Homemade Chicken Taco Seasoning
This delicious blend of spices brings just the right balance of smokiness, warmth, and heat. Perfect for transforming simple chicken into taco night perfection, made easily with pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
For the seasoning mix:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn flour*
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder**
- 1 tsp dried minced onion 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt 1/2 tsp seasoning salt 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp sugar 1/4 tsp cayenne
For cooking***:
- 1 pound chicken ground or chopped
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste or ketchup****
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
Make the seasoning mix:
- Combine the corn flour, chili powder, chicken bouillon powder, minced onion, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt, seasoning salt, smoked paprika, cumin, sugar and cayenne in a bowl.
- Whisk well.
To make seasoned taco chicken:
- Heat some oil in a skillet.
- Add in the chicken and brown.
- When almost cooked, stir in the seasoning mix.
- Add in the tomato paste or ketchup (if using, see notes) and the water. Allow to simmer and thicken.
Notes
*can sub corn starch if you don’t have corn flour
**can sub beef bouillon and make beef tacos
***cooking this way produces a thicker, slightly saucy finished product like standard “taco meat”. If you just want the meat seasoned and dry, omit the water.
****adding tomato paste or ketchup is optional, but gives the dish some zip
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