Taco Seasoning – Randy’s

NOTES:

  • You can make this in advance and use 2-3 Tablespoons per pound of ground beef dissolved in 1/2 cup of water to make taco meat. 2 Tablespoons per pound is pretty mild and 3 can be pretty spicy.

INGREDIENTS – makes 8 Tablespoons (4 lbs. of meat)

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (assuming you already added salt to the meat but some was drained off.
  • 3 teaspoons dried minced onion or onion powder
  • 2.5 Tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons beef bullion crystals or 2 bullion cubes (ground)
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons paprika (spanish/smoked)
  • 2 Tablespoons masa flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (ground)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Use a coffee grinder to grind the bullion cubes and red pepper flakes before mixing with the other spices.

BULK INGREDIENTS (to fill a large, 4 cup spice container) (double this for a 2.2 lb. knorr spice container)

  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 8 Tablespoons (4 oz.) dried minced onion or onion powder
  • 20 Tablespoons (10 oz.) chili powder
  • 5.33 Tablespoons beef bullion crystals or 15 bullion cubes (ground)
    • Smash the cubes between two Tablespoons before grinding to break up.
  • 5.33 Tablespoons cumin
  • 3.5 Tablespoons garlic powder
  • 4 Tablespoons paprika (spanish/smoked)
  • 16 Tablespoons (1 cup) masa flour
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (ground)
  • 4 teaspoons black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons dried oregano
Serving size: .75 Tablespoon
Servings: 10
Amount per serving 
Calories16
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.5g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 78mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 3g1%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 0.3g 
Protein 0.6g 
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg4%
Potassium 65mg1%
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