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Homemade All Natural Taco Seasoning

November 4, 2014 By Dusty Rogers 12 Comments

Skip the store bought chemicals and make your own all natural taco seasoning in bulk for a quick, easy, and healthy meal! | www.allthingsgd.com #cleaneating #allnatural #paleo #whole30

Taco seasoning makes me crazy.

All you want to do is have an awesome Taco Tuesday, and there you are, standing in the seasoning aisle with your cart full of tequila and tortilla chips, taking a look at the taco seasoning packet ingredients, and there you see it…

“Silicon Dioxide.”

Yup.

It’s listed as an ingredient in those $1 taco seasoning packets we all love to buy for the sake of convenience.

Stop. Buying. Them.

Remember that last beautiful handbag you bought?  Remember that little white packet of crystalized whatevers that you had to pull out first before you put your lip gloss in?  The one that said “DO NOT EAT” and “THROW AWAY”?

That’s silicon dioxide.

And you’re about to put it in your guacamole hole.

UNLESS you skip the $1 convenience crap package, and try this all natural taco seasoning recipe you can make yourself – in bulk! – so you never have to worry about turning to chemical-filled convenience again.

Ingredients:
12 Tablespoons chili powder
6 Tablespoons cumin
4 Tablespoons salt
4 Tablespoons pepper
2 Tablespoons paprika
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

Tip:  Add a little bit more crushed red pepper flakes if you like to bring the heat.

Recipe adapted from this source.

Directions:
Measure all ingredients and pour into a medium sized bowl or large jar.

Tip: The 3 oz Archer Farms jar of chili powder at Target is exactly 12 Tablespoons so if you buy that just dump the entire bottle into the bowl and skip the measuring.

Skip the store bought chemicals and make your own all natural taco seasoning in bulk for a quick, easy, and healthy meal! | www.allthingsgd.com #cleaneating #allnatural #paleo #whole30

All Natural Taco Seasoning. Seriously? Isn’t this gorgeous?

Give it a stir (or shake it like Taylor Swift if you’re going the jar route):

Skip the store bought chemicals and make your own all natural taco seasoning in bulk for a quick, easy, and healthy meal! | www.allthingsgd.com #cleaneating #allnatural #paleo #whole30

Oh hello, chemical-free taco goodness:

Skip the store bought chemicals and make your own all natural taco seasoning in bulk for a quick, easy, and healthy meal! | www.allthingsgd.com #cleaneating #allnatural #paleo #whole30

Pour your all natural taco seasoning mix into a medium or large sized, air-tight jar and store in a cool, dry place. I’m all about reusing glassware, so I like to store my bulk all-natural taco seasoning in an old salsa jar.

Skip the store bought chemicals and make your own all natural taco seasoning in bulk for a quick, easy, and healthy meal! | www.allthingsgd.com #cleaneating #allnatural #paleo #whole30

When it’s taco time, stir in 2-3 Tablespoons of all natural taco seasoning per one pound of meat.  (Start with 2 Tablespoons, taste, and add more if you’d like a little more spice.)  Feel free to add a little bit of water as well if you’re a hardcore old school taco seasoning packet lover, but really, there’s no need for added water with this all-natural mix.

Let your stirred up seasoned meat simmer for a few minutes for flavors to blend, and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. 1
    Kathy M. says:
    November 4, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Wow!!! Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • 2
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 4, 2014 at 11:34 pm

      My pleasure, Kathy – I hope you like it!

      Reply
  2. 3
    Julie says:
    November 4, 2014 at 2:41 pm

    Since you first posted a link to this recipe on Kate’s chicken taco chili, I’ve used it and never looked back. I love it for its taste, freshness, and convenience (even when I run out, I can typically make more on the spot!) Buh bye, added chemicals! At least on taco night.

    Reply
    • 4
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 4, 2014 at 11:35 pm

      So happy to hear it, Julie! I’ve been using it all along too, but didn’t like the hassle of needing to pull out a dozen jars from my spice cabinet every time. Prepping it in bulk has been a game-changer! So glad you like it!

      Reply
  3. 5
    heathersfp says:
    November 4, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    this is perfect for taco Tuesday!

    Reply
    • 6
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 4, 2014 at 11:37 pm

      So glad you agree, Heather! Happy eating!

      Reply
  4. 7
    christy says:
    November 5, 2014 at 1:40 pm

    I will cut back on the salt, but thank you for this!

    Reply
    • 8
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 6, 2014 at 10:35 pm

      My pleasure, Christy – so glad you like it!

      Reply
  5. 9
    Nicole says:
    November 7, 2014 at 10:23 am

    I’ve been making my own taco seasoning for a few years now. A couple weeks ago the hubs was in charge of dinner and made tacos, but bought the dreaded packet. We couldn’t believe how different it tasted. The homemade stuff is soooo much better!
    My tip- I like to add a squeeze of ketchup (tablespoon or 2?), a touch of water and juice from half a lime to give the taco meat a little “sauce” to simmer in.

    Reply
    • 10
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 10, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Totally agree, Nicole! Great tip, too – thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  6. 11
    Ginger says:
    November 8, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    I just made this and love it- glad to have no sugar and fewer chemicals in my food. But, my chili powder has silicon dioxode in it so I wasn’t successful in that aspect. Does the target brand not? I’m not overly worried about it since it is sand, but on the other hand, why eat sand if you don’t have to? Ha.

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    • 12
      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 10, 2014 at 8:09 pm

      So happy to hear you liked the recipe, Ginger! Great point about the silicon dioxide. I just checked my chili powder jar from Target (it’s the Archer Farms brand) and the ingredients are chile pepper, sea salt, cumin oregano and garlic. Looks like it’s a good one!

      Reply

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