Tacos Anyone?

 Home Made Taco Seasoning

Don't buy the pre-packaged taco seasoning. If you make your own at home you know exactly what you are putting in your recipe. A single recipe of this taco seasoning mix works exactly the same as the pre-packaged stuff. Brown one pound of meat and add this mixture along with 1 cup of water and cook the water off to get great taco meat. Works with ground chicken, turkey or beef.

1 tbsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. cayenne

1/4 tsp. oregano

1/2 tsp. paprika

2 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. salt

I found a recipe today for taco chili that I think I will try. I will let you know how it turns out. I have adjusted it to suit my taste but the original recipe was listed in the recipes section of the Whole Foods Market website.

Taco Chili

1 pound of lean ground turkey or chicken
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tablespoons taco seasoning

2 cups low-sodium organic chicken broth
1 large zucchini or summer squash, cut into small cubes
1 (15-ounce) can organic black beans

1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 cup frozen corn kernels or 1 can corn kernels

1 cup medium salsa 

Brown meat and set aside. Saute onion and garlic until translucent. Add meat back into pot and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.

Update:
We tried this recipe last night and it was great. The only change I made was substituting canned stewed tomatoes instead of the diced tomatoes. The kids thought it was a bit spicy so I'll probably put less cayenne in the taco seasoning next time. I simmered it until most of the chicken stock had cooked off and then it had wonderful flavour.