If you love Mexican cuisine, you’ve come to the right place. Today I got a very simple “recipe” for a spice mix used in many Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes: Taco Seasoning. Much better (and cheaper) than anything from the supermarket. I promise! ;)
The moment you start to cook more often you will probably start to accumulate a variety of spices, adding more and more over time. Some people like to buy spice mixes but I prefer the basic herbs and spices because I can mix everything else with those spices anyway. Taco seasoning is one of these spice mixes I never buy because it is so easy to make at home. If you are not cooking Mexican dishes that often you can easily mix only the amount of seasoning you need for the recipe – if you are cooking a lot of Mexican dishes you can prepare a big batch… what I want to say – you should always mix your taco seasoning at home ;P
The spices you need for the typical taco seasoning flavors are relatively common spices. If you are not one of those “frozen pizza” or “microwave pasta” persons I assume you have all of the spices at home: chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika powder, and cumin… add some additional salt and pepper and you got yourself a nice taco seasoning mix. You can adapt and “improve” the spice mix to your liking – for example – if you like it hot, you can add more chili powder, if you are totally into garlic, add more of that ;P
Need some inspiration for your homemade taco seasoning? Try one of these recipes – they turn out perfect with this homemade mix of spices ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. red chili flakes
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/4 TL Knoblauchpulver
1/4 TL Zwiebelpulver
1/4 TL rote Chiliflocken
1/4 TL getrockneter Oregano
1/2 TL Smoked Paprika Pulver
1 1/2 TL gemahlener Kreuzkümmel
1 TL gemahlener Pfeffer
1 TL Salz
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
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Easy Peasy Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Prep Time: 00:02
- Cook Time: 00:00
- Total Time: 00:02
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Spices
- Cuisine: Mexican
Description
The perfect blend of spices to season your Mexican and Tex-Mex inspired dishes.
Ingredients
1 tbsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. red chili flakes
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
Instructions
1. In a small glass jar (with lid), mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red chili flakes, dried oregano, smoked paprika, ground cumin, pepper, and salt. Store the taco seasoning in a dry and dark place.
Notes
Enjoy mixing!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
