Clean Eating Taco Seasoning

by The Gracious Pantry on August 19, 2010

Clean Eating Taco Seasoning Recipe

I’ve been wanting to come up with my own clean eating taco seasoning for a long time now. The sad fact is,  most of the packaged stuff you can buy has either sugar, maltodextrin or MSG in it. Not exactly what I want to put in my body, thank you.

So here’s what I came up with:

Clean Eating Taco Seasoning

Ingredients
2 tbsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. chili powder

Note: This mix has a small amount of “kick” to it. Nothing that will set your mouth on fire, but definitely noticeable. If you want something without the kick, leave out the cayenne and add an extra 1/2 tsp. of paprika.

Directions

Step 1 – Blend all spices in a bowl and use to season any taco meat you are cooking. Use approximately 1 tbsp. per pound of meat.

Eat and Enjoy!

Munchkin Helpers:

If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).

This is a good one for the kids. You measure, they pour in the bowl. With a proper bowl, even young kids can stir the spices. Or put it in a jar with a lid and let them shake the jar until they have no “shaking power” left.

Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).

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  • http://www.milesmusclesmommyhood.blogspot.com/ JenniferLeah

    will give this one a whirl~I have made one before using a chipotle pepper spice from Penzy’s and it was awesome. Nice and hot :)

  • Angie

    Thank you thank you thank you! I am on the beginning journey of clean eating and like that my family can have the good ole’ favorites with out all the chemicals. I haven’t even told my husband that we are changing. hehe Hasn’t even noticed! Let’s see if in a month or so we aren’t all feeling a little better.

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Angie – That’s a great way to do it! I find men are much more accepting of healthier dishes if they don’t know you’re cooking healthier! Go girl!

  • Courtney

    Can’t wait to try this. I have been on a the hunt for a good sodium free taco seasoning. My kids love tacos! I found a good one at my farmers market, but it is way too expensive to continue using. This is perfect! Thanks!

  • Angela

    will have to try..I always thought the taco salda recipe would make good tacos! We just eat tacos with no seasoning because I don’t like the flavor of the packaged stuff and I grew up on it!

  • Jo

    What do you put your tacos in? I can’t find any corn based taco shells that aren’t full of rubbish and i am wheat free so can’t have flour tortillas?
    By the way – buffalo worked great in the Bison stew :-) Kangaroo, not so much (it was AWFUL) Definately stick to the “tougher’ cuts.

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Jo – You may have to search a bit, but there are corn tortillas on the market that are made of corn, lime and water. They are the soft taco version, but just as good and definitely clean.

  • Charlena

    Thank you, Tiffany, for adding this one. I used to buy the 30% Reduced Sodium taco seasoning packets whenever I could find them, but didn’t care for all the “extra” ingredients — and still too much sodium!

    I’ve been reducing my meat consumption, and using TVP and un-fried “refried” beans for my taco filling. Unfortunately, TVP (short for “texturized vegetable protein”) is still very much a “processed” food.

    Have you come across any less processed alternatives for meat-less tacos, lasagnes, etc.?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Charlena – I’ve found the combination of tofu and brown rice is a good substitute in both texture and protein. Outside of that, you could just scramble some firm tofu with the taco seasoning.

    Hope that helps!

  • Kathy H

    Can’t's wait to try it. Thanks!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Kathy – Great! Let me know how you like it!

  • Jill

    This is so good! Thanks for posting all these wonderful recipes!! :)

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Jill – Fabulous! Have a great holiday! And thanks for trying my recipes!

  • WWCook

    Thank you for your so easy to make Clean Eating Taco Seasoning. My family loves tacos. We enjoy them at least twice a week (once with beef and once with chicken) I’ve always wanted to make my own seasoning cause all those packets are full of sodium and other “extra” ingredients I don’t want in our food.
    How do I store the this and for how long? Like all other spices?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    WWCook – Yep! Like all other spices. Just put it in an air tight container and it’ll keep for quite a while. Enjoy!

  • Trudefaith

    thanks for this recipe Tiffany! I used red pepper flakes (cause I really like the taste) and have used this seasoning a lot. my family really likes it. if your looking for a good meat alt try this with cooked lentils they are winderful in tacos (I leave out the refried beans on a lentil taco) very nice and also great on a taco salad!

  • Anonymous

    TF – Yes! I’ve tried it with lentils. Really very yummy! I even mixed quinoa in to get a little extra complete protein. Yum!

  • Ashley

    I used this instead of the taco seasoning in my chicken fiesta soup, and it made it even better. I will never use the little packets again, thanks so much for the recipe. Just one question, when you make taco meat with the packet seasonings, you usually add water and cook. Will I need to do this when adding to ground beef for tacos?

  • Anonymous

    Ashley – Use this the same way you would use the packet seasoning. I’ve never added water of any kind. But if that’s what you usually do, then you should. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • Anonymous

    Smitty – You can find them on the internet. Mine were left over from a bath and body business I used to own. But you can still get them.

  • Anonymous

    NitNat – No I haven’t, but I will! They sound delish!

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