Low Sodium Taco Seasoning

Who doesn't LOVE taco night? Pretty much the greatest meal of all time. The only problem (besides the clean up) is that meat has so much sodium in it after you mix in that packet of seasoning.

My solution is this wonderful tasting seasoning mix I came up with.
With all these spices!!!











Ingredients:
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp minced garlic (the dried kind in the spice isle NOT FRESH)
1 Tbsp minced onion (ditto... spice isle this is important!)
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 Tbsp dried oregano
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
3 Tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly ground of course)
3/4 cup of water

To prepare simply brown 1 lb of ground beef, chicken, turkey, fish, tofu, whatever you want to make tacos out of. Once the meat is cooked almost all the way through, add all of the spices, tomato paste and water. Stir and let it simmer for about 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens to a consistency you're familiar with.

Serve it up with your favorite fixin's... I like lettuce, tomato, black olives, cheese, sour cream, salsa, guacamole... (That reminds me... look for my guacamole recipe in my next post!)

Play with it if you wish, especially the level of heat. If you like it as a "medium" style heat, "hold the nothing". If you like it with a kick add some more cayenne and/or crushed red. If you like it on the mild side leave the crushed red out of the equation.

This spice combination is just right for 1 lb of meat, if you add meat you will need to adjust the measurements. Since I teach Reading I don't know that I can make those adjustments for you. Good luck!

Enjoy, and don't forget to leave me your comments!
And as always, hold the nothing!
-Johnny