Homemade Taco Seasoning

 Since I made homemade chili seasoning the other day, I thought why not try taco seasoning as well?

It was SUPER easy and the sodium level difference is I N S A N E.

I was looking on the back of a taco seasoning packet to see if the spices I chose were close to those that are in the packets... um, the packet contained 16 ingredients (my recipe has 8, just sayin') and there were only a few ingredients that I knew of without having to google the names.... I'm not sure why sugar is necessary in taco seasoning.. or cottonseed oil... So, the packet of seasoning from the store roughly contains 1,320 mg of sodium. Why is that even necessary? I normally could not use a whole packet of seasoning when I make tacos because of how salty the meat would be. This homemade recipe contains about 727 mg of sodium. 

Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (I do a heaping scoop on my measuring spoon)
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder (I do a heaping scoop on my measuring spoon)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Use a whisk, or a fork, and mix all of your spices together and then add to your meat!


Add 3/4 cup of liquid to the seasoning and cooked meat. (Water, vegetable broth, chicken broth, etc) You could add a teaspoon of cornstarch to help the liquid come together quicker with the meat, but I didn't mind letting mine simmer longer. You can also add some red pepper flakes for some heat if you like. My favorite way to cook it, though, is with a can of tomato sauce for the liquid.


P.S.
If you need this recipe to be even lower on the sodium level, simply omit the 1/2 teaspoon of salt and your sodium level is at 145 mg now!

P.S.S.
If you want to make this in bulk, this recipe yields about 3 tablespoons, so just add 3 tablespoons to your meat!

P.S.S.S
This recipe contains all of the same ingredients as my homemade chili seasoning, just with different ratios and this one has some added salt, so get all of your spices together and make them both! 

 When you make your tacos, pair them with my homemade salsa recipe here and you are all set;)

Enjoy!



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