There are a few staples in our house, you know the items you pick up every week at the grocery store without adding them to your list. Taco seasoning mix is a must have in our house. Tacos are an easy go to meal, when I haven’t put a lot of thought into dinner, or just didn’t have to prepare something fancier. I use the same taco seasoning in my stove top traditional turkey tacos as I do in my slow cooker chicken soft tacos. Since I use so much of it, I decided that I could probably save a few pennies and make my own in bulk (idea inspired by craft day at MOPS).
So I add the bare ingredients to my grocery list and made my way to the bulk bins at Whole Foods. I love the bulk section of Whole Foods because I get to try new things with out spending an arm and a leg on a bottle of spices. For this project you are going to need the following.
1 Tbsp. Ground Cummin
1 Tbsp. Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp. Onion Powder
1 Tbsp. Chili Powder ( I use the New Mexico Chili, it has a darker color)
1/2 tsp. Red Chili flakes
These proportions will make you about two servings of homemade taco seasoning mix. However, since I don’t want to mix this up all the time, I bought a cute jar at Target and did about 3 times the measurements to fill my jar. Now I have a months worth of taco seasoning mix made and I spent a fraction of what I would have on prepackaged seasoning.
Total spent out of the bulk bins for 6 servings was $1.89
1 Prepackaged Taco Seasoning is $1.67
I’m thinking that homemade seasonings would make a great gift for neighbors or friends.
Do you make your own seasonings? How do you save pennies on the home front?
KaCee @ Doing Splendid says
I love homemade taco seasoning! And this one looks even more simple than the one I’ve been using. I am going to try it out!
lifeanchored says
It is super tasty, we’re having tacos for dinner tomorrow!
Debbie Howard says
What a great recipe…looking forward to trying it in my tacos this week.
lifeanchored says
You are going to love it! We are having tacos tomorrow night.
Jesica says
You know what is so silly? We make 99% of our meals from scratch and yet I’ve never even considered making my own taco seasoning! Thanks so much for this, can’t wait to try it out.
lifeanchored says
We had tacos tonight and it was amazing!
Susan says
I think it’s a great gift idea. I’m also amazed at the cost savings. I’ll be mixing up a batch (or two) this weekend. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
lifeanchored says
We had tacos earlier this week and they were so tasty.
Karren Haller says
Such a simple recipe, thanks, we have to watch salt and package mixes will not work anymore.
Thanks for sharing on The Oh My Heartsie Girls WW this week.
Have a great weekend!
Karren
Oh My Heartsie Girls -Host
Cydnee says
Great recipe! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says
I love making my own seasoning! Thanks so much for sharing on Show Me Saturday! I can’t wait to see what awesomeness you bring to this weekend’s linky party!