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Restaurant-Style Taco Meat Seasoning

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"This tastes very close to the taco seasoning favored by a very popular fast-food taco restaurant. You can make this at home, and let your family prepare tacos the way they like."
Restaurant-Style Taco Meat Seasoning Recipe
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This recipe has been rated 88 times with an average star rating of 4.6
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  30 Min
READY IN  40 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons corn flour
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 1/3 pounds lean ground chuck
  • 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the corn flour, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt. Stir in the paprika, cumin, garlic salt, and sugar. Blend in the onion, bouillon, and ground red pepper, stirring until all spices are well blended.
  2. Crumble the ground chuck into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until browned. Remove from heat, rinse meat with hot water, and drain water and grease from beef.
  3. Return meat to skillet, and pour in seasoning. Stir in water. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until most of the liquid has cooked away, about 20 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2006 by sa21spur 
Pretty good. Homemade seasonings are definately better than buying those package mixes. As... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2005 by Stroemli 
was just wondering what corn flour is, somewhere I read it is cornstarch is that correct? I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2007 by Kate K. 
Great recipe! I tweaked it a little. I used shredded chicken, doubled the water and put it all... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2006 by Amy 
This was a fine substitute for the packaged seasoning you get at the store. I was in the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2008 by MontessoriMama 
I used corn meal since I had it on hand, instead of corn flour, and the results were still great! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2007 by LYNNE415 
This seasoning mix was AWESOME!! Taste like the restaurant style but without the high sodium... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2005 by TheGatewoods 
This is awesome. I tried this for my husband because I've never been fond of packaged taco... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by ~TxCin~ILove2Ck 
This was very tasty taco meat. Nice mild chili pepper flavor, nice texture. I used the whole... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on May 1, 2009 by diamar 
To get that "popular fast-food taco restaurant" texture to the ground meat(being beef, turkey... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2008 by Kimberly 
This was very good. I didn't do it exactly. I had some beef broth left over so I used that... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Restaurant-Style Taco Meat Seasoning

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 165

  • Total Fat: 12.4g
  • Cholesterol: 44mg
  • Sodium: 212mg
  • Total Carbs: 2.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 10.6g

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