Christmas in July – Homemade Taco Seasoning

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Christmas in July – Homemade Taco Seasoning

For my second gift idea this week, I went with a simple gift. Remember those crockpot chicken tacos I made last summer? With the homemade taco seasoning? Hubby and I love that taco seasoning. We use it anywhere you would normally use a packet of store-bought taco seasoning. We love it so much we thought it would be great to share with our family and friends.

So we mixed up a VERY large batch of the seasoning. I ordered some cute little jars and again put labels on them including instructions of how to make the taco seasoning when people ran out. I saved the label files if anyone is interested in them. Just shoot me an email.

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

Yield: 2 1/2 Tbsp is equal to one packet from the store

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried onion flakes
3/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp oregano
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 1/2 Tbsp cumin
2 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp black pepper

Directions:

Mix it all together! The mix can be stored in an airtight container for up to a year!

Recipe from Sweet Life Kitchen

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Megan — December 17, 2010 at 5:31 pm

This looks so much easier than I thought it would be. I love using my candy thermometer too. I really want a chocolate thermometer now so I can work on my tempering too. Ooh… chocolate caramel corn. 🙂
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Jen — December 17, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Megan – I have made “caramel” corn using Hershey kisses before. You should check it out.
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Rachel @ Baked by Rachel — December 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm

I LOVE caramel corn… or cracker jack 😉 I made it last spring for baseball season. It really is super easy to make and I just can’t get enough of it!
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life and kitchen — December 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm

I love anything that mixes salt and sugar… this looks great!
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jane deere — December 17, 2010 at 6:15 pm

I love caramel corn and this recipe looks delicious! I like to add roasted, salted almonds and cashews to mine…YUM!
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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — December 17, 2010 at 6:21 pm

This caramel corn looks ridiculously addictive!
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Elina (Russian Bites) — December 17, 2010 at 10:14 pm

This sounds awesome. I never like store bought popcorn, but freshly made homemade kind I’m sure I’ll be all about. Yum 🙂
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Kerstin — December 20, 2010 at 2:42 am

I would have burnt my tongue too – caramel corn is also one of my favorites!

Christmas in July – Homemade Taco Seasoning