Tired of not having taco seasoning on hand when you need it? You more than likely have everything in your spice cabinet to make this homemade taco seasoning right now!
Homemade Taco Seasoning
Ingredients
- 2 tsps chili powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 ½ tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- pinch red pepper flakes
Directions
Mix all ingredients to equal one package taco seasoning mix. Use 1-2 tablespoons seasoning per pound of meat.
If you prefer to make a bigger batch, quadruple the recipe and store in an airtight container. The 4 oz mason jars with lids or the 8 oz mason jars with lids work perfectly for this recipe. The homemade taco seasoning can be stored in your pantry or even in the freezer.
Easy peasy and you'll be ready for Taco Tuesday every week! 🙂
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your taco seasoning recipe is missing the quantity of garlic powder to use
Thanks so much for the heads up Diane ~ just updated the post! It’s supposed to be 1/2 tsp 🙂
Do you need to add water like store bought seasoning?
Hi Barbara! This recipe is a substitute for just the dry mix part of the packet, and most packets have you add 3/4 cups of water per lb of meat ~ but you can try it without the water as well if you like! 🙂 Hope that helps!
Love this idea!!
Is this considered medium hot? I can only handle mild,lol. Any suggestions to make it Mild?
Thank you, Merry Christmas
I would say medium – hope that helps!
If you cut out the red pepper flakes, the chili powder would be the only source of heat in this recipe making it more mild in flavor. Hope that helps!