Mexican Taco Seasoning Recipe

Mexican taco seasoning recipe made with homemade chile powder blends modeled after the popular spice packets, to use it in so much more than tacos. This blend can be stored up to six months before it starts to lose its flavor. Dry and mill your own chiles for homemade chile powder using these step-by-step instructions for drying and milling chiles.

Dried chiles, an ingredient in Mexican recipes.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Mexican Taco Seasoning Recipe
Servings: 12
Mexican Taco Seasoning recipe to be use as a Mexican spice blend in so much more than tacos. Dry and mill your own chiles for homemade chile powder using these step-by-step instructions for drying and milling chiles.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup ground chile peppers
  • 3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons Sonoran sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano
  • 2 teaspoons hot or mild smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a sealed airtight container; shake to combine.
Course cooking crafts, seasonings, spice blend
Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran Style Mexican
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword Homemade Mexican taco seasoning, Mexican Taco Seasoning Recipe, taco seasoning recipe

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