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Taco soup has a rich and flavorful broth brimming with hearty ingredients and is always a family favorite. If it's taco soup night in your home, here are the 60+ best side dishes for taco soup and tortilla soup. From appetizers, dips, condiments, and salads to veggies, sandwiches, bread, and more, you'll find just what you're looking for to complete your tasty dinner.
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Dress Up Your Taco Soup With Garnishes
Garnishes are the easiest things to add to taco and tortilla soup and they bring lots of extra flavor and texture. Small bowls of these favorite toppings are the perfect way for guests to customize their own bowl of taco soup at the dinner table. (Here is my favorite taco soup recipe with it's own homemade taco seasoning.)
Crispy tortilla strips add a satisfying crunch to your meal and are perfect for sprinkling on top of your soup for added texture and a dollop of cool and tangy sour cream is the perfect complement to the spicy kick of taco soup.
- Shredded cheese (cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Mexican blend)
- A dollop of sour cream
- Avocado slices or guacamole
- Sliced jalapeños or green chilis
- Sliced black olives
- Chopped green onions or scallions
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Crushed tortilla chips or strips
- Salsa (mild, medium, or hot depending on preference)
- Lime wedges for squeezing over the soup
- Sliced radishes for added crunch
- Hot sauce or chili flakes for extra heat
- Diced tomatoes
- Sliced or diced red onions
- Crumbled bacon bits
- Corn kernels
- Diced bell peppers (red, green, or yellow)
- Pickled red onions or jalapeños
- Queso fresco or cotija cheese crumbles
- Saltine crackers
Spicy Pickled Onions
These spicy pickled onions are easy to make and add heat and crunch to your favorite tacos and sandwiches. Or to anything and everything!
Pickled Red Cabbage
Crispy and tangy, pickled cabbage is a great option for topping hearty soup.
Pickled Red Cabbage
Easy Curtido Recipe
My Easy Curtido Recipe is a great way of adding colorful veggies to any dish. These crisp, slightly sour vegetables combine cabbage, carrot, chili and onion, and can be prepared in 15 minutes.
Dips + Salsa
Pico de gallo adds a burst of color and freshness to your meal with its combination of diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapeños. Or choose a bright corn salsa or go fruity with mango salsa. Want something creamy? Guacamole is a natural. Serve these on your bowl of soup, beside with crispy corn chips or with your favorite bread.
Easy Creamy Avocado Dip Recipe
This easy creamy avocado dip is terrific for parties and get together’s, afternoon snacks, or a healthy nibble while watching the big game. Use it as a
Mexican Street Corn Dip
Elote, the popular Mexican street snack, gets a healthy makeover! This Lightened Up Elote Corn Dip takes all of the flavors of elote and puts them into one fast and flavorful dip. Tortilla chips and mini bell peppers are perfect for scooping it up!
Coctel De Camaron (Mexican Shrimp co*cktail
The delicious, savory shrimp co*cktail from the Baja. Scoop it up with crispy tortilla chips and wash it down with a margarita!
Mexican Shrimp co*cktail
Pico de Gallo
This Pico de Gallo is simple but delicious! Great as a topping on any Mexican inspired meal, or great on its own with some tortilla chips.
Easy Cilantro Lime Corn Salsa
Cilantro Lime Corn Salsa is a quick and easy summer grilled corn recipe. Put it into tacos, burritos and so much more
Easy Corn Salsa (or Salad)
This super-easy Corn Salsa recipe is so delicious and so versatile! Use raw corn or grilled ... and serve it as a salsa dip or as a side salad. You can even make it ahead, too!
Fresh & Flavorful Cowboy Caviar
This easy, savory salsa comes together in about 15 minutes. It makes for a tasty dip, side dish, or salad, or you can even add it to your favorite grilled protein. Great for summer potlucks & BBQs too!
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
This is THE most delicious Tomatillo Salsa Verde recipe out there! Serve as an appetizer or eat as an afternoon snack.
Mango Pico de Gallo
Try this Mango Pico de Gallo - Fresh Mango Salsa recipe if you are looking for a quick, tasty, and colorful appetizer.
Appetizers
Everyone loves a good appetizer and these ones are full of bold flavor.
Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups
These easy and creamy Jalapeno popper wonton cups are perfect for any party or dinner. The cream cheese jalapeño cup wontons will be a hit!
Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers
Stuffed jalapeno poppers are a game day snack worth craving! Our stuffed jalapeno recipe uses cream cheese and cheddar to mellow the heat.
