We love Mexican food at our house, and my boys favorite is ground beef tacos or burrito bowls! I have always purchased taco seasoning in a little jug from Costco and never considered making it myself until I ran out last week! I already had the meat browned and reached up in the cupboard for the taco seasoning and it was EMPTY! Then I remembered that I had used a whole bunch for walking tacos for my sons scout troop and must have not noticed that I had used it up! Well, I had hungry boys waiting for dinner and didn’t want to have to run to the store for more, so I googled it and found that I had all the ingredients for homemade taco seasoning mix right there in my spice cabinet! I have no idea, why I never thought to do this before! It was the BEST taco meat we have ever had and best of all, I knew and could pronounce every thing that went into it!
When a couple of my boys were diagnosed with Celiac Disease a couple of years ago, I had to start reading labels carefully and you would be surprised what has gluten (or wheat) in it. I have to be careful with taco seasoning, some brands have gluten! So strange, but true! Now I can make flavorful, awesome taco meat from scratch and it is so easy to do that I will never buy another packet again!
By the way my boys favorite tacos are ‘Walking Tacos’! In case you have never heard of them–you simply open a single serving bag of chips (Fritos or Nacho Cheese Doritos are their favorites for this) and put in a scoop of taco meat, cheese, lettuce, salsa and any other toppings you like on tacos. All you need is a fork and you are good to go–you can even walk while you eat your dinner–thus the name walking tacos! A beloved campout meal for Boy Scouts!!
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Taco Seasoning
Ingredients
- 4 TB chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp paprika
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 4 tsp salt
- 4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients until thoroughly combined. Store in an airtight container or glass jar at room temperature for up to 1 year.
- To Make Taco Meat: Brown 1 pound of meat (ground beef or turkey) over medium heat until cooked through. Drain the fat off. Return to the stove and turn up the heat to medium-high. Add ⅔ cup of water and 3 tablespoons of the taco seasoning mix. Simmer, stirring frequently, bring to boil and let simmer for a few minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe Source: All Recipes I read several and made some changes to fit our tastes.
shoot, this was supposed to be for the Pumpkin Bread. Sorry. You can delete both this and the above comment
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Is the cooking time and temperature the same for the mini loaf pans as it is the larger ones? I’m making a ton of mini loaves of this delicious pumpkin-y goodness for Christmas treats, and I don’t want to burn them.
Is the cooking time and temperature the same for the mini loaf pans as it is the larger ones? I’m making a ton of mini loaves of this delicious pumpkin-y goodness for Christmas treats, and I don’t want to burn them.