Food tray insert for holding tacos

A multiple taco supporting insert sized and dimensioned for a food container having a lower dish section with a relatively flat floor, sidewall, and a peripheral rim, the multiple taco holding insert comprising:

• a plurality of bottom support sections extending along a longitudinal dimension of the taco holding insert for supporting the bottoms of a plurality of folded or U-shaped tacos;
• a plurality of first side support sections extending upwardly from the bottom support section, each first side support section adapted to support one side of a folded or U-shaped taco;
• a plurality of second side support sections extending upwardly from the bottom support section, each second side support section adapted to support the other side of the folded or U-shaped taco;
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• one or more coplanar flanges adapted to rest upon opposite sides of the peripheral rim of the lower dish section of the food container and support and elevate the multiple taco holding insert above the floor of the lower dish section;
• whereby the multiple taco holding insert is adapted to hold tacos inside the food container above any juices that may collect along the floor of the lower dish section.

A chafing dish insert for holding crispy tacos, the chafing dish insert being sized and dimensioned to fit into a chafing dish having a lower dish section with a relatively flat bottom, a sidewall, and a peripheral rim, the chafing dish insert comprising:

• a metallic support structure for supporting a plurality of tacos in a relatively upright position;
• the metallic support structure including a plurality of bottom support sections extending along a longitudinal dimension of the taco holding insert for supporting the bottoms of a plurality of folded or U-shaped tacos;
• the metallic support structure including one or more rigid coplanar portions having sufficient spatial extent to reach and rest upon opposite sides of the peripheral rim of the lower dish section of the chafing dish to support and elevate the chafing dish insert above the bottom of the lower dish section;
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• each of the bottom support sections being sloped at an angle along the longitudinal dimension of the taco holding insert with respect to the plane of the peripheral rim;
• whereby the chafing dish insert is adapted to hold a taco inside the chafing dish above the floor of the lower dish section and at a slope adapted to drain juices from any ingredients filling the tacos outside the taco shells and onto the floor of the lower dish section of the chafing pan.