Southwestern spiced popcorn

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Total Time
5 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Here's a great late-night snack or a nice munchie to set on the coffee table before a dinner. Ready in just 5 minutes, you can throw this together in a snap. Great for game days when everything is an appetizer, this zesty flavors of the Southwest set this apart from standard popcorn toppings. Add a little zing with some fresh lime juice drizzled before you add the spices. This recipe is a terrific blueprint for flavored popcorn options. Make it your own and try different combinations of spices. Let the kids help out and find their favorite combo. Then you have an easy and tasty after-school treat.

Ingredients

Plain air popped popcorn (prepared without oil)

8 cup(s)

Butter-flavor cooking spray

1 spray(s)

Chili powder

2 tsp

Ground cumin

1 tsp

Paprika

1 tsp

Table salt

1 tsp

Garlic powder

½ tsp

Instructions

  1. Place popcorn in a large bowl; spray with nonstick spray, tossing well.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt and garlic powder. Sprinkle over the popcorn, tossing all the while, until well coated. Yields about 2 cups per serving.