No mom jokes please


Best we have been able to find at HEB is Old El Paso, but we're getting a little bored with it. We have tried most of the standards - Lowry's, McCormick, HEB, etc. Anyone got better suggestions or a homemade blend for easy ground beef tacos?

Bolners Fiesta Taco seasoning

Frontera taco skillet sauce.

HEB brand reduced sodium

Head Country High Plains Heat.

HEB package with a dash of extra Gebhart's Chili Powder.

Taco bell

Not a packet but I like to use Mateo's Salsa. Bonus is it's a Texas product.

Isn't this stuff pretty much salt, cumin, garlic, tomato paste and chili powder?

Diced onion and green bell/poblano. Minced garlic. Salt, pepper, cumin

If you're too lazy to dice the vegetables use dried minced onion and garlic powder. Mexican restaurants generally don't use chili powder and that's why none of the store brands taste like restaurant picadillo

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This is the way.

Here's my homemade recipe:

Brown 1.5 pounds meat and saute a small yellow onion. Add 3 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp New Mexican chili powder, 1 tsp cumin and oregano and a couple spoonfuls of tomato paste. Cook over med low heat for about 10 minutes and season to taste with salt. Add a couple stems of chopped cilantro and the juice of one lime.

If you want it spicier, add a diced jalapeno with the onion or some cayenne pepper. You can use generic chili powder, but that stuff is so overpowering, it will taste like every other taco spice packet at the store, which is why they all taste the same.

Just throw some garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and thyme in there.

Better without the chili powder

Burdizzo said:

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No mom jokes please


Best we have been able to find at HEB is Old El Paso, but we're getting a little bored with it. We have tried most of the standards - Lowry's, McCormick, HEB, etc. Anyone got better suggestions or a homemade blend for easy ground beef tacos?

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Fronterra - The original taco seasoning is ok, but the skillet one is awesome.

80s Guy said:

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HEB brand reduced sodium

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Aldi has some good reduced sodium as well. Blue packet.

AggieArchitect04 said:

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100% the best prepackaged seasoning.


You can absolutely beat it by using fresh ingredients, but it beats all the other packaged stuff and is actually pretty good for the ease and ability to have on hand all the time.

Never tried your mom in a packet before...

Leeman said:

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Never tried your mom in a packet before...

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Seems everyone here likes Bolners. Their moms probably like Bolners too.

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Somebody on the Food board recommended Fiesta's "Uncle Chris' Steak Seasoning" for hamburgers and that guy was not wrong.

TriAg2010 said:

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Potcake said:

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Somebody on the Food board recommended Fiesta's "Uncle Chris' Steak Seasoning" for hamburgers and that guy was not wrong.

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Fiesta's for everything. Their Fajita, pinto bean, chipotle hamburger, garlic salt, etc. are all the tits

Leeman said:

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Never tried your mom in a packet before...

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Taco seasoning in a packet? I think the joke is down the used condom line of thought.

With as "spicy" as the Op's mom's taco is, I make sure to keep my seasoning in a packet.

Taco Bell or GTFO

rlb28 said:

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80s Guy said:

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HEB brand reduced sodium

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Aldi has some good reduced sodium as well. Blue packet.

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Why reduced sodium?

Don't know if it's the best but…

This is the way:

Mayor West said:

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Don't know if it's the best but…

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I second this…..It is surprising good…

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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Potcake said:

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100% the best prepackaged seasoning.


You can absolutely beat it by using fresh ingredients, but it beats all the other packaged stuff and is actually pretty good for the ease and ability to have on hand all the time.

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Who the heck got time for that just to make tacos?? Some of you are just full of it.

Pioneer Baking Company (out of San Antonio)

https://pioneerbrand.com/portfolio-posts/pioneer-taco-seasoning-mix/

Talon2DSO said:

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I've never had that stuff. IS IT GOOD?

Hth do so many people have an opinion on packaged taco seasoning?

Funky Winkerbean said:

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Hth do so many people have an opinion on packaged taco seasoning?

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Why do you hate Tacos??

Charpie said:

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Talon2DSO said:

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I've never had that stuff. IS IT GOOD?

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Hechale a todo!!!

It's like making out with me. Do it once and it's all you'll think about....or so I've heard

Frontera ground beef taco skillet sauce