Here’s a 5 ingredient chicken taco seasoning recipe that balances the perfect combination of spices and adds a nice balance of flavor and heat to chicken taco meat!
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Looking for something to add a little flavor to your weeknight chicken taco meal?
Then try this simple chicken taco seasoning recipe to kick the flavors up a notch.
You only need 5 spices (that you probably already have in your spice rack!)
What Is Chicken Taco Seasoning?
My chicken taco seasoning is a simple blend of five popular spices.
This recipe is quick to prepare and adds a depth of flavor to any chicken taco dish.
But don’t worry…
This versatile recipe can be used as a dry rub on chicken breasts, thighs or legs…
Whether you are making chicken tacos or not!
What Other SeasonalCookbook.com Recipes Can This Seasoning Be Used For?
Good question!
This blend of herbs and spices is perfect for adding flavor to any chicken dish.
For instance, you can substitute this seasoning in my Texas Roadhouse Herb Crusted Chicken Breast recipe for an entirely unique flavor.
It’s really up to you how creative you want to be.
Chicken Taco Seasoning – The Ingredients
As you can see, there are only 5 spices that I use to make this flavorful seasoning.
I will say that I think adding the smoked paprika really enhances the flavor of this seasoning.
It’s probably my favorite ingredient in this spice blend!
While the spices listed above make up the exact blend I use when making chicken tacos, you can also season beef tacos with this same recipe.
Recipe Equipment Needed
This chicken taco seasoning recipe is so easy that it requires almost no recipe equipment!
If you have a small plate, handy set of measuring spoons and a plastic Ziploc Storage Bag, you are good to go!
How To Make Chicken Taco Seasoning
First, portion out your ingredients as described in the Recipe Card below using a set of measuring spoons like the one I linked to in the above paragraph.
I like to simply add each ingredient, separately, onto a plate as shown:
Once all ingredients are portioned out, just scrape them off your plate using a silicone spatula like this and into a large, plastic Ziploc bag.
Seal Ziploc bag and shake well to mix the chicken taco seasoning ingredients together.
Finally, add the spice blend to the chicken.
Do this by slowly by pouring the spices from the bag and onto a 1 – 1.5 lb chicken breast.
***TIP: Thoroughly pat your chicken breast dry with a highly absorbent paper towel beforehand.
This helps the seasoning stick better.
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Coating The Chicken With Seasoning
Use your free hand to spread the chicken taco seasoning fully over the chicken breast.
Try to also push or pat the the 5-spice blend down and into the chicken breast.
The spice rub seasoning will stick to the chicken breast and provide a delicious coating.
Easy Chicken Taco Seasoning
This simple blend of spices comes together to create a delicious chicken taco seasoning that results in the perfect combination of flavors and heat!
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servings5
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kcalIngredients
3/4 tbsp Cumin
3/4 tbsp Chili Powder
1/2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
1/2 tbsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
Directions
- Portion out spices for chicken taco seasoning onto a plate according to their measurements listed in the Ingredients Section above (these are the perfect proportions for a 1 – 1.5 lb. chicken breast). You don’t have to be perfect, but I found that using a handy set of measuring spoons like this can be extremely helpful to get just the right amount of seasoning!
- Take a small sealable, plastic storage bag and transfer all spices from plate into the plastic storage bag.
- Shake vigorously so that the spices mix thouroughly (think of the old Shake-And-Bake commercials for those of you who are of a similar age to me)
- Pat your 1 – 1.5 lb. chicken breast dry using a highly absorbent paper towel until the outside of the chicken breast is somewhat ‘tacky’. This will help the seasoning stick to the chicken, better.
- Slowly pour the chicken taco seasoning from the plastic Ziploc bag and onto your chicken breast while using your free hand to distribute the spice blend so that it completely covers the chicken breast.
- Cook your chicken breast as you normally would, always making certain that the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (NOTE: Just to be certain, I use a food thermometer like this one whenever I am cooking chicken).
Notes
- Pat your chicken breast dry using a paper towel until it becomes ‘tacky’ to the touch before covering it with the chicken taco seasoning. This will help the seasoning stick to the chicken better.
- After you have thoroughly coated the chicken breast with the seasoning, try tapping it down or pressing it with a little more force, onto the chicken. This, again, helps the blend adhere to the chicken more fully.
- When you portion out the spices for your chicken taco seasoning, use a handy set of measuring spoons like this to get the portions of the spices exact!
- Make sure NOT to skip the smoked paprika. It’s the key ingredient in this 5-ingredient chicken taco seasoning, in my opinion. If you don’t have any at home, you can order smoked paprika online here!
- Use a food thermometer like the one I use whenever you are cooking chicken to make sure the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
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How to Store Chicken Taco Seasoning?
You can use a similar plastic Ziploc Storage Bag like the one you used to mix your seasoning ingredients together to store this.
However, if you measured out the herbs and spices as I described above, you probably won’t have any seasoning to store.
But, you could very well have some leftover cooked and seasoned chicken taco meat to refrigerate.
In that case, I like to use these freezer safe plastic food storage containers.
They’re great!
Do You Have Any Leftover Chicken Taco Meat?
It’s rare that I ever have any leftover chicken taco meat because I love tacos so much.
But, if you ever have any leftover taco meat – whether chicken or beef – here’s my suggestion:
Please check out this article –> 21 Crazy Ways To Use Leftover Taco Meat
Although I had beef tacos in mind when writing that article, I think most of those recipes would work well with chicken taco meat.
So…
If you have any leftover chicken taco meat after making this recipe, please read the article linked to above!
And let me know if you have any ideas for your leftover chicken taco meat that I didn’t think of!
Just post your comments in the Comments Section below.
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What Are Your Thoughts On This Chicken Taco Seasoning Recipe?
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How about letting me know if you think I missed any of the crucial ingredients you use in your chicken taco seasoning?
Until next time…
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