No more buying those little packets of taco seasoning for me! Making your own homemade Taco Seasoning mix from scratch is so quick, easy and healthy as well.
I have tried quite a few different recipes, until I came up with my own version. I use it in ground beef tacos, or my chicken taco recipe as well. This would also go great in a Tex-Mex or 7-Layer Dip too.
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Oregano (ground)
1/2 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
2 Teaspoons Cornstarch
1 lb of Ground Beef
Ground Beef Directions: Mix all dry ingredients together. Brown your ground beef, drain. In the same skillet add your “homemade” taco seasoning mix dry ingredients to the ground beef with 1/2 cup water. Mix well and cook on medium heat until sauce is slightly thickened.
I usually like to make a big batch of this taco seasoning mix, and just store it in an air-tight container.
For my Chicken Tacos recipe, just add this homemade taco seasoning to your shredded chicken with some chicken broth or water and serve.
Denise Anderson says
November 15, 2014 at 7:01 pmI want to thank you for your great recipe!! I’ve been testing other homeade taco seasoning recipes and it’s always an epic failure. It’s either to spicy for my 4 y.o or to bland for my husband. This one is right on point! Your spice mix is perfect, not to spicy but flavorful. I made my guacamole & both were a hit! The only change I did was used arrowroot. Good bye mc cormick taco seasoning hello happy moneymaker taco seasoning. Great job.
Happy.MoneySaver says
November 15, 2014 at 7:26 pmI am so happy you like it as much as I do! 🙂
kathryn says
September 1, 2014 at 3:59 pmcan u post your bulk mix and how much you use per pound of meat and any substitute for corn starch? thank you
Happy.MoneySaver says
September 1, 2014 at 11:14 pmMy Bulk Taco Seasonings –
1 cup Chili Powder
1 1/3 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 1/3 Tablespoon Oregano (ground)
2 2/3 Tablespoon Paprika
1/3 cup Cumin
1/3 cup Salt
1/3 cup Black Pepper
2/3 cup Cornstarch
I use 3 Tablespoons of the mixture for every pound of ground beef. I haven’t ever replaced the corn starch before but I have seen it replaced with flour, arrowroot, potato starch, tapioca, and even instant mashed potato granules at an even ratio that you may want to try. Hope that helps!
neeni says
October 16, 2011 at 10:51 amSounds scrumptious
Mary says
February 15, 2011 at 5:17 pmOH MY GOODNESS… your taco looks AMAZING! Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂
Cheryl/The Frugal Life of a Mom says
February 15, 2011 at 4:27 pmThanks for the recipe. YOUR taco is making my mouth water!
Marie says
February 15, 2011 at 2:56 pmCostco shoppers – Costco sells a big bottle of taco seasoning too which is SOOOOO much cheaper than buying the individual packets. I prefer it over making my own so the spices I would have to buy don’t go out of date. But this is a great idea for the non-Costco members!