How to Make Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

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Its quick and easy to make homemade spice mixes and taco seasoning mix is super versatile to use. It’s great for making taco meat and tons of other recipes. I love making my own seasoning mixes.

I have multiple food allergies and chemical sensitivities so additives are a big deal to me. After reading about the effects of many additives to the body, I no longer wanted to feed those types of food to my kids and family either. 

I also make homemade seasonings like these that you’re gonna wanna make too:

• bbq rub
• Italian seasoning
• ranch seasoning
• Fajita Seasoning Mix
• Simple Steak Seasoning
• Homemade Poultry Seasoning

I use taco mix to flavor my beans. First, I soak the beans in the morning and drain and rinse them in the evening of the same day. Then I put the soaked beans in my crockpot and fill it with water.

I add a serving of my homemade taco seasoning mix and cook it all night on high. The smell that permeates the house is intoxicating and the beans taste DELICIOUS! When the kids come in, everyone remarks on how great it smells in here. Then those beans are great for a ton of recipes including these dirt cheap bean burritos that my kids can’t get enough of!

Taco mix can also be used to season ground beef, chicken, or whatever you want to add a little spice too. It’s great to have on hand and used for many recipes. It’s less expensive for me to make my own than to buy prepackaged mixes at the store. I love that!

Homemade taco seasoning for ground beef

To purchase any herbs and spices we don’t grow, I use the website bulkfoods.com because they have pure products with no added fillers or salts. If I buy chili powder from them, I get just chili powder. 

Many times when you buy chili powder at the grocery store, your chili powder will contain additives such as anti-caking agents and fillers such as gluten that make it bulkier and thereby less expensive to produce. I am not allergic to gluten, but I want to know what I’m eating.

And you can grow your own spices at home too!

All natural taco seasoning

I buy many foods in bulk because it’s less expensive and less packaging to go into the landfill after I use the products. I use old spice containers to store my mixes in so they don’t collect moisture. 

Since I don’t use anti-caking agents, sometimes my mixes clump together. That’s okay with me. I just give them a stir and everything is fine!

Click here to see how to make my world famous taco soup that kids love using this mix. And you can even do taco soup kits and taco soup in a jar with it. We even use it to season homemade pumpkin seeds! Or for another spicy treat, check out this Mexican ranch dressing with a kick!

Taco meat seasoning

To make taco meat recipe from this taco seasoning mix, just take a pound of ground or diced meat and brown it in a skillet. Drain fat if there is any. Add 2 tablespoons of the mix and 1/2 cup of water. Cook and stir until water is gone. 

You can also make these awesome Chicken Fajitas and creamy chicken enchiladas with the taco seasoning mix. Or come up with a great nacho idea! Click here to see how.

For all the best homemade dressing, dip, and sauce recipes check this out.