1/4 cup dried onion
1/4 cup garlic powder
1/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 tsp paprika
4 tsp cumin
4 tsp oregano
2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp ground black pepper

Mix ingredients together. Store in an airtight container. Shake container before using the mix.

To make:
Brown 1 1/2 lbs ground beef.  Add 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp seasoning to meat, as well as 1 can of tomato paste and 1 cup of water. Or, in the place of the water and tomato paste, add one pint (2 cups) of homemade pasta sauce or 16 oz jar of store bought pasta sauce. Let simmer for 15 minutes.

Serve over fresh homemade buns.