What would be a good appetizer with the meal plan below?

Mexican Soup with Chicken

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Mini Nacho Servings

Pulled Pork Taquitos with Chipotle Ranch Dipping Sauce

Mini Chicken Chimichangas

Mexican Grilled Corn

Calabaza Fritters with Mango-Sour Orange Sauce

What else are you serving?

Are you going to stick with a "Mexican" theme?

Salsa and chips or guacamole comes to mind.

You could also do a seafood cocktail, I would suggest a ceviche but with elderly people probably not wise. The cocktail sauce would be similar to a salsa so it would fit in with the main dish.

If you are sticking with a "Mexican" theme you might want to make the cake a Tres Leches Cake rather than a Lemon Meringue or checkerboard cake.

Good appetizers would be Shrimp Ceviche or Cheesy Quesadillas. As side dishes with your chicken nothing would go better than rice, plantains, salad and/or red chili slow cooked fennel. Take your pick from Rick Bayless's recipes for Mexican sides.

http://www.rickbayless.com/category/recipes/side-d...

How about a shrimp cocktail with lettuce and avacado ?

Just put it all on one plate with cocktail sauce and lots of lemon wedges.

To go on the side, think about a mexican rice with lime wedges.

Don't make a cake.

Try fresh mangos with a bit of tequilla [ on the side ] and some mint.

Or

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/04/mango-m...

Looks sooooo good .

Spanish rice

yellow rice

Chips + salsa

Bruschetta on toast

BLT bites

Rice stuffed peppers or tomatoes

mozzarella sticks http://www.chewoutloud.com/2012/11/06/panko-mozzar...

Ceviche ~ Shrimp with Peruvian yellow chiles and lime

Chip and dip (salsa, guac, 7 layer etc...)