Recipe

Homemade Taco Spice + Fall Pantry Detox Survey

I am so excited!! My Homemade Taco Spice recipe was featured in Nutritious Life this week.

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon chile powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon urfa, chipotle powder or gochugaru, optional
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together. Store up to one month in an airtight container.

Chef Carla Notes

My homemade version of Taco Spice pairs well with one-pound of ground beef, ground turkey, and chicken. You can also use it with canned black beans -- this is my favorite!
I love taco beans for breakfast with a fried egg, tortilla, avocado, tortilla and hot sauce. Bonus, you can make the beans ahead of time for a quick weekday breakfast. They also freeze well!

I wrote this recipe for my sister ages ago. She was using taco spice packets regularly to meal prep and wanted to switch it up to something healthier. We grew up eating “taco dinner.” Maybe you are familiar with the taco seasoning, hard taco shells and let’s not forget — the taco sauce. Gosh, we loved taco night before Taco Tuesday was a thing!

My homemade version pairs well with one-pound of ground beef, ground turkey, and chicken. You can also use it with canned black beans — this is my favorite! I love taco beans for breakfast with a fried egg, tortilla, avocado, tortilla and hot sauce. Bonus, you can make the beans ahead of time for a quick weekday breakfast. They also freeze well!

Eat Well,

xo Chef Carla

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