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How we stretch taco night to feed more people 🌮

Published 17 days ago • 1 min read

Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World

with Laura Lawrence

Hi friends,

Taco night is one of the easiest dinners to make from scratch — but it can also get expensive fast if you’re feeding a family.

Over the years we’ve found a few simple ways to stretch taco night so it feeds more people without losing flavor.

Here are a few things we do at our house:

1. Add refried beans to the meat

Once the taco meat is cooked, we often stir in a can or two of refried beans.
It blends right in, adds protein and fiber, and stretches the filling much further.

2. Make it a full taco bar

Instead of just meat and cheese, we put out lots of simple toppings:

• lettuce
• tomatoes
• onions
• salsa
• sour cream
• avocado when we have it

Everyone builds their own tacos and the meal naturally goes further.

3. Start with homemade seasoning

When you mix your own taco seasoning, you control the flavor and the salt — and it tastes so much better than the little packets from the store.

I actually put together a free Homemade Spice Mix & Sauce Guide that includes the taco seasoning we use most often.

And to make it even more helpful, I recorded a full taco night cooking lesson where I walk through the whole meal — from mixing the seasoning to building the tacos.

This lesson comes from one of our Junior Cooking Club classes, where we teach kids and families practical cooking skills in the kitchen.

You can download the guide and watch the lesson here:

👉 Download the Free Spice Guide + Taco Night Video​

Once you start mixing your own spices, it’s hard to go back to the packets.

Happy cooking,

Laura

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Food Prood - Laura Lawrence

Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World

Hi, I’m a homesteader in Northern Michigan with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in self-sufficiency, natural living, and traditional skills. Over the years, I’ve built a life rooted in growing, making, and doing — and I love sharing what we do and how we do it to help others create their own empowered path.

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