{"id":883,"date":"2014-02-03T20:10:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/?p=883"},"modified":"2014-02-03T20:34:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T20:34:54","slug":"seasonings-turkey-or-beef-taco-seasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"Seasonings: Turkey (or Beef) Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok I’m posting this up for two reasons. 1 – Inspiration. That is to say it’s a reminder because pretty much everyone knows that tacos are a good flash dinner. You just get a taco kit and some ground whatever, a tomato, shredded cheese, and some lettuce and BAM! Tacos. But 2 – I want to share this home-made taco seasoning recipe<\/a> that I found on allrecipes.com because it’s super-awesome! And, like sauces, I think having a good seasoning mix on hand helps speed things up when you’re being creative with what you’ve got. It’s great if you don’t happen to have a taco kit or seasoning packet on hand. And honestly, I don’t think I’m ever buying a seasoning packet again.<\/p>\n

Make a batch or two in advance and store it in that extra now-empty jar that you haven’t thrown out yet in your spice cabinet (obviously clean it out first – especially if it used to house cloves). If you want more spicy, add more crushed red pepper, or use spicy paprika. But for little kids, this is a great mixture. And you don’t have to use red pepper flakes at all. I would recommend about 2 tablespoons of this mix to a pound of ground turkey. I don’t eat red meat but I’m pretty sure the ratio is about the same. You may have to add a little water or olive oil to the turkey to keep it from being too dry. Even the 9 month old loved this one. Add the chopped tomato, some lettuce, shredded cheddar (We bought a block and shredded it in the Cuisinart. Tastes better and saves some money), we used small flour tortillas because they’re less messy, and BAM! Tacos.<\/p>\n

I have also used this mix to season sliced, pan-fried chicken to toss in salad, or in a rice dish. I haven’t used it for a slow-cook shred yet but it’s on my list. And I’m seeing in the allrecipes comments that it also makes a great dip.<\/p>\n

Makes 1 ounce
\n 1 tablespoon chili powder
\n 1\/4 teaspoon garlic powder
\n 1\/4 teaspoon onion powder
\n 1\/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
\n 1\/4 teaspoon dried oregano
\n 1\/2 teaspoon paprika
\n 1 1\/2 teaspoons ground cumin
\n 1 teaspoon sea salt
\n 1 teaspoon black pepper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ok I’m posting this up for two reasons. 1 – Inspiration. That is to say it’s a reminder because pretty much everyone knows that tacos are a good flash dinner. You just get a taco kit and some ground whatever, a tomato, shredded cheese, and some lettuce and BAM! Tacos. But 2 – I want … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-mishka","4":"post-883","6":"format-standard","7":"category-quick-dinners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishka.millefiori.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}