Bold. A bit spicy. Homemade deliciousness in a jar. Yes, it’s Tex-Mex seasoning of which we speak! This amazing mixture has just the right amount of kick... and contains zero sugar and artificial flavorings. Who’s ready for Taco Tuesday?
March 7 2017 by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Condiments
Bold. A bit spicy. Homemade deliciousness in a jar. Yes, it’s Tex-Mex seasoning of which we speak! This amazing mixture has just the right amount of kick... and contains zero sugar and artificial flavorings. Who’s ready for Taco Tuesday?
USMetric
8 servingservings
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp 2 tsp paprika powder
- 2 tsp 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ½ tsp chili flakes
- ½ tsp ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 pinch 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp sea salt (optional)
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Instructions
Instructions are for 8 servings. Please modify as needed.
Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until thoroughly blended. Pour into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
If you use whole seeds, grind in a grinder either in advance or when cooking.
Keep the spices in a dark, dry and cool/room temperature place. Small tin cans are great.
Make a big batch to last for 4–6 months; after this the spices will lose some flavor and color. They won't go bad, but will just be less powerful.
Tip!
We used dried garlic flakes, but you can also use garlic powder. Adding salt, or not, to your spice mix is a matter of choice. Try it with our keto taco shells!
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45 comments
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Gentiann
March 7 2017
I live in Texas, and I do not agree with the addition of cinnamon and cloves....I have never see these spices in Tex-Mex seasoning (at least in the ones sold in Texas). May I suggest you write "optional" next to them?
Reply: #6
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Alex
November 1 2017
Wow, that's a lot of carbs per serving! Where do the carbs come from?
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Philip
April 7 2018
The recipe seems a lot for just 2 servings! The recipe I needed only required 1 tbsp of tex-mex for 2 servings, so I changed the recipe as follows:
Half teaspoon chili powder
Quarter teaspoon paprika powder
Quarter teaspoons ground cumin
Quarter teaspoon chili flakes
Quarter teaspoon dried oregano
Quarter teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 clove garlic, minced
Quarter teaspoon (optional)I did not add garlic powder as prefer real garlic, I also didn't add onion powder as used onions within the recipe. Tasted really good and was enough to make up 1 tbsp seasoning
Reply: #7
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Laura
July 11 2018
Yes where are the carbs coming from?
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Naomi
July 15 2018
If you look the carbs are for the whole batch and my guess would be the onion is where the carbs come from.
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Reply to comment #1 by Gentiann
Maria
August 4 2018
Oh, come on, Gentiann, things move on like Italian pasta and American burgers!! 😆 I live in England and if people want to add something extra to our English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish meals, that's fine. After all we all know porridge should just be eaten with salt and made with water if you're Scottish and not English where we make it with milk and berries! Things evolve as they do.in Sweden!!!. The ingedients are nor optional to get this wonderful powder- just give it a go! Such go reports on here! 🤣
Reply: #18
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Reply to comment #3 by Philip
Una
August 4 2018
Depends on what country you are in as to what a tablespoon would be! The measurement is not the same- which is confusing!
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Susan
September 4 2018
I made this again last night and for the first time, I included the salt. I used finely ground pink Himalayan salt. And wooh! It was VERY salty. The spice flavor was great and worked very well with a large hunk of leftover pork (made into a stew).
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Christine
October 2 2018
I love TexMex seasoning ! I always have a batch on hand
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Kate
October 4 2018
Thur 4 Oct 2018
Diet Doctor! Please answer these comments... mine and above! I entered all these ingredients into MFP and it still comes up ridiculously high: Note, I've omitted the chili as I can't eat them, I used a real clove of garlic instead of powder, I've substituted a shallot for onion powder;
Serves One:
2 tsp paprika - 13 calories; carbs 2
2 tsp ground cumin 15 calories, carbs 2
1 clove garlic 4 calories, carb 1
20 grams shallot - 5 calories, carb 1
½ tsp oregano - 2 calories, carb 1
½ tsp black pepper - 3 calories, carb 1
.06 tsp cinnamon - 0 calories, carb 0
1 tbsp salt (? a lot) - 0 calories, carb 0
TOTALS: 42 calories; Carbs - 8
That is a lot of calories and especially a lot of carbs for one serving! Especially if a person is on 20grms carbs or below, which I am.
EXTRA QUERY: how do I know if you answer this question? Unless I check into these comments on a daily basis - can you email me?Replies: #11, #12
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Reply to comment #10 by Kate
Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
October 4 2018
Hi Kate!
This seasoning is meant to be used when doing liberal LCHF and should normally be avoided when eating Keto (you could of course use just a small amount). Orange symbol for the carb count above illustrates liberal LCHF.