Steak Nachos Appetizer
Loaded with steak, cheese and peppers, steak nachos are tasty and satisfying. Easily swap out crumble fried ground beef for the steak if you prefer.
Salads
Soup and salad is a classic combo and this is no exception. A crisp and flavorful taco salad keeps with the theme or serve a contrasting salad like Mexican slaw or street corn salad. A simple salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, and cucumbers dressed with olive oil and lime juice is another simple way to add freshness and crunch to your favorite easy taco soup recipe.
Mexican Taco Salad
This Mexican Taco Salad is easy, hearty, and such a crowd-pleaser! It’s always a hit at gatherings, with its robust flavors.
Jalapeno Coleslaw Recipe
Jalapeno Coleslaw Recipe is the perfect spicy slaw that you can easily make and add to rice bowls, tacos, salads, sandwiches and wraps.
Apple Kale Slaw
A great slaw with sweet and savory flavors and lots of crunch. This apple kale slaw is quick and easy to make and great for potlucks too.
Apple Kale Slaw
Mexican Street Corn Salad
This Mexican Street Corn Salad turns a classic Mexican street food item into a delicious, incredibly flavorful side dish ready for any dish that’s easy to make and ready super fast!
Easy Arugula Spinach Salad With Quick Pickled Onions
Crisp and fresh, this is a great side with lots of nutritious and flavorful colors and textures.
Arugula Spinach Salad With Pickled Onions
Mexican Salad Recipe
This Mexican salad is a blend of mixed greens, black beans, tomatoes, corn, avocado and cotija cheese all tossed in a tangy lime dressing.
Easy Green Salad + 5 Dressing Recipes
This Easy Green Salad is perfect for family dinners, everything from lasagna to roast chicken and can be customized for the seasons.
Tex Mex Cucumber and Corn Salad
A twist on classic elote, this simple and refreshing TexMex Cucumber Corn Salad is so easy to prepare and packed with flavor!
Sandwiches
Soup and sandwiches are another classic combo. A make-ahead muffuletta or kid-friendly sloppy joes pair up with taco soup for a hearty, complete meal.
Tex Mex Sloppy Joes
Tex Mex Sloppy Joes. Smoky with a bit of kick, slightly sweet, and fully savory. Perfect for weekend gatherings or weeknight dinners. Easy and delish.
Muffuletta-An Easy Picnic Sandwich Recipe
Make it a hearty meal with this tasty, big, make-ahead sandwich. A muffuletta is full of tasty meat, cheese and olives or tapenade and tastes great made a day or two ahead!
Muffuletta
Tacos
Make it an epic taco night with taco soup as a starter and tacos as the main. A bit of work but the flavorful soup can be made ahead (and make enough for leftovers so you don't have to cook tomorrow night!)
30-Minute Blackened Fish Tacos
These easy tacos take just 30 minutes to make. Pop the seasoned fish filets in the oven while you toss together a simple slaw and 3-ingredient crema. Fish tacos made easy and so delicious!
Easy Blackened Tilapia Tacos
Carne Asada Tacos Recipe
These carne asada tacos are a taco lover’s dream. The beef is irresistibly tender and the flavors are scrumptious. This carne asada beef tacos recipe will make you almost famous.
Tacos De Trompo (Tacos Al Pastor)
Homemade Tacos Al Pastor Recipe- is a mouthwatering Mexican dish featuring thinly sliced marinated pork grilled with pineapple & onion. YUM!
Weeknight Taco Pockets
Weeknight Taco Pockets will have your family begging for more! They’re everything you love about tacos, in a melty hot pocket. An easy, delicious twist!
Veggie Sides
Mexican style corn ribs, elotes, hatch casserole, tostones, and more make satisfying side dish that pairs perfectly with the rich flavors of taco soup.
Corn Ribs Air Fryer
This Air fryer Corn Ribs TikTok recipe is a fun twist on Mexican street corn. Corn ribs air fryer are an easy and flavorful appetizer or side. Use the air fryer or just bake them up in a regular oven.
Corn Fries (Mexican Street Corn Style)
Savory with a hint of spice, these corn fries made Mexican street corn-style are just about the best thing to ever grace this blog! Gluten-free, vegetarian.
Baked Mexican Corn
This simple Mexican corn is baked directly on the oven rack and then smothered in a mix of cotija cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, garlic, and lime.
Perfectly Crispy Corn Fritters (GF - Not Deep Fried)
With the best ingredients and the secret technique, you’ll be well on your way to creating the most deliciously crispy corn fritters you’ve ever had. The perfect blend of sweet, savory, crispy, and satisfying—it’s a fritter experience like no other.
