One night I was craving tacos (which is just about every night lol), and I could have sworn we had a packet of taco seasoning.  I open the pantry while the ground beef was browning, and what do you know, no seasoning packet!  Ahhhhhhh!  It was too late to change up dinner, so I started tossing some spices together and found a mix that I think tastes fantastic!  Feel free to adjust the heat level to your desired tastes.  Since the kids would be eating these tacos, I kept it on the mild side.  This is taco seasoning is nice because you know exactly what’s in it, exactly what the quality of the ingredients are, and can control the heat level completely   Homemade Taco Seasoning   Print Prep time 5 mins Total time 5 mins   You can have your own taco seasoning without having to worry about what's in those packets. Easy to put together, easy to store, and tastes fantastic! Author: The Chunky Chef Recipe type: Seasoning Cuisine: Mexican Serves: 3-4 Tbsp Ingredients 1 Tbsp chili powder ¼ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp onion powder ⅛ tsp crushed red pepper flakes dash cayenne pepper ¼ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp paprika 1½ tsp ground cumin 1 tsp salt ¾ tsp black pepper Instructions Stir it all together and store in an airtight container (I use a leftover spice bottle). For use with 1 lb of ground beef, use approximately 3 Tbsp. of the mixture and ⅔ cup of water. Basically the way you'd usually make tacos, just instead of the packet, use 3 Tbsp. of your seasoning mix. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.2.2885