November 2, 2014

Last Minute Taco Seasoning #GlutenFree

This week's recipe is brought to you by my ill-prepared dinner plan for last night. M and I came up with the brilliant plan to make gluten-free nachos! We had everything we needed- except the taco seasoning! I raided my spice rack and we made our own. I am glad we did for many reasons: time with M in the kitchen, the possibility to customize the heat level and the fact that many store bought mixes are not GF! Keep an eye out for sneaky gluten sources!



GLUTEN-FREE TACO SEASONING
(makes the equivalent of 2 seasoning packets- enough to season 2 lbs. of meat)



Directions
Add 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of seasoning mix and 1/4 cup (60 mL)) water to 1 lb. of cooked & drained meat. (We used ground turkey)
Simmer until all the water is gone.
Use your seasoned meat in tacos, enchiladas, burritos, casseroles or on nachos!
Store any remaining seasoning mix in an air tight container.

M & Peanut's "deconstructed" nachos


19 comments:

  1. I love the deconstructed nachos. I eat like that sometimes, too!

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  2. Thank you for these ideas. I know so many who have to eat gluten free. it is good to have options.

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  3. I'm sure your taco seasoning mix is better than anything on the store shelves. I think I have most of those spices and seasonings in my pantry, I should mix up a batch for our nest Taco night.

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  4. I'm always out of taco seasoning, so I'll be using this soon. Thanks!

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  5. This sounds like they're still yummy! Sharing with my friend! :)

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  6. This is great!!! I am most definitely pinning this for later. GF is the way to go for this type food. Thanks for the recipe.

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  7. Haha, my kids would much prefer deconstructed nachos, too! They like all the ingredients separately, but not all mixed together :)

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  8. That's a great idea! Preparing things ahead of time is a great time saver, now if only I could find the time for that!

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  9. I love this idea! Now to find the time for it!

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  10. Thanks for this! The Hubs and I were just talking about creating our own Taco seasoning vs what we get in the store. We were trying to figure out what to put in it.

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  11. How brilliant of you! I have several friends who have pretty severe gluten allergies. I will have to share this with them.

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  12. Pinned for my readers that are looking for gluten free items....sounds good for our diet and we are not gluten free.

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  13. We always make our own taco seasoning! It's always much better that way too!

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  14. I've been wanting to make my own taco seasonings. Thanks for the recipes.

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  15. This sounds wonderful! I've been eating mostly gluten free, so this is perfect for me. I really appreciate this ;)

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  16. Honestly, I don't think I've ever made my own taco seasoning. Thanks for the recipe - I'm going to try it the next time I make tacos!

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  17. I've been looking for a recipe to make my own taco seasoning. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Nachos are so much fun for kids to eat! These look really yummy!

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  19. I love deconstructed nachos. That way I can get a little of everything in every bite!

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