This DIY Taco Seasoning will show you exactly what is in taco seasoning. As well as, how to make homemade taco seasoning with ingredients you likely already have in your spice cabinet!
Why in the world would someone want to make their own homemade taco seasoning? I mean really what is the point? You can walk into pretty much any store that sells food and get a packet for under $1. Who needs to waste their time mixing together seasonings in their spice cabinets when they can just rip open the packet and pour into their skillet?
Did you know that the average taco seasoning packet has 12-15 ingredients and only one of them says spices? It’s true. Most taco seasoning mix packets that you find in the store list “spices” for all the spices included. The remaining ingredients are preservatives, colorings, and more that simply aren’t needed. It’s actually insanely easy for you to make your own taco seasoning and you can double, triple…shoot, you can unvigintuple (that’s really a word – it means 21x) this recipe! We usually make 3-4 times the recipe and store it in an empty spice container and just use as needed.
What spices are in taco seasoning?
If you are wanting to know how to make taco seasoning, you need a few spices that you likely already have in your spice cabinet. The main spice in taco seasoning is chili powder. The other spices you will need are cumin, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning (or just oregano).
That’s it. That’s literally all you need to make homemade taco meat seasoning or anything else that you make want to use a spice combination like this. We have used this DIY taco seasoning on hamburger meat, chicken, potatoes, scrambled eggs, stuffed peppers, and more. There’s so many ways beyond just tacos.
We think this is the best homemade taco seasoning recipe that you’re going to find and we hope you love it just as much as we do!
This DIY Taco Seasoning will show you exactly what is in taco seasoning. As well as, how to make homemade taco seasoning with ingredients you likely already have in your spice cabinet!
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp Italian Seasoning (Oregano only would be fine as a substitute)
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Combine all ingredients in a container and shake well.
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Use immediately or store in an air tight container for up to 3 months
Use half of this recipe in place of a standard taco seasoning packet. Save the remaining half for another recipe or add a little more of this recipe if you like more spice.
Now that you know how to make your own taco seasoning, check out this easy Homemade Baked Taco Casserole! It’s one of our favorite dishes!
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Thank you for sharing this. We love tacos and I can’t stand all the unnecessary ingredients in store bought taco seasoning.
Yes! It’s so annoying! Hope you enjoy!
Used Mexican oregano instead of Italian seasoning. So good!