Friday, January 25, 2013

Taco seasoning recipe

I have been trying to slowly weed out using canned items and seasoning packets. Mostly because of the ridiculous amounts of sodium in them,
(My hubby has high blood pressure and cholesterol so sodium is off limits for him) and also because of all the preservatives and added stuff. So here is a recipe I found on the Internet. I tweaked it just a bit, and I'm working on making a larger batch and will post that recipe with the larger amounts.



Ingredients:

1 Tbs chili powder
1/4 Tsp garlic powder
1/4 Tsp onion powder
1/4 Tsp crushed red pepper flakes(leave this out for a not so spicy seasoning)
1/4 Tsp dried oregano
1/2 Tsp Paprika
1 1/2 Tsp ground cumin
1 Tsp sea salt
1 Tsp black pepper(Also leave this out if you don't want it spicy)

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and store in a air tight container.
I used all of this in one batch of taco meat(about 1 1/2lbs ground beef) added a little hot water and about 1/4tsp of flour. it was pretty spicy(a little bit goes a long way) so for a more mild taco meat I would say about half of this would work, or you could also cut out the red pepper and black pepper.  


Other than that it tasted wonderful! Much more flavor than a seasoning pack from the store.

I found nice clear plastic containers at Walmart for $2.50, and made my own label to put on the front, I also put the measurements on the back so I won't forget! I'll posts pics after I make my big batch :)

Enjoy

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