I love making my own taco seasoning! With my DIY taco seasoning, I can control how salty it is, how spicy it is, and best of all, there aren’t any filler ingredients in it. There are no added sugars, starches, and anti-caking agents in my homemade version. It only takes a couple of seconds to put together so you don’t have to go out to purchase it specifically the next time you feel like making tacos.
Key Ingredients You Need
- Spices — It’s important that you use fresh spices for this recipe. Since spices lose their flavor and potency over time, you end up with stale seasoning if you use stale spices to make this seasoning mix.
How to Make Taco Seasoning
Step 1: Add the chili powder and paprika to a bowl.
Step 2: Add the garlic powder and onion powder to the same bowl.
Step 3: Add the cumin to the bowl.
Step 4: Add the dried oregano to the bowl.
Step 5: Add the salt and pepper to the bowl.
Step 6: Mix until the spices are fully combined.
Tips For This Recipe
- Be sure you are purchasing American-style chili powder and not chile powder made up of ground chiles.
- If you’d like to make this spicier, you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes to it.
- You can use smoked paprika or sweet paprika, depending on how you’d like for it to taste.
- I do not recommend swapping dried oregano for fresh oregano. You want to use dried oregano to keep it shelf-stable.
- If you only have onion salt or garlic salt, I recommend not adding any additional salt to the blend.
Frequently Asked Questions
To keep spices fresh, always place them in a cool dark place, away from a heat source, in an airtight container. Doing so will make sure they stay fresh longer.
While spices don’t technically expire, they do lose their flavor over time. To tell, I usually take some visual cues. Once the spices lose their bright, vibrant hues, it indicates that the flavor has dulled. I would check for freshness after about a year.
When it comes to seasoning meat, I usually use around 1 to 2 tablespoons of the seasoning mix per pound of meat. Outside of using it on meat, you can also add the spice mix to soups, vegetables, beans, nachos, and more! It goes great on my Taco Bowls.
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Taco Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients in a small bowl, making sure everything is combined evenly.
Notes
- Be sure you are purchasing American-style chili powder and not chile powder made up of ground chiles.
- If you’d like to make this spicier, you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes to it.
- You can use smoked or sweet paprika, depending on how you’d like for it to taste.
- I do not recommend swapping dried oregano for fresh oregano. You want to use dried oregano to keep it shelf-stable.
- If you only have onion salt or garlic salt, I recommend not adding any additional salt to the blend.
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