🧂What Makes This Recipe So Good
Brace yourself. Soon, you’ll want to cook nothing but delicious, well-seasoned, incredibly flavorful chicken dishes. You’ll be able to super easily, too, because you’ll have this amazing chicken taco seasoning blend in your arsenal! Since this spice blend uses everyday spices you probably have in your cabinet or pantry as we speak, making it could not be easier or more cost-effective. Plus, you’re in total control of things here, which means you don’t need to worry about unnecessary added sugars or other hidden additives ending up in your taco seasoning. You’re not limited to chicken tacos with this seasoning. Just like regular taco seasoning, you can use this in any recipe where you want a little Mexican-style flavor and flair. Use it on the ground beef in your pork rind nachos, on the shrimp for your shrimp quesadilla, in place of the taco seasoning in your slow cooker shredded Mexican chicken, or to season the chicken in your Mexican chicken and rice bake. I also like to mix it into shrimp dip, corn dip, or even chicken salad to mix things up a little.
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
If you want to save yourself a couple of dishes, go ahead and add all the ingredients straight to the jar or container you plan to store the prepared chicken taco seasoning in. Secure the lid and shake the container until everything’s all nice and blended! I highly recommend using Mexican oregano if you can find it, rather than regular dried oregano. Mexican oregano has a more pronounced flavor that’s sort of citrusy, with the vaguest hint of licorice. Regular oregano, on the other hand, gives a dish more of a Mediterranean taste, with earthy flavors of pine and a little menthol. Don’t worry, though – oregano won’t make your seasoning taste bad or throw off the other Mexican flavors in your dish, so don’t panic if you can’t find Mexican oregano! Not sure how much chicken taco seasoning you need for your recipe? The general rule of thumb is 2 tablespoons of seasoning for every 1 pound of meat. That goes for chicken thighs, chicken breasts, turkey, ground beef, shrimp, whatever. Of course, you can adjust that to fit your preferences.
🌯 More Delicious Mexican-Style Dishes
Blackened Fish Taco Bowls with Mango Salsa Refried Black Beans Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup) Slow Cooker Carnitas (Pork Carnitas with Pork Loin or Tenderloin) How to Cook Nopales (Cactus Paddles) Creamy Chimichurri Ranch Mexican Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing Marry-Me 7 Layer Dip Air Fryer Quesadilla Keto Tacos with Homemade Keto Tortillas Chile Relleno Burrito Burrito Suizo with Shredded Chicken
