Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

Save money by making your own taco seasoning mix.  It is SO easy!  And healthy!  And you can put it in a jar (my favorite part)!  Actually, even if you don’t have a jar obsession like I do, I recommend putting this mix in a jar as the flavors are strong and will absorb into a plastic container, or mingle with other items it may be sitting beside in your pantry.

Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 cup onion powder
1/8 cup ground cumin
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon sea salt

Put all ingredients into a jar and shake! 

Um, after you put a lid on…then shake.  The jar.  Shake the jar.  With the lid securely on the jar.

Three Tablespoons of Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix is equal to one 4-ounce package of taco seasoning mix.  I would recommend adding 3 Tablespoons of mix to one pound of browned ground meat for tacos.

I would also recommend shaking again before each use to make sure the spices are well distributed throughout the mix.

The jar.  Shake the jar.  You can shake all you want, but if you don’t shake the jar, your spices won’t be distributed evenly. 

Just wanted to be sure I made the instructions clear in regard to the shaking. 

Great.  I can see it now.  Husbands everywhere will walk into the kitchen and see their wives shaking (boogie down). 

He will look questioningly at his wife, smile and say,

“Taco night again?!”