Taco Seasoning

Taco Seasoning

Ingredients

  • 2 TB chili powder
  • 5 tsp paprika
  • 4 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 TB tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients. Store it in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Use within 6 months.
  2. When adding this seasoning to ground beef, add 1/2 to 3/4 cups of water to the beef and simmer covered for about 10 minutes.
  3. The recipe makes approximately 7 tablespoons (about 3 packages of taco seasoning mix). Two generous tablespoons (7 teaspoons) is about equivalent to one package of taco seasoning mix.

3momsapproved Taco Seasoning

AUTHOR | Joy Miller

Joy, one of the original 3 Moms at Happy to be at Home, is the wife of a music minister and spends her days homeschooling her three children (ages 6, 9, and 11), teaching piano lessons from her home, and trying to improve her cooking skills. You can read more about Joy on her personal blog, Five J's.

Posted by Joy Miller on Jun 23rd, 2008 | Filed Under Cooking and Baking
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  1. Wet Burritos | Happy to be at Home | June 23rd, 2008, at 3:34 am >>

    [...] beef. Brown ground beef with chopped onions. Add taco seasoning and water (2 TB taco seasoning and 1/2 cup water per pound of ground beef) and simmer for 10 [...]

  2. Alisa | June 23rd, 2008, at 5:14 pm >>

    One of the best things my husband taught me when we first started dating was to make our own seasonings and tomato sauce. We are taco lovers here and the kids will use this seasoning on anything, chicken, turkey, etc. Mmmm…good stuff!

  3. Turkey Tacos | The Happy Housewife | February 9th, 2009, at 10:29 pm >>

    [...] seasoning (make your own with this recipe) $0.50 to free (there are always coupons on the taco shell [...]

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