Party Panache, Tex-Mex Summer Spread
With Labor Day a mere 2 weeks away,
I want to share this idea of feeding your group in a fairly laborless way!
This a family friendly way to have dinner,
Easy on the chef/hostess and fun for the diners/guests
Set out a Tex-Mex Summer Spread!
It doesn’t have to be full of fancy food,
You can heat up prepared queso, serve ready made quacamole
Open a jar of salsa and a container of sour cream
Pour chips into a bowl
Let people dip and nosh as they please
They can build their own tacos, salads or burritos
I’ve started doing versions of this at the beach house for the days when guests arrive,
my family can arrive anywhere between 3-8pm
Having a “help yourself buffet” keeps appetites in check
There are plenty of handy bites at the ready
Set everything out on colorful plates and the simplest food becomes party festive!
Chips and salsa and a Skinny Cheese Enchilada Dip
or a Taco Tuesday Dip
A festive Watermelon Basket
Filled with cut up watermelon to cool the palette
Or make a fun Cactus decoration with a watermelon and flowers
Easy Roasted Corn Salad Cups are salad, vegetables and chips all in one tasty bite!
Saute up a batch of taco meat and serve it straight from the skillet or try something unexpected like piling it on a sliced french bread loaf for a Taco Bread Boat
or make Baked Tacos
Serve extra toppings on the side, corn, tomatoes,
onions, salsa, lettuce, sour cream
Everyone can make their own
Salsa Chicken with Roasted Vegetables is another wonderful option
How about a festive Fiesta Frito Pie?
Pulled pork is wonderful in a taco shell or tortilla wrap
A great additional choice for diners that aren’t huge Tex-Mex fans
Drizzle it with BBQ sauce or sweeten it with some fresh pineapple
Serve it for guests to assemble in shells or wraps,
Or make a tray of BBQ Pork & Corn Nachos
or make easy BBQ Pulled Pork Pastry Puffs,
great for a buffet
Crispy tortilla bowls make a wonderful addition to the buffet spread,
they can be filled with a little of everything on the buffet spread
for a delicious Taco Salad
And to wind up this Tex-Mex summer spread
whip up a Strawberry Cheesecake Pie
This type of spread is perfect for casual summer gatherings, neighborhood parties, family reunions, bring the kids family dinners, and you can do as much or as little cooking as you like…take some short cuts and enjoy the festivities!
Just click on the green highlighted recipe title to get more info and the printable recipe
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity What’s for Dinner?
Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
All About Home hosted by Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
Weekend Potluck Sweet Inspirations Happiness is Homemade
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Wonderful party ideas and recipes, Jenna! We enjoyed delicious Tex-Mex while we were in Austin. Have a wonderful day and stay cool!
Thanks Pam, you would cry if you saw my backyard, my poor plants have given up! There isn’t enough water when temps are 100 for days and days, ugh!!
Wow, you are such a creative hostess! And I have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that labor day is just two weeks away. Yesterday I saw a report that it was the last Saturday of 2019 without college football!
Yay! I’m for that!!! Thanks Rita!
Ole`! Wow, what a great spread and so very delicious also. Will remember your trick about flour tortillas made into taco shells spaced on the oven rack, how smart is that! Will pin for sure and thank you for this great post! Hard to believe summer is flying by! Love fall, but not ready to go there yet! Have a beautiful Sunday!
Thank you Cyndi! I am so glad you got some ideas! Hot here this week, it’s been in the 100s…summer not even close to being over in the South 😅
Everything looks amazing! I love the fruit and veggie cactus decoration. Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – hope to see you every week! Have a fabulous week ahead.
Thank you, everyone went crazy over the cactus, I definitely want to make another one for Labor Day weekend 🙂
Fabulous food art and food to eat that is great any time of year when you have a crowd!! Pinned for the future. Thanks for all the work of putting it together
Thank you Carol, I love to set out an easy buffet and let everyone graze 🙂
We usually do the whole grilling thing but this is a delicious alternative.
Jenna, everything looks yummy! I was just planning to do a taco bar for my family. It is so hot that heavy food just doesn’t sound too appealing. I figured a taco bar would be the perfect thing! Happy Sunday!
I agree, and such an easy way to serve dinner!
As you might guess, TexMex has great appeal for me.
ha ha, I think it is popular with most, however you are more Tex-Maine 🙂 Have some lobster for me!
OMG! My favorite way to eat! SOOOOO many yummy choices! I want to be at this party!!!
ha, thanks Jodi, Tex-Mex is hard to beat any time!
Looks pretty darned delish to me and I love your taco painting!
thanks Jeanie!
This looks SO delicious!! I am sure who ever comes to your home for this dinner will go home very happy! Such a great idea, and easy. Tex-Mex is always a good idea, isn’t it? And you certainly present it beautifully too. Hope your week is a beautiful one! xo Lidy
thank you Lidy!
Love all the wonderful and tasty dish ideas Jenna. Making me awful hungry right about now! Girl, I haven’t thought about Labor day and can’t believe it’s almost here! More than half the year already gone! My mercy. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
I know, I can’t believe it, and it’s Christmas in Hobby Lobby, yikes!
Jenna, you have some of the yummiest recipes and most beautiful dishes!! I love it all! Hugs!
Thanks Benita!! My group likes to eat 🙂
No one goes hungry at your house Jenna! I’m still lovin’ your watermelon cactus centerpiece! 🍉
thanks Mary, and you just gave me a great idea, we’re having a party next weekend and I’m trying to figure out the decor, a watermelon centerpiece is just what we need, thank you!
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Congratulations!
Your awesome post is featured on Full Plate Thursday,447 this week. Thanks so much for sharing with us and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen!