taco seasonings

[fivebyfive]

I hear not to use it because it is high in carbs ..what can I use instead..please help..thanks

[Luvschweetheart]

This is directly from Linda's site:

SEASONING FOR TACOS
1 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch cayenne

Combine and add to 1 pound browned and drained ground beef. Add a little water, if desired. This will be drier than taco meat made with a commercial mix due to the lack of thickeners. It tastes just as good as the store bought kind and is a lot cheaper to make.

Makes enough for 1 pound ground beef or 4-6 servings

Per batch: 26 Calories; 1g Fat; 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 4g Net Carbs
(A package of Taco Bell taco seasoning has 18 carbs and Old el Paso brand has 30 per package)

I mix up a bunch of this and put it in a small jar. I just measure out 4 teaspoons of the mixture per 1 pound of ground beef. See recipe below for a larger batch.

This recipe makes enough for about 6 batches of taco meat:

2 tablespoons chili powder
5 teaspoons paprika
4 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne

Mix and store in a small jar. Mix well before measuring. Makes 24 teaspoons.

1 teaspoon - .75 net carbs
2 teaspoons - 1.5 net carbs
3 teaspoons - 2 net carbs
4 teaspoons - 3 net carbs
5 teaspoons - 4 net carbs
6 teaspoons - 4.5 net carbs
8 teaspoons - 6 net carbs

[ChixRule]

Thanks for that recipe! I was thinking about making a chicken taco salad this week, I had forgotten about all the carbs in taco seasoning. Hmm... think I need to go buy more spices tho.

[2big4mysize]

yep not only the spices have carbs but most places add sugar to the mix too. you should see all the folk crying when they fingout tacobell has sugar in the taco meat too.

thewre is a mock Del Taco seasoning recipe on this site Brook posted it summer of2003 if that helps you find it.

[CMsDarlin]

Whenever my hubby and I make taco salads we brown the hamburger and use Emeril's Southwest Essence spice. It has 0 carbs. It tastes really good. Add a little water to it and let it cook out... it taste just like taco seasoning.
NUM!

[PCGURU]

Just an FYI theres is now a 2 carb taco seasoning out, I cant remember who makes it but I bought it from Walmart last week