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Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, Street Tacos on the Blackstone is your solution.

Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, Street Tacos on the Blackstone is your solution. The Kitchen Bucket List street tacos recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how this recipe lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. Not in the mood for beef, okay, do up some fish or chicken tacos on the Blackstone griddle. That is what is so fun about doing street tacos. You can adapt the recipe to your liking. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings. I like to have options when I cook and I'm sure you do too. So if you need seasoning for a meal that is convenient or homemade The Kitchen Bucket List has it. this recipe

The Kitchen Bucket List street tacos recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how street tacos on the Blackstone lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. Not in the mood for beef, okay, do up some fish or chicken tacos on the Blackstone griddle. That is what is so fun about doing street tacos. You can adapt the recipe to your liking. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings. I like to have options when I cook and I’m sure you do too. So if you need seasoning for a meal that is convenient or homemade The Kitchen Bucket List has it.

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Taco Seasoning Recipe

The Kitchen Bucket List taco seasoning ingredient shot: Chili powder; Celery seed; Garlic powder; Smoked Paprika; Dried oregano; Onion powder; Lemon pepper; Salt; Ground thyme. Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, Street Tacos on the Blackstone is your solution. The Kitchen Bucket List street tacos recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how this recipe lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings.
Street Tacos on the Blackstone homemade taco meat seasoning over beef and sausage.

Our homemade taco seasoning recipe has a nice warmth from the chili powder. Salt and lemon pepper bring the flavors together with the herb combination developing a unique sweet and creamy texture to the meat. The beef and sausage’s natural flavors round everything out. The Blackstone actually helps too. We have learned that cooking taco meat with any seasoning on the griddle lets the oil drain off the meat. So even with our half beef half sausage recipe, each bite is fresh, light, and savory.

Head down to the recipe card for the Taco Seasoning Recipe ingredients amounts and instructions.

Ingredients

You can have some fun here with street tacos on the Blackstone. Below is what we used for the taco seasoning recipe and our street tacos.

Taco Seasoning

The Kitchen Bucket List taco seasoning ingredient shot: Chili powder; Celery seed; Garlic powder; Smoked Paprika; Dried oregano; Onion powder; Lemon pepper; Salt; Ground thyme. Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, Street Tacos on the Blackstone is your solution. The Kitchen Bucket List street tacos recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how this recipe lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings.
  • Chili powder
  • Celery seed
  • Garlic powder
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Dried oregano
  • Onion powder
  • Lemon pepper
  • Salt
  • Ground thyme

Tacos

All fresh ingredients: Ground beef (80/20); Ground sausage (Italian sausage or your choice); Street taco shells; Shredded Colby Jack; Chopped lettuce (Your preference); Red onion; Tomato; Salsa (Your preference); Guacamole; Sour cream; Flour and corn tortillas (optional). Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, seasoned meat is your solution. The Kitchen Bucket List recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how this recipe lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings.
  • Ground beef (80/20)
  • Ground sausage (Italian sausage or your choice)
  • Street taco shells
  • Shredded Colby Jack
  • Chopped lettuce (Your preference)
  • Red onion
  • Tomato
  • Salsa (Your preference)
  • Guacamole
  • Sour cream
  • Flour and corn tortillas (optional)

Scroll down to the recipe card for quantities.

Anatomy of a Taco

It all starts with the shell. The Kitchen Bucket List enjoys keeping things convenient, so you can use the air fryer to crisp up store-bought street taco shells or go for doing it yourself.
Grilling the tortillas yourself gives that authentic taste and feel of a street taco, it is worth the 5 minutes on the Blackstone. You then can choose flour and/or corn, seasoning, and how crispy or soft you want them. Check out our Taco Shells on the Blackstone for the recipe.

Street tacos done with Taco Shells on the Blackstone. Yes, you can griddle your own crispy and warm Taco Shells on the Blackstone. You choose if they are crispy or soft.

Let’s talk tacos, now. The shell crispy or soft is your base. If you do grill up some tortillas you will see how great they are at keeping the fillings in. Our Blackstone has an air fryer. It works out perfectly to put the shells in while you finish cooking the taco meat. The street shells only need 5 minutes at low. Then you bring everything to the table and start construction. Next of course is up for debate, meat or cheese first in the shell?
I’ll leave this one alone. Now you can choose our taco meat from this recipe or go with steak or chicken. The other options are from our Blackstone flank steak or Smoked chicken drumsticks recipes. We use Colby Jack but if you like a smokier flavor give Gouda a try. Now for the rest of the toppings, go fresh if you can, the fresher the better.

Sprinkle is excited to share with you our Simple, Easy, and Tasty recipes. She has traveled for years and enjoyed food everywhere from Hawaii to Italy. Now she is the muse for The Kitchen Bucket List helping us developed and create our favorite dishes to bring to all of you.

This is a great base recipe. We use it to make burritos and fajitas. You can easily grill up some vegetables and jalapeño too.

Substitutions

The homemade taco seasoning can be used with different meats. The cooking time and taste will vary.

  • Beef & Sausage mixture – to all ground beef (80/20 or leaner), Chicken (diced), Steak (Diced), …
  • Sweet Italian Sausage – to your choice of sausage, just remember it will change the final flavor.
  • Taco Shells – to homemade flour and/or corn tortillas. See how we did it in our Taco Shells on the Blackstone recipe.

