The squirt's birthday is coming up in a few days. We had a party for him this past weekend. Hubs and I put together a taco spread - beef, chicken, and veggie fillings, veggie and non-veggie refried beans, guacamole, red salsa, and green salsa, and cupcakes.
The squirt liked his cupcake, especially the frosting. He carefully picked all of it off the cake. It eventually got all over his face. There was very little smashing, unfortunately. Once he wiped his eyes and got frosting in them, the fun was all over.
We put together a homemade taco seasoning for the beef filling. It tasted so much better than the packaged variety (usually the case), and had way less sodium. I'll never buy the taco seasoning packets again!
Homemade Taco Seasoning
adapted from Annie's Eats
4 tbsp chili powder
3 tbsp plus 1 tsp. paprika
3 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp plus 2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp salt
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Brown 1 lb ground beef in a skillet. Sprinkle 2 heaping Tbs of taco seasoning over the meat, add 1 c of water, and stir. Let the meat simmer until the liquid has cooked off.
Store extra seasoning in an airtight container.
This is fantastic! I love making tacos for weekday dinners (great for parties too!) and have wished there was a substitute to using the packaged variety which fantastically convenient, but not particularly healthy . . . this looks super easy and I can't wait to try! Cheers, Michelle
ReplyDeleteI love tacos and would really like to try to make my own seasoning. Thanks for the recipe.
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