Taco Pick-Up-Sticks Snack Mix

French fried onions, spud sticks, as well as peanuts ... oh my! Bake them upwards amongst delicious homemade taco seasoning as well as y'all accept Taco Pick-Up-Sticks Snack Mix, an addictive as well as tasty taco snacking treat.

You know those French fried onions that come upwards inwards a niggling can? Well, they're non simply for greenish edible bean casserole! Nope. They're also 1 of the star ingredients inwards this tasty niggling taco-spiced snack mix. And, man, is this materials addictive.

I accept to acknowledge that I am a Chex Mix addict. I've loved the materials since wayyyyyyyyyyy earlier y'all could purchase it pre-made inwards the grocery stores. Remember those days of making your ain at home?? I withal whip upwards my ain batch every instantly as well as then, since I dearest the gustation fifty-fifty to a greater extent than than I dearest the store-bought kind.

And instantly I accept a new snack mix to add together to my make-at-home list.

This super slow as well as tasty Taco Pick-Up-Sticks Snack Mix, made amongst the addictive combination of ...

... these ii goodies.

Yes, French Fried Onions, it's fourth dimension to boot greenish edible bean casserole to the curb as well as dive inwards to a large ol' batch of taco snack mix! {I intend you'll live happier here.}

Now, let's verbalise taco.

While working on this recipe, I tried it amongst the originally-suggested packaged taco seasoning as well as amongst my ain homemade taco seasoning.

The married adult man as well as I liked the homemade seasoning version sooooooooooo much better! It was no contest, really.

And a homemade seasoning mix is thus slow to whip up, amongst spices y'all almost probable already accept on hand. I dearest that the homemade materials has less salt, too. Bonus all around!

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While for certain non the liquid kind, Beer Popcorn from my friends at Tastebuds as well as Taco Pick-Up-Sticks Snack Mix would withal live a fabulous snack pairing!

Taco Pick-Up-Sticks Snack Mix

Source: Adapted from Pass the Plate, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

2 (5 oz.) cans spud sticks
1 (6 oz.) can French fried onions
1 c. dry-roasted peanuts
1/2 c. butter, melted
2 tsp. onion powder*
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, combine spud sticks, onion rings, as well as peanuts. In a minor bowl, whisk together melted butter, onion powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic powder, oregano, as well as cayenne pepper. Pour butter mixture over spud sticks mixture as well as toss to coat.
Spread mixture evenly on ii ungreased jelly ringlet pans. Bake at 250 degrees for forty - 45 minutes, stirring every fifteen minutes. Cool.
Store inwards an airtight container.

* If y'all don't accept onion pulverization on hand, y'all tin utilisation dried minced onion identify 2 teaspoons minced onion inwards a plastic baggie as well as shell fine amongst a meat mallet.

Enjoy!

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