Variations to Taco Seasoning

  • Spicy – add red chili pepper flakes or increase the chili powder. You have a ton of options here.
  • Kid-friendly – remove the chili powder to bring up the sweetness.
  • Convenient – Skip the seasoning recipe above and grab a packet from the grocery. See the note at the bottom of the recipe card for how to do this.
Taco Seasoning Recipe coming together on the Blackstone griddle with warmed street taco shells. It is our homemade taco seasoning recipe has a nice warmth from the chili powder. Salt and lemon pepper bring the flavors together with the herb combination developing a unique sweet and creamy texture to the meat. The beef and sausage's natural flavors round everything out. The Blackstone actually helps too. We have learned that cooking taco meat with any seasoning on the griddle lets the oil drain off the meat. So even with our half beef half sausage recipe, each bite is fresh, light, and savory.

Equipment

  • Blackstone Griddle (36-inch, 4-burner with air fryer)
  • Air Fryer or oven (Optional)
  • Mixing bowls
  • Griddle spatulas
  • Blackstone taco rack (Optional)
  • Instant read thermometer

FAQS

Why do you use sweet Italian sausage? And will other sausage work?

We like the sweet and savory flavor it brings. Other sausages do work. In fact, we will use different types like spicy Tennessee, breakfast, or even maple syrup-flavored sausages.

Frying the tortillas to make shells, how did you do that?

Just add a bit more oil onto the griddle and fry them up. It is actually a fun way to do them. I use a bit of oil on the tortillas before I grill them so the salt will adhere better.

Storage & Reheat the Taco Meat

  • Refrigerator – Let the meat completely cool and store it in a container for 3 – 4 days.
  • Freezer – Cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  • Reheat – If frozen defrost in the fridge before reheating. It can be rewarmed in the air fryer at 350 degrees F. manual setting. Timing will vary by amount. Or you can griddle the meat back to your preferred temperature.
Have a big gathering coming up or just a fun meal at home, Street Tacos on the Blackstone is your solution. The Kitchen Bucket List street tacos recipe gets everything done on the griddle. We use a mixture of beef and sausage with our homemade seasoning. You will love how this recipe lets the natural meat flavors and spices combine. Not in the mood for beef, okay, do up some fish or chicken tacos on the Blackstone griddle. That is what is so fun about doing street tacos. You can adapt the recipe to your liking. The important thing is to have fun, especially with the seasoning and the endless choices of toppings. I like to have options when I cook and I'm sure you do too. So if you need seasoning for a meal that is convenient or homemade The Kitchen Bucket List has it.
Welcome to The Kitchen Bucket List. My name is Karina and I am very excited to share with you our Simple, Easy, and Tasty recipes. After years of cooking and baking with my girls, where even dad shows up from time to time, especially for the BBQ, The Kitchen Bucket List was created in the Spring of 2020.

Are you cheese or meat first on your taco build? Or maybe something different?
Let us know below.

Three street tacos cooked on the griddle fully loaded. The Kitchen Bucket List recipe gets everything done on the griddle for a big get-together.

Street Tacos on the Blackstone

Karina
This recipe gets everything done on the griddle and with our homemade taco seasoning, you will wow your tastebuds. Be adventurous and grill up the tortillas too.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 8 Servings

Equipment

  • Blackstone Griddle (36-inch, 4-burner with air fryer)
  • Air Fryer or oven (Optional)
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Griddle Spatulas
  • Blackstone taco rack (Optional)
  • Instant read thermometer

Ingredients
  

Taco Seasoning

  • 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme

Tacos

  • 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
  • 1 pound ground sausage (Italian sausage or your choice)
  • Street taco shells
  • Shredded Colby Jack
  • Chopped lettuce (Your preference)
  • 1 diced red onion
  • 1 diced tomato
  • Salsa (Your preference)
  • Guacamole
  • Sour cream
  • Flour and corn tortillas (Optional)

Instructions
 

  • Pour all taco seasoning ingredients into a bowl and mix, set aside.
  • Break the ground beef and pork in half and place in a large bowl. Add the seasoning and mix until the beef and sausage are evenly combined.
  • Preheat the Blackstone griddle on low for 5 minutes.
  • Turn off 2 of the side burners. The other two will be left at low with an approximate temperature of 380 degrees F.
  • Bring out the taco meat and place it on the griddle. Use the spatulas to evenly cook the meat by mixing occasionally. For us, it took 10 minutes. At the same time preheat the air fryer to low for the street taco shells.
  • Once the air fryer is preheated, for about 5 minutes, place the shells in to get crispy. This takes about 5 minutes.
  • The taco meat is cooked once it has reached a temperature of 165 degrees F. Remove it from the griddle in a bowl.
  • Now time to build those tacos!

Notes

Using the taco seasoning packet is a convenient way to season the taco meat, which we do too. We use two packets for this amount of meat. One is used to season the meat directly the other is diluted into the amount of water for a single packet. The taco seasoning packet instructions call for 2/3 cup of water per packet. We start by browning the meat. Once it is browned, add the water with the seasoning mixture diluted in it. Do not just pour it all on the meat because you do not want it draining off. So, just pour a little at a time and mix to get an even seasoning of the meat. It took about 3 – 4 pours to use up all the seasoning and get to the final temperature. Now just remove and build those tacos!
Keyword Beef, Blackstone, Grilling, homemade, sausage, Street Tacos, Taco Seasoning Recipe, Tacos

Food safety

This is a beef and pork combination recipe. It is important to cook the meat until it is above 165 degrees. F., due to the pork content. If you have any more questions please check out the USDA guidelines web page.

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