Taco Seasoning Recipe
With this simple recipe, you’ll be making your own Taco Seasoning right at home. Your homemade version of grocery store Taco Seasoning will have all the makings of traditional taco seasoning, but with ingredients that you feel comfortable using. It’ll save you money in the long run as well!
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Taco Seasoning is a super versatile seasoning. It can be used in its traditional sense, by being mixed with ground beef to make delicious taco meat. You can also use this to replace a packet of taco seasoning for sour cream-based taco dip, seasoning for chicken fajitas, taco soup, or taco salad.
All it takes for you to make your own homemade taco seasoning with so much flavor are a handful of spices, most of which you’ll already have in the spice cabinet. You can swap out any unwanted ingredient that you typically find in the store-bought stuff and replace it with anything you’d like. This helps you control the spice levels and makes it your own spice blends. Make it a spicy taco seasoning with red pepper flakes!
This Taco Seasoning Recipe doesn’t just go great with ground beef. Mix this in with ground turkey for a leaner option than ground beef tacos. Using this with a leaner meat and using organic ingredients makes this so much healthier for you than store-bought packets.
You only need 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning mix for every pound of meat you have, but you can add another if you are looking for an explosive taco taste. It doesn’t take much seasoning to give you the flavors you need, so it’s worth it to make a big batch and store it in a mason jar. Keep these spice jars in a dry place and they will last you a long time.
Ingredients to Make Taco Seasoning Recipe:
- chili powder
- ground cumin
- garlic powder
- oregano
- paprika
- salt
- black pepper
- onion powder
How to Make Taco Seasoning Recipe:
- Mix all the spices together in a small bowl.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
- Use about 2 tablespoons of seasoning per pound of ground meat, adjusting to taste.
FAQs
Yes! Add about 1/3 cup of water to the ground beef and taco seasoning. This will help spread the seasoning evenly if the meat is dry.
If you are looking to lower the fat and calorie content, then yes – drain the ground beef. As for myself, I never drain the ground beef. Fat carries the flavor of the meat, so draining the fat means draining the flavor. You’re also making the ground beef dry, and we all know that dry ground beef is not all that great.
Add at least 2-3 tablespoons of taco seasoning mix to each pound of ground beef.
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Taco Seasoning Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Mix all the spices together in a small bowl.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
- Use about 2 tablespoons of seasoning per pound of ground meat, adjusting to taste.
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Delicious! My go to spice for cooking mexican meals at home
can it be used for chili and tacos
Hi Beverly – yes, this mix is perfect for chili or tacos. It’s what we use ourselves:)
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