More reading about different types of LCHF/Keto can be found here:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-low-carb-is-low-carbThur 4 Oct 2018
Diet Doctor! Please answer these comments... mine and above! I entered all these ingredients into MFP and it still comes up ridiculously high: Note, I've omitted the chili as I can't eat them, I used a real clove of garlic instead of powder, I've substituted a shallot for onion powder;
Serves One:
2 tsp paprika - 13 calories; carbs 2
2 tsp ground cumin 15 calories, carbs 2
1 clove garlic 4 calories, carb 1
20 grams shallot - 5 calories, carb 1
½ tsp oregano - 2 calories, carb 1
½ tsp black pepper - 3 calories, carb 1
.06 tsp cinnamon - 0 calories, carb 0
1 tbsp salt (? a lot) - 0 calories, carb 0
TOTALS: 42 calories; Carbs - 8
That is a lot of calories and especially a lot of carbs for one serving! Especially if a person is on 20grms carbs or below, which I am.
EXTRA QUERY: how do I know if you answer this question? Unless I check into these comments on a daily basis - can you email me?12
Reply to comment #10 by Kate
Michelle
December 28 2018
Herbs and spices tend to be dried organic matter, so by their nature they are high carb, but this is not for a single meal, its designed to be made up, mixed, and stored, it totals around 12 tea spoons of 'stuff', the recipe I was making which required it called for 1/2tbsp per person, so a little over 1 tea spoon, so when you look at it like that, it's a fairly small amount of carbs for a lot of flavour.
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Debra M Phifer
January 27 2019
If you dont lke it, dont make, but please quit whining.
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Debra M Phifer
January 27 2019
It
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Charles Sterling
February 9 2019
If you want it to have a more Chipotle flavor, just substitute smoked paprika. It's awesome!
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Brad
February 9 2019
How much is a pinch, as in a pinch of cinnamon? When I increase the recipe to 6 or 8 servings, it says to add 6 to 8 pinches of cinnamon. Would that be 1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp? And yes cinnamon and clove are used in Mexican food. Look at some mole recipes. I have a recipe for Almondrado con Polo that uses both. Replace rice with cauliflower and leave out the cornstarch makes it keto.
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Reply to comment #16 by Brad
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 10 2019
"A pinch" is usually 1/6 to 1/8 of a teaspoon.
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Reply to comment #6 by Maria
Toni
February 21 2019
Maria, I live in Texas .... I use cinnamon. You are 'my people' hahahaha
Oh, come on, Gentiann, things move on like Italian pasta and American burgers!! 😆 I live in England and if people want to add something extra to our English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish meals, that's fine. After all we all know porridge should just be eaten with salt and made with water if you're Scottish and not English where we make it with milk and berries! Things evolve as they do.in Sweden!!!. The ingedients are nor optional to get this wonderful powder- just give it a go! Such go reports on here! 🤣
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Gordon
March 8 2019
I used this mix for the first time last night. It was a crowd-pleaser.
Made a 12-serving casserole of the famous Diet Doctor “crack slaw” (using chicken, not ground beef). I didn’t have 75 oz. of cabbage on hand, so I made up the deficit with kale and caulilower. Used 6 tablespoons of the Tex-Mex spice mix, as directed.
The pinch of cinnamon and clove is a nice touch. Also, I used Mexican Oregano, which is a different plant than the more familiar Oregano. Great stuff, thanks.
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Melissa
March 17 2019
Peter Biorck
You indicated this tex mex seasoning recipe if for "Liberal Low Carb"----- However, it is needed in the Keto tex mex casserole. Please advise?Reply: #21
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Reply to comment #20 by Melissa
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 18 2019
Peter Biorck
You indicated this tex mex seasoning recipe if for "Liberal Low Carb"----- However, it is needed in the Keto tex mex casserole. Please advise?In this case, the carb count is for the entire batch, not just 1 or 2 T that you may use in a recipe.
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Geoffrey
June 12 2019
Very tasty! Slight too spicy for us so I’ll reduce the chilli just a little next time. LOVE the flavours and making our own seasoning with no nasty extras.
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Shazi
May 16 2020
Hi.How can we use tex mex seasoning in taco shells?instead of cumin we have to use tex mex? Any video on making taco shells?thanks
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Reply to comment #23 by Shazi
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
May 16 2020
Hi.How can we use tex mex seasoning in taco shells?instead of cumin we have to use tex mex? Any video on making taco shells?thanks
We offer a variety of tortilla and taco shell recipes! https://www.dietdoctor.com/?s=tortillas
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eliza4393
July 14 2020
Would you say the chili flakes are necessary? Or could I do without that? And also the clove of garlic, do you just add it to the mix? Like the wet garlic to the dry mix thats when you’re going to put it on something already right? Not to store, or how would you do that?
Reply: #26
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Reply to comment #25 by eliza4393
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 14 2020
Would you say the chili flakes are necessary? Or could I do without that? And also the clove of garlic, do you just add it to the mix? Like the wet garlic to the dry mix thats when you’re going to put it on something already right? Not to store, or how would you do that?
