My SIL is coming this weekend and I am trying to figure out foods that her and my kids will eat. Tacos fit the bill. But usually we eat tacos and that's it no sides
What sides should I make? I need 2 ideas please~
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If we make sides it is yellow rice and beans.
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We normally eat tacos just plain, but chips and salsa/guac would go great with it! Or rice and beans??
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I usually do beans (either refried or black beans) and a rice (Mexican rice w/peppers and onion?).
We had tacos last night, with rice and beans. -
@Smurfette: @MrsBrewer: what kind of beans?
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I usually do pinto or black beans and Mexican rice. Also do chips and guac!
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@Mamaof2: I like refried beans!
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@Mamaof2: refried or black beans. We had people over for a football game and provided the tacos and fixings. Our friends did black beans, with a little pico (he made) mixed in, and it was really good!
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Refried or black beans.
I'll do bowls of all of the toppings, too to make it easy. Bowls of:
Meat
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
Cilantro -
We normally do just the tacos and some chips in case you want to make nachos or a crushed up taco salad.
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I've also done a sort of mexican corn casserole.
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Ditto on just serving tacos usually but I think chips with guac and/or salsa would be good. Maybe in lieu of sIdes you could look at it more as appetizers that you leave out through the meal? Bean dip and queso come to mind. Corn on the cob could be good too.
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Mexican rice and cole slaw
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Now I want tacos. And we had them Tuesday.
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Pinto beans
refried beans (rarely)
Caesar salad
Spicy cabbage slaw -
Rice and beans or tortilla chips.
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Oh! Salsa and guacamole!
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Thanks - so many good ideas!
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I'd just make a batch of rice and add salt, lime juice, cilantro, black beans and frozen corn to it - one stop shop.
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We do corn, Spanish rice, guacamole with chips
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I like to make corn and black bean salsa with Mexican food. Plus guac and chips!
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The most amazing, bestest, yummiest corn ever.
Heat up frozen corn in a frying pan with butter and lime juice. So easy. So amazing. You'll never eat corn the same way again. 
Seriously though. We had it last night with enchiladas and my husband said (again), "I can't believe we never knew how good corn is with lime on it!"
If you want to get fancy you can use a recipe for "esquites": http://www.closetcooking.com/2012/08/esquites-mexican-corn-salad.html -
@travellingbee: yum!
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@Mamaof2: I'm tellin' ya! Do you do hard or soft tacos? And how old are your LOs. My DS is 19 months and I have to deconstruct the tacos. He won't take a bite of it whole but if it is finger food sized he'll eat it.
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@Smurfette: How do you make this?
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@.twist.: DH said that he opened the can of black beans and just just put some pico in the pot and then heated it up on the stove.
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@travellingbee: hard - yes I break them in half and they eat them open faced
I didn't even think if hard vs soft - should I get both???
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@Smurfette: and you mix it with the rice? What is yellow rice? It all sounds delicious. ahah
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Usually chips with either salsa and/or guac and/or bean dip. You could also do mexican rice?
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@.twist.: You can serve them separate. But I like to put some black beans on top of my rice sometimes. This is the rice we usually make. Can find in the Mexican food section of the grocery store or with the regular rice.
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@Smurfette: does it taste different than white rice?
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@Smurfette: Thank yooooou! I am always looking to expand my mexican night menu!
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@Mamaof2: @.twist.: It is so good! Yes it tastes different, since it has flavoring in it.
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@Smurfette: spicy?
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I just make mexican rice. Sautee onions and rice, add a can of diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and enough water (2 cups or so to 1 cup rice) and cook down.
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@blackbird: Do you think this would work in a rice cooker too? I fail at making rice any other way. lol
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@Mamaof2: Nope. R loves it. But I think they make a spicy version.
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@Smurfette: oh good - my kids love white rice - hope they like this too!
Heat up frozen corn in a frying pan with butter and lime juice. So easy. So amazing. You'll never eat corn the same way again. 
Seriously though. We had it last night with enchiladas and my husband said (again), "I can't believe we never knew how good corn is with lime on it!"Reply
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