I missed Cinco de Mayo by about, oh, a month, but I’m starting to get really in to making Mexican food. First I made taco shells and now taco seasoning; you can see where this is going. This seasoning has a lot of flavor and was simple to make with just what I already had on hand. I’ve put it on just about everything from eggs to beans to roasted vegetable; the flavor really isn’t just for tacos.
Homemade Spicy Taco Seasoning
Ingredients(Makes about 1/2 a cup:
- 1 Tablespoon + 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
Combine all of the spices and mix together completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
This is hot so be careful who you serve it to. I like spicy things and can tolerate them pretty well, but some people I know wouldn’t touch this with a 10-foot pole after tasting it. It’s not Cinco de Mayo but we can still celebrate Uno de Juno(clearly I didn’t take Spanish in school, though now I want to watch the movie Juno).
For the longest time I have refused to buy those packets of taco seasoning because of the weird additives, but I never took the time to create my own seasoning. I’ve really missed tacos! Now I can finally enjoy the old favorite without all the chemicals. Thanks, Evan!
thanks so much for posting this recipe! we eat tacos like crazy in my house and I always cringe using the packets! 🙂
Yum! I’ve always hated have to quickly run out to the store just to get a package of taco seasoning! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Uno de Juno.
lol
I love the blend and i love that you “wrote” on the picture.
did you do that in picnick? I have Lightroom and could probably do it in that…I haven learned that yet, thought.
That’s next month I think…haha!
I did it in paint. I’m not tech savvy enough for anything more advanced.
My boyfriend loves spicy, spicy things. The only time he’s been unable to finish a dish is when they tripled the highest heat rating at the local Thai restaurant. A few bites of his dish and the back of my neck was already drenched in sweat. Needless to say, I’m sure he’d lovingly caress that 10 foot pole a lot of people wouldn’t even touch. And uno de Juno? LOL. Never took Spanish either, but sounds good to me!
Yum… What a great idea! I need to try to make my own. My bf & I love taco seasoning!
Uno de Juno—haha! I love it! 🙂
I always buy the packaged seasoning. Totally need to make my own with this recipe!
This is such a good idea. I just read the ingredients of the taco seasoning my parents always buy and my god the ingredient list is scary!
Oooh, so pretty! This reminds me of the Cajun spice mix I put together when making Dirty Rice!
We have taco night at least every other week and I adore spice. Thanks for sharing this, Evan!
Is it that it can be stored up to 6 months or we must store it 6 months first?
You can store it for up to 6 months
How much of this seasoning should be used (for, say, a pound of meat)?
Hey Travis, a lot of it depends on surface area. If it’s a solid piece, I would say thinly coat the whole thing. If it’s ground, I would use 1 Tablespoon