This Best Taco Seasoning Recipe is so easy to make and is a fantastic seasoning for tacos, taco salads, soups, rice, beans, stir-fried vegetables, and seafood. Creating your own homemade seasoning brings a burst of flavor to any dish, allowing you to control the intensity and balance of spices to suit your taste.

The Best Taco Seasoning Recipe

If you’re looking for more seasoning mix recipes, Homemade Poultry Seasoning Mix and Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning will leave your taste buds happy!

Why should you make your own homemade seasoning mixes?

• It costs way less than buying packaged spice blends to make your own spice mixes.
• You can adjust the amount of seasoning that goes into each blend for your family’s taste.
• When you make your own spice blends, you know the quality of the spices and ingredients you use. However, some of those spice blend mixes still contain MSG.
• Homemade seasoning mixes make great gifts for your friends and family.

What’s in Taco Seasoning?

Taco seasoning consists of chili powder, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, black pepper, dried oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes.

Can I use Taco Season Mix in Place of Fajita Seasoning?

Taco seasoning and fajita seasoning use different measurements of spices, giving your dishes a distinct flavor. While you can substitute fajita seasoning with taco seasoning, your fajitas will not have the same flavor.

Taco seasoning has oregano, which fajita seasoning does not. It also has more chili powder.

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Here’s How to Make Taco Seasoning Recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container.

Tips for Making Homemade Taco Season Mix

• If you have toddlers or family members who don’t like spicy food, leave out the crushed red pepper.
• Use ground black pepper so it’s evenly distributed.
• Make sure the meat is in small pieces so the spice mixture can properly coat the food.

Storage

Your taco meat seasoning will last up to six months if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark spot. You’ll want to keep your homemade season mixes away from the stove’s heat.

How do you make taco meat using homemade taco seasoning mix?

1. Brown 1 pound (1 lb) ground beef.

2. Drain excess grease.

3. Add 3 tablespoons of taco seasoning mix to browned ground beef.

4. Add 1/2 cup of water to the mixture and simmer for about five more minutes. When the ground beef is thoroughly cooked and the water has evaporated, remove from heat and serve.

How to Use DIY Taco Spice Mix

1. Make a Taco Bar

If you have a crowd, make sure there’s a variety of taco fillers to suit everyone’s taste. Ground beef, shredded beef, chicken, shrimp, rice, vegetables, and beans are just some suggestions to get you started.

You’ll want hard and soft taco shells to cater to everyone’s tastebuds.

Toppings like shredded cheese, sliced black olives, thinly sliced lettuce, chopped tomatoes, chopped red onion, guacamole, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, green onions, and pickled jalapeños are just some ideas.

Remember to add margaritas, salsa, and chips for the perfect night at home.

2. Make Taco Salad

If you’re short on time, making a taco salad is a quick way to make dinner.

Make your favorite taco meat, chop up romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced black olives, cut green onions, and chop tomatoes. Top your taco salad with corn chips. I love Catalina or honey French salad dressing for my taco salads.

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