Oven Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts
This gorgeous Oven Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts recipe is an exciting, yummy, and healthy new side dish for your holiday turkey!
Green Chile Hashbrown Casserole
Using frozen hash browns, bacon and pantry ingredients this Green Chile Hashbrown casserole is packed with flavor!
Roasted Sweet Potatoes (super easy)
Roasted Sweet Potatoes are a quick and easy healthy side dish the whole family will love and they’re great as a taco bowl base too.
Air Fryer Tostones
Air Fryer Tostones are the healthiest way to serve up the classic twice-fried green plantains! Crispy and made without oil in 15 minutes!
Mexican Pickled Carrots
This Mexican Pickled Carrots recipe will give you Mexican restaurant quality right at home. They’ve got the sweet and spice to make everything nice.
Rice + Beans
A staple of Mexican cuisine, Mexican rice is the perfect side dish to serve alongside your taco soup. Serve up beans in your rice or beans alongside or as a garnish in tortilla soup. Refried beans are another classic side dish that pairs perfectly with the rich flavors of taco soup and adds a creamy element to your meal.
Authentic Mexican Rice
This Mexican rice tastes exactly like it does at Mexican restaurants! The recipe is from a friend who grew up in Mexico, and it’s perfect for pairing with Mexican food of all kinds. Authentic Mexican
Mexican Cilantro Rice (Green Rice)
Aromatic rice dishes don’t get much tastier than this Mexican cilantro rice. Bursting with herbal taste and aroma, it’s a delightful addition to any Mexican-inspired feast.
Yellow Rice Recipe (Arroz Amarillo)
This yellow rice recipe is seasoned with golden Latin seasonings for wonderful flavor, a great side dish, or perfect with fish, shrimp, chicken, or pork.
Healthy Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans
Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Rice & Bean Casserole is easy to make and filled with cheesy goodness, along with brown rice and lots of veggies. This is an easy gluten free & vegetarian casserole for a weeknight dinner or your next party!
Instant Pot Refried Beans
Instant Pot refried beans are an easy side dish that you can make to go along with almost any meal. Your family will love this easy recipe.
Breads
Mexican Cornbread: Sweet and savory, Mexican cornbread is the perfect accompaniment to taco soup, with its rich flavor and moist texture.
Garlic Bread: Warm, buttery garlic bread is the ultimate comfort food and pairs perfectly with the hearty flavors of taco soup.
Mexican Cornbread Recipe
This Mexican Cornbread keeps all the moist and buttery sweetness of classic cornbread but adds two types of gooey melted shredded cheese and diced jalapeños for a spicy flavor kick. Super easy to make and perfect with soup, stew, and chili!
Hatch Pepper Skillet Cornbread Recipe
One of the best hatch chile recipes, my Hatch Pepper Skillet Cornbread recipe makes cheesy cornbread w/fresh corn & cheddar for yummy green chile cornbread.
Gluten-Free Jalapeño Cheddar Honey Cornbread
Gluten-Free Jalapeño Cheddar Honey Cornbread has a soft inside with perfectly crisped edges. The ideal mix of sweet honey, savory cheddar & spicy jalepeño!
Jalapeno & Green Chile Spoon Bread
Upgrade your regular cornbread routine with Jalapeno & Green Chile Spoon Bread. This moist, flavorful bread is loaded with pickled jalapenos, green chiles, corn, and cheese - it’s the perfect accompaniment to a big bowl of chili!
Tortilla Garlic Bread
Air fryer garlic tortilla bread combines the goodness of traditional garlic bread with the convenience and crunchiness of tortillas. Bake it up in an air fryer or regular oven.
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits
Super easy and cheesy, your family will rave about homemade Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits! Only 5 ingredients are needed for this flavorful biscuit dish.
How to Make Venezuelan Arepas
Gluten free Venezuelan arepas recipe for delicious corn flavored bread that are perfect for sandwiches or alone anytime of the day. A three ingredient recipe that goes together in about 30 minutes.
Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe
Buttery, garlicky, and crispy garlic bread goes great with everything. This homemade garlic bread recipe will be the only one you’ll ever need.
Dutch Oven Bread Recipe with Jalapeno and Cheddar
This Dutch oven bread is loaded with spicy jalapeno, cheddar cheese and seasonings with a thick crust and soft interior, easy to make and ready to bake!
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About Sabrina Currie
Classically French trained cook, photographer and food stylist living on beautiful Vancouver Island, BC.
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