There is only a small amount of chili flakes, but I do believe they are important for the flavor of the dish unless you don't like spicy food. The garlic noted is garlic powder. The cloves are a different, aromatic spice, not garlic. I hope this helps.
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Janet Lewis
July 14 2020
What are chili flakes? I have lived in south Texas all of my life and have never used them in a recipe. My local grocery stores don't have it for online/curbside pickup ordering.
I agree with Gentiann about not ever using cinnamon or cloves in Tex-Mex recipes.Reply: #28
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Reply to comment #27 by Janet Lewis
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 15 2020
What are chili flakes? I have lived in south Texas all of my life and have never used them in a recipe. My local grocery stores don't have it for online/curbside pickup ordering.
I agree with Gentiann about not ever using cinnamon or cloves in Tex-Mex recipes.Chili flakes would be crushed red pepper flakes or something similar.
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Emily
July 21 2020
Hi folks, question from a Canadian living in Italy: er, what is chilli powder? Presumably same as chilli flakes...? I”ll make it that way (love hot food) but maybe there’s some great flavour I’m missing out on, so let me know.
Reply: #30
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Reply to comment #29 by Emily
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
July 21 2020
Hi folks, question from a Canadian living in Italy: er, what is chilli powder? Presumably same as chilli flakes...? I”ll make it that way (love hot food) but maybe there’s some great flavour I’m missing out on, so let me know.
In the USA, chili powder is ground dried chilis and the spice/heat level can vary widely by brand so if you choose to make your own, adjust the amount to your preference for mild or more spicy.
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Phylippe
August 4 2020
Realy tasty but too salty! We can cut the salt to half.
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Reply to comment #31 by Phylippe
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
August 4 2020
Realy tasty but too salty! We can cut the salt to half.
Thanks for sharing your experience! The salt is optional and can be adjusted to taste.
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Sarah
October 3 2020
Carbs 😱 how many carbs per teaspoon please?
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Reply to comment #33 by Sarah
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 3 2020
Carbs 😱 how many carbs per teaspoon please?
This would only be 1-2 grams of carbs per teaspoon. You can add up the number of teaspoons the total batch makes and then divide by 8g carbs (the amount for the total batch) to figure out the carb count per teaspoon.
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natascha.kesslerdemetrius
January 26 2021
We just love this seasoning! Even my 2.5 year old loves when I use it to season our chicken, meats and I use it for our tacos. Very flavorful.
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Veneise Samuels
April 28 2021
Love the flavour and have used this numerous times without adding the salt but wanted to try adsing the salt and it was way too salty. I understand it is optional but the Cheesy Beef Burrito Skilllet that I used this recipe in was nearly inedible.
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slheflin
June 15 2021
I agree that the salt amount is way too much. Maybe 1 teaspoon of salt, but not a tablespoon.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
June 16 2021
I agree that the salt amount is way too much. Maybe 1 teaspoon of salt, but not a tablespoon.
Just a heads up that the salt is completely optional. The recipe team uses this recipe with the listed amount of salt, but you can use less salt if that's what you prefer.
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Jackie
June 30 2021
I always double or triple this recipe. I omit clove and cinnamon. I use it all the time for seasoning. One of my favs is… Corn on the cob (I cut it off the cob), butter, sprinkle with this seasoning, parmesan cheese and cilantro. Mexican corn in a bowl! Delicious.
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Jackie
June 30 2021
These comments are insane, some of you ppl slay me 🙄
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Barbara
January 14 2022
I make this in large batches as I use it with so many things. I have found I need to omit the salt - it's too salty otherwise for us. We love it!
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Reply to comment #41 by Barbara
Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
January 14 2022
I make this in large batches as I use it with so many things. I have found I need to omit the salt - it's too salty otherwise for us. We love it!
So glad you love it! It's great to make ahead to have on hand for so many things!
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Jocelyn
April 12 2022
I made the recipe as written except for the chili flakes which I omitted as my husband doesn’t like them. It is delicious, I think exceptional, and adds a lot of flavor and spiciness without adding the heat. I’ve used it a couple of times and especially liked it in the keto chicken fajita bowl. I believe the cinnamon and cloves really add to the flavor without adding the heat. Next time, I will make a double batch because I like to have jars of spice mixes on hand as it speeds up the prep time. I honestly feel it is one of the best Mexican spice mixes I’ve ever tried.
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Barbara
August 6 2022
We love it and make large batches (omitting the salt) at a time. We use it in many dishes! I'm going to try it with chipotle as someone suggested.
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Terra
December 25 2022
Just wanted to let you all know salt is most likely coase kosher salt, not table salt. The amount of saltiness per measurement is a lot less. It is of course optional and can be scaled for your personal taste. :)
