Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
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This easy-to-make homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe has the perfect blend of spices for all your taco and burrito recipes. Once you try it, you won’t need to buy the pre-made and packaged version again.
Using seasoning blends and rubs can help enhance the taste in whatever recipe you’re making, and often you already have all the ingredients necessary to make them. If you want to start making them yourself, check out my All-Purpose Chicken Seasoning or Blackened Seasoning.
Taco Seasoning
Taco seasoning is a simple blend of herbs, salt, and spices that is used to season protein stuffed into tacos, burritos, or quesadillas. Its wonderful combination of zesty, earthy, and salty flavors gives your food just the right amount of Mexican essence.
While this is a very basic recipe, it will add incredible flavors to whatever you season it with. The best part is that you most likely already have most of the required ingredients in your cabinets.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Garlic – I prefer to use granules as opposed to garlic powder.
- Oregano – Any dry oregano will work for this.
- Cumin – Ground cumin adds some nice earthy flavors to this.
- Onion – I prefer to use granules as opposed to onion powder.
- Chili Powder – A good chili powder will add some nice zesty pepper flavors.
- Salt – I always use coarse sea salt in my cooking and baking.
- Pepper – freshly ground or pre-ground black pepper
- Paprika – Some smoked paprika will add smoky flavors to the rub. You can also use sweet paprika in this.
How to Make a Homemade Taco Seasoning
Add all the spices to a small to medium-sized bowl.
Mix everything using a whisk or spoon.
Store or use it.
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead: You can make this homemade taco seasoning for several days or weeks before using it.
How to Store: Put in an airtight container and store in a cool dark place for up to 1 year.
Chef Notes + Tips
- You can add other ingredients: thyme, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, cloves, cinnamon, cayenne, chipotle powder, or allspice.
- You can also store this in glass jars with an air-tight lid.
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Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coarse salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic granules
- 1 ½ tablespoons onion granules
- 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons oregano
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add all the spices to a small to medium-sized bowl.
- Mix everything together using a whisk or spoon.
- Store or use it.
Will never buy a store taco seasoning again. Very easy and nice to always have it ready in the cupboard. Yes I often use glass to seal things such as this seasoning.
Excellent!
This is the BEST seasoning I have ever used to make homemade tacos! I will NEVER use anything else again. Thank you so very much ❣️
How much do you think should be used for around a lb of meat?
1 1/2 to 2 tbsp