Healthy Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe

Save money and unwanted ingredients by making your own taco seasoning! This Healthy Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe is exactly what you need. 

When you start reading food labels and paying attention to ingredients, you realize that buying spice packets is not always the healthiest option. Most of the time they have extra ingredients, like oils and starches that aren’t needed, and sometimes there’s even gluten hidden in there.

I try to avoid gluten and inflammatory oils as much as I can with my anti-inflammatory diet, so I avoid those taco seasoning packets as much has I can.

It’s so convenient to have certain spices mixes on hand, though. I knew I had to make my own healthy taco seasoning.

The good news is that making your own homemade spice mixes, like this homemade taco seasoning recipe, is SO easy. This easy recipe takes about five minutes to mix the spices together, and then you have the mix on hand whenever you want to make something with a little taco spice.

I’ve tinkered with different combinations and found the two combinations we like best. There’s a mild version with no chili powder that gives excellent flavor without any heat. Add the chili powder for a little bit of heat. Our kids can’t handle any kind of spice, but I love it.

Sometimes you’ll find onion powder in different recipes, but my personal preference is I like it best without it.

Healthy Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe Ingredients

You probably have everything you need to make this recipe right in your spice cabinet!

All common spices, real ingredients, nothing inflammatory or sketchy involved.

• Cumin
• Garlic Salt
• Smoked Paprika (yessss get the smoked!)
• Chili Powder (optional)
• Black Pepper

That’s it! You’ll be so happy you took a few minutes to mix this up. I’m using this in tons of recipes so make sure you always have this on hand–it’s such a tasty spice blend!

Store your homemade seasoning in an airtight container. I put mine in a small mason jar but if you have dedicated spice jars on hand, that’s perfect.

You could also measure out 3 tablespoons of the mix and store it in small plastic bags–it’s the perfect serving size for having your own packets of taco seasoning on hand ready to go. Most of my recipes that use this amount of homemade taco seasoning mix.

These simple spices come together with the most delicious result and it’s  a great way to create Mexican food or southwest inspired recipes at home.

Recipes that Use My Favorite Homemade Taco Seasoning

These delicious recipes all call for my healthy homemade taco seasoning!

• Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats
• Cauliflower Tacos Recipe
• Sweet Potato Nachos
• Loaded Vegan Queso Dip
• Chicken Fajita Pasta
• Vegan Taco Salad

Of course you can use this recipe with regular beef tacos, ground turkey tacos, or any recipe to which you want to add a taco flavor profile.

My favorite dinners are Mexican or southwest inspired! Anyone else? I’m excited to try this Fajita Marinade. Chicken Fajitas are one of my all-time faves!

If you make this healthy homemade taco seasoning or any of my other healthy recipes, please share it on Instagram  and I’ll feature you! Also, if you try it, please leave a comment with a star rating below! Those star ratings are so helpful in helping my recipes get discovered. I appreciate you!

Looking for more homemade seasonings, sauces, or dressings? Try my Healthy Stir Fry Sauce, Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice, Homemade Italian Dressing, or this Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe.