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A brown wooden bowl filled with Homemade Taco Seasoning spice blend sits on a dark surface. A silver spoon rests inside, partially buried in the mixture, with some spices spilled around the bowl. The background is a textured gray.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

This homemade taco seasoning recipe is easy, flavorful, simple and healthy! Use this the next time you make tacos (or burritos) instead of buying a premade seasoning packet that contains unnecessary chemicals!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 dish of taco meat (about 1.5 pounds of meat)
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Method
 

  1. Mix all ingredients together in small bowl.
  2. Use as directed with any other taco seasoning mix!

Notes

*We recommend using organic ingredients when possible
 
If using this mix to season taco meat, brown meat 1-1.5 pounds of meat (either ground beef or ground turkey) in a skillet, about 8-10 minutes.
Once browned, add this seasoning as well as 1 cup of water to the skillet.
Continue cooking, letting the flavors marinate together and the liquid to cook off.  Once the liquid is cooked off to the desired level, the meat is ready to eat (about 8-10 minutes).

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