3 extra entries- Post my blog button or blog URL to your blog and leave a comment with the URL to your blog. (If it already is, leave me a comment letting me know)

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2 extra entries- subscribe to A Mom's Balancing Act via e-mail (found along the side column) and leave TWO comments letting me know.

5. 2 extra entries- Become a Fan/Like A Mom's Balancing Act on Facebook

6. 2 extra entries- Follow my blog publicly on Google Friend Connect

7. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave me a comment on which one(s)....ONE entry for EACH giveaway you enter!!

Leave one comment for each entry you complete above including with each, your e-mail address so that I can easily contact the winner!!

This giveaway will end December 17th and is open to the US Only!

**The products for this review and giveaway were provided at no cost by Old El Paso through MyBlogSpark. All opinions found here are my own and were not influenced in any way.**

281 comments:

  1. 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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  2. 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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  32. 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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  63. i like my tacos fairly traditional in a soft shell

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  128. I add a can of Chili beans to my taco meat to extend the protein amount of the meal. We like shredded lettuce, salsa, cheese, green peppers and onions on our tacos (hard shell, please).

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