Name: Homemade Taco Seasoning
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon fine grain salt ((see notes)); 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika ((or regular paprika)); 1 teaspoon ground coriander ((coriander seed)); 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper ((increase or decrease depending on spice level preference))

Making your own Homemade Taco Seasoning takes only 5 minutes and you probably already have the spices needed in your pantry! It’s so much cheaper than buying a pre-made mix, and it’s a great way to add healthy, low-calorie flavor to your favorite Mexican-inspired recipes.

Hand holding a jar of homemade taco seasoning.

This DIY taco seasoning mix is perfect to add to chicken, beef, or shrimp in tacos or enchiladas. Or, you can add it to any Mexican-inspired pasta, rice, or other dish. It’s a versatile way to add healthy flavor to food!

When you use lots of spices, you can pump up the flavor of food without the need for too much added fat.

And it’s so nice to have a few go-to spice mixes ready to go in your pantry so you can whip up recipes in a jiffy without the need for measuring each and every spice.

This taco seasoning recipe includes salt, which means you won’t need to add much, or any, salt to the recipe you’re making. You can always leave the salt out of the mix if you prefer to control it on a case by case basis.

Ingredients List

Chili Powder
Fine grain salt – I usually use kosher salt in recipes, but for this spice mix fine grain is better so it doesn’t settle at the bottom and is evenly dispersed. You can use sea salt, table salt, or Himalayan salt.
Ground cumin
Garlic powder
Dried oregano
Onion powder
Smoked paprika – regular or sweet paprika can be used instead if you don’t have smoked.
Ground coriander – you can omit this if you don’t have it, as it’s one of the less common spices in this list.
Black pepper
Crushed red pepper – you can omit this if you don’t want the mix to be spicy, or add more or substitute with cayenne pepper if you like spiciness.

The ingredients for homemade taco seasoning in a white bowl.

How to make taco seasoning mix

Just measure out each spice in a bowl or jar, and stir or cover and shake to combine! Easy peasy.

Stirring homemade taco seasoning together in a white bowl.

How to store it

I like to store my homemade taco seasoning mix in a small (4 oz.) mason jar. You can use any airtight container or jar to store the seasoning. This recipe yields just under 6 tablespoons, which is a little more than 1/3 cup.

And it will stay good for a year stored this way at room temperature!

One word of advice: before you use the seasoning, shake the jar or container up. Some of the spices may be different sizes and weights from each other, so some may settle at the bottom.

I love organizing my spices in a kitchen drawer on a drawer spice rack – it makes them so easily accessible and saves me tons of time in the kitchen!

Close up photo of a spoonful of homemade taco seasoning blend.

Recipes to use taco seasoning

I love using this taco seasoning as an all-purpose spice mix for almost anything! Here are some recipe ideas to get you started.

Taco Stuffed Mini Peppers
One Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta
Tex Mex Tuna Noodle Casserole
Use taco seasoning in place of blackening seasoning for blackened tilapia or blackened shrimp tacos.
Breakfast Burritos (from Immaculate Bites)
Chorizo Mexican Pizza (from Grandbaby Cakes)

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