Right now, if you were to look inside my pantry, you'd see almost every single Mrs. Dash that is made. There's a Southwest version that's not too shabby. However, what I've been jonesing for are tacos. I love Tex-Mex and there's not a lot (other than fajita meat) that goes along with my bikini prep meal plan. Go figure. ;) With me slowly saying bye-bye to starchy carbs, I need to find ways to keep my brain and taste buds satisfied. Enter "Homemade {Salt-Free} Taco Seasoning" from the blog Olives n Wine. I loved the idea of homemade and salt-free. This way I know exactly what is going into my food. Her recipe: click here calls for sugar, but I omitted that. I also tweaked it adding 1 tsp of Chipotle Chili Powder in with the regular Chili Powder (still a total of 8 tsp).
I followed the rest of what her recipes called for and the decided to add in 1 tsp of Cilantro at the end, just because I'm a rebel like that. It turned out SO GOOD!!! Flavor explosion of spicy with each bite. If you want it less spicy, cut back on the Cayenne. I added 2 Tbsp of the mix (that is being stored in that little Gladware container) to my pound of lean ground turkey. De-lish. It looked like taco meat and smelled like taco meat, so I was very happy when it tasted like taco meat. I ate it solo with my green veggies and sweet potato, but plan to put it on top of greens for a taco-like salad.
Try it and let me know your thoughts and what you do to make it "yours"!
