How many lbs of hamburger per person for tacos?
Here is the answer – you will need 0.4 of a pound of hamburger per person for tacos. That is 6 oz of hamburger per person at your taco bar. Basically a little less than a single large hamburger patty will be enough per person for 1 taco.
According to the USDA, a grilled hamburger patty could yield as little as 55% cooked hamburger if the ground beef had a fat content of over 22%. That means a 6 ounce patty could end up being 3.3 ounces after grilling. In comparison, a grilled 6 ounce raw hamburger patty made of lean ground beef (12% fat) could yield as much as 75%, or 4.5 ounces of cooked burger patty.
The Hamburger Calculator will help you get an estimate of how much raw ground beef you will need based on the number of guests you enter. It will provide the raw, uncooked meat weight you will need to buy, broken down into the appropriate portion sizes depending on how the ground beef is prepared.
Portion sizes depend on how the ground beef recipe is prepared and whether it will be combined with other ingredients. The portion size for amount of hamburger meat used as a main entree is different than the amount you will need for sloppy joes, spaghetti sauce, or meatballs. Preparing your hamburger meat with breading or serving it in a heavy sauce or cream reduces the portion size needed to almost half of a main entree.
If you are making hamburger patties, you should allow for 4 ounces per hamburger and (based on catering guidelines) two hamburgers per guest (totaling 8 ounces per guest). You don’t have to worry about factoring in light eaters and heavy eaters, because they tend to balance each other out. If a small child eats only 1 hamburger but a hungry adult eats 3 hamburgers, it will still equal 4 hamburgers between 2 guests.
Taco Meat Serving Size Per Person
When you have a big party or large group the answer to How Much Meat Per Person for Tacos is 5 oz or 1/4 pound per person.
I have run a number of large family picnics, Tailgate and Superbowl parties and this amount of meat has never failed to feed everyone. I usually have about 10% leftover and everyone always says “you know how to serve the right amount of meat for tacos”.
FAQ
How many people does 2 pounds of hamburger serve?
How many pounds of hamburger meat do you need per person?
How much hamburger do I need for 20 people?
When serving hamburgers, allow for 2 burgers per person (at 4 ounces per burger) so plan for a total of 8 ounces per person.
How much ground beef do you need for 4 people?
When serving hamburgers, allow for 2 burgers per person (at 4 ounces per burger) so plan for a total of 8 ounces per person.
