Taco Seasoning is something that is super easy to make yourself. It’s cheaper than store-bought, you don’t have to remember to keep it on hand, and you know exactly what’s in it and how to pronounce all the ingredients.
Isn’t that true for so many things? Like dressing, for example. Or pancakes. Which reminds me of a funny thing that happened right after I got married.
DH and I slept in one Saturday morning, and I said to him, “don’t pancakes sound good? I think I’ll go make some.”
“But I don’t think we have any pancake mix,” he said.
I simply laughed and pulled out my Joy of Cooking. In no time I had recruited him to cook the pancakes while I browned the sausage that I had picked up at the farmer’s market. (If you live in Michigan, I highly recommend Creswick sausage and brats. Plus their website is kind of fun. It moos. Oh, and if you’re wondering why I had DH cook the pancakes, check out my Cornmeal Wheat Pancakes post.)
But back to the tacos. Here is the recipe from Simply in Season:
1/4 C chili powder, 3 T cumin, 2 T oregano, 2 T coriander, 1 T garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp ground red pepper. To make the taco filling, add 2-3 T of seasoning plus 1/2 C water and salt to taste for each pound of ground beef or venison or cooked beans.
Serving suggestion:
The verdict: Two thumbs up. DH ate several of these. They were nice and spicy without being overwhelming, and the oregano and coriander provided a nice balance so that you didn’t just taste cumin. Way better than the packets!
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This is a great idea. Do you store it in a plastic container? Saw you on Sits this morning! Have a great day!
Yes, I have a little Rubbermaid thing that I store it in.
Will have to give this a try since it’s close to impossible finding one here LOL. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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You know, I usually toss all that stuff into the meat as I’m making tacos, but it would be a great idea to actually make a mix and keep it around! And I bet it makes a great gift as well – who wouldn’t want a cute little packet of homemade spice mix?
Thanks for sharing!
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Wendy,
If you have a recipe that calls for one packet of taco seasoning mix, how much of the homemade blend would you use? Thanks (this is sooo much better that the chemically laden stuff from the grocery!)
2-3 T should do it.
what a great idea! So economical! I will definitely be mixing up some of this.
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I think I shall try your recipe, but I shall be leaving the cumin out. I have ‘highly irritable bowl disorder’ and cumin seems to be one of the things which act as an immediate trigger. But then again, it might just be the amount of cumin a place uses … not totally sure, just gonna avoid it as much as possible!
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I love this great little recipe. It is such a better family to create something from scratch in my opinion. I love the pride in knowing that I saved money and I know exactly what is going into the bodies of my family.
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What page from Simply in Season is this recipe found?? I knew one of the “Mennonite Trilogy” cookbook blogs mentioned a taco seasoning recipe, but I couldn’t find it in any of my cookbooks. Thank goodness I can search my Google Reader 🙂
It’s on p. 209 of the new edition – a sub-recipe under Chard or Kale Enchiladas.
Hope that helps!
The tacos look really good! There are so many things like pancakes and taco seasoning that can be made easily from scratch. I think many of us have gotten use to quick and convenient items that we forget that. Thanks for the reminder and thanks for linking up your post!
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am I the only one who thought this was to hot of a mix? I love Spice but it was WAY to hot for my kids! lol