These blends are terrific on beef, lamb, chicken, veal on burgers and we even included one for fish and pumpkin pie spice.
We have a nice assortment of Italian blends with several other ethnic combinations you may like to try in our recipe card below including a homemade pumpkin pie spice blend recipe.
These spices make great gifts when added to some pretty storage jars found in many local dollar stores or online stores.
The spice blends use simple ingredients sometimes many may already be in your cupboards waiting to be mixed together.
These seasonings are much more economical compared to store-bought brands, easy to adapt to your taste buds, and fresh!
Scroll down to our recipe card and hit print for all 10 recipes to get started on DIY homemade seasonings and spice blends!
Why Make Easy To Make Spices At Home
- Seasoning mixes and spice blend are fun to make
- DIY seasoning blends can be adjusted to your own taste
- Homemade seasonings are fresher
- Making seasoning salt controls the amount you prefer by adding more or less
- There are no preservatives in our homemade blends
- DIY seasoning blends are economical and much more cost-effective plus very convenient
- There is something for everyone and if you don't like one of the ingredients you don't have to add the herb or spice!
- Chances are you already have a cabinet full of spices and blends you have bought through the years and could have been making your own blends and salts for years.
- Enhances the flavor in meats, casseroles, and grilling foods, and making your own takes hardly any time and is so much more economical.
The best part about some of these blends is you can always add more or less to your own taste so these are just basic recipes to follow.
Tips
- measure out the spices with measuring spoons
- store in a dry place and not near the stove
- store in a mason jar also or you can use small clean baby food jars, pretty containers found at a dollar store, or in ziplock bags.
- for free-flowing salt add some dry rice to your bottle of the shaker container with holes on top to keep it from clumping up
- when using these spices just sprinkle a little on each piece of meat to season
- if you taste the food and it's missing a stronger flavor than you like add more of that spice
- the basic recipe is for seasoning salt is versatile for anything you're cooking and the homemade blends are a guideline for recipes that call for that certain spice blend
- use just a little and adjust to your taste
- use a funnel to fill jars
What To Use These Spices On
- grilling, smoking, and roasting meats
- roasting vegetables
- mixing with breadcrumbs or other toppings
- seasoning poultry, beef, venison, lamb, veal, pork, and seafood
- use in casserole dishes
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Experimenting with Seasoning Blends and Spice Mixes
Remember a few rules of thumb, add more or less salt to taste and herbs to your mixes.
Certain blends can be experimented on not just meats but added to salads, vegetables, and a little sprinkle on pizza and toasted breads.
Blends are great for recipes with additional spice blends and a terrific example would be chili, stews, soups, and casseroles.
10 DIY Seasoning Blends and Mixes
These assorted seasoning mixes are a perfect blend to add to any meal you're preparing. We have an assortment for just about any meat and even include pumpkin pie spice mix!
Ingredients
- Here are some great recipes for making DIY seasoning blends for beef, lamb, chicken, and fish, and we even included a pumpkin pie spice mix.
- The seasonings are all easy to make and stored in a mason jar that can last for months sealed and stored in a cool dry place.
- Making herb and spice blends is economical in comparison to purchasing these blends already prepared in spice isles.
- See below just how the blends of spice mix and every one of them just needs to be mixed in a bowl and stored in jars.
Instructions
- Italian Seasoning Salt
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 4 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons mixed dried herbs, oregano, basil, parsley
- Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon celery salt
- 1 tablespoon hot paprika
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground bay leaves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Taco Seasoning
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 3 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon each paprika, crushed red pepper, and salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons each garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, black pepper
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- Steak Dry Rub
- 3 tablespoons kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- Smoked Meat Rubs for Pork and Beef
- 1 to 2 tablespoons finely ground coffee
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Blackened Seasoning
- 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon ground dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Poultry Seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- Fish Seasoning Blend
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried crushed rosemary
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground dried sage
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried marjoram leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons dill weed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Greek Seasoning Blend
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried Greek oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Notes
Tips
- measure out the spices with measuring spoons
- store in a dry place and not near the stove
- store in a mason jar also or you can use small clean baby food jars, pretty containers found at a dollar store, or in ziplock bags.
- for free-flowing salt add some dry rice to your bottle of the shaker container with holes on top to keep it from clumping up
- when using these spices just sprinkle a little on each piece of meat to season
- if you taste the food and it's missing a stronger flavor than you like add more of that spice
- the basic recipe is for seasoning salt is versatile for anything you're cooking and the homemade blends are a guideline for recipes that call for that certain spice blend
- use just a little and adjust to your taste
- use a funnel to fill jars
What To Use These Spices On
- grilling, smoking, and roasting meats
- roasting vegetables
- mixing with breadcrumbs or other toppings
- seasoning poultry, beef, venison, lamb, veal, pork, and seafood
- use in casserole dishes
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