Making Homemade Taco Seasoning is so easy and so much healthier too. Mix it up with spices that you probably have already in your house.
After looking at the ingredients of store bought taco seasoning, which has several not so good ingredients, I decided it was time to figure out how to make my own homemade version and clean it up a little.
No sodium, no partially hydrogenated soybean oils, no silicon dioxide, no ethoxyquin! I am still learning so much with choosing to clean eat as much as possible so I decided to do more research on some of those ingredients.
HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
I googled “Silicon Dioxide” and found that Silicon dioxide and silica gelare insecticides and acaracides are insecticides and acaracides, used in controlling insects, mites and ticks in a variety of indoor and outdoor sites. Oh my! Source EPA.gov.
And I also googled “ethoxyquin” and it is regulated by the FDA for its use as a preservative in animal feed, dehydrated crops and sorghum, and as a antioxidant for the preservation of color in the production of chili powder, paprika, and ground chili. Whoa! Source EPA.gov.
So after reading all of that. I am only making my own homemade taco seasoning from here on out!
It’s not only cheaper but so much healthier. Plus it’s absolutely perfect to use for our taco nights, burrito bowls and to make our favorite Layered Taco Dip with it as well!
I have also ventured out and make homemade Greek seasoning, homemade Emeril’s Essence, and homemade pumpkin pie spice as well.
TACO SEASONING INGREDIENTS
6 TBSP chili powder
4 tsp ground cumin
3 tsp paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
Mix all ingredients together and store in an air tight container. (I actually used an old spice bottle that I had saved)
Use 2 TBSP with 1 pound of meat.
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Homemade Taco Seasoning
Making homemade taco seasoning is so easy and so much healthier too. Mix it up with spices that you probably have already in your house.
Ingredients
- 6 TBSP chili powder
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 3 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and store in an air tight container. (I actually used an old spice bottle I had saved)
- Use 2 TBSP with 1 pound of meat.
Beverly Linkhart says
yeah!!!!! love this! So funny, I was at the grocery last night, picked up a packet of taco seasoning and looked at ingredients . . . and immediately put it back and thought, we can make our own (already make our own ranch dressing seasoning and au jus seasoning). Also, not sure where you are, but if you have a Penzey’s spice shop near you (or you can shop online) – best spices ever!!! and they never use cornstarch or other ingredients for “anti-clumping”. Thank you again for sharing this recipe. so excited to try and LOVE that there isn’t any salt in it.
Debra says
Made This just a bit ago and using it tonight for Tacos! Thanks
Denise says
Do you add any water when you add the seasoning to the meat mixture & seasoning? The packets you add a little bit of water.
Sherri says
You can a couple of tablespoons if you’d like. I sometimes do but not always. 🙂
Fran Ramos says
Thanks for the recipe! I just made it and it tastes better than the packets!
CJ says
I followed the recipe exactly, added 4 tablespoons to my meat because I did 2 pounds and it doesn’t taste anything like packet seasoning. It really didn’t seem to add any flavor to the meat whatsoever.
Pam Wormington says
Reading the nutritional info,it says there is 203 mg of sodium.Am I missing something? My chili powder doesn’t contain salt.
Sherri says
I would go by what your bottles say. The nutritional information provided is for generic ingredients 🙂
Dawn Crescimone says
This recipe is so easy to make. There is no reason to buy the packaged mix. This taco seasoning tastes so much better than the store bought package; my family even noticed. I make a large batch at a time because I use it in other recipes too. I highly recommend this recipe for taco seasoning.
Dawn Crescimone says
This taco seasoning recipe is fantastic and easy to make. It tastes so much better than the store bought seasoning mix which I will never buy again. I make this in big batches because I use it in other dishes too; a little goes a long way. I highly recommend this recipe.