If you are looking for a flavorful seasoning blend for your chili (or other recipes) try this blend of fragrant spices.
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Seasonings and Spice Mixes

Spice and seasoning recipes to enhance your cooking and make some of your favorite spice blends at home
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Ancho Chili Powder Blend
Copycat Homemade Shake-and-Bake
Mix your paprika, onion, poultry seasonings with some other favorites along with breadcrumbs and parsley to make this sassy sensation.
Time: under 30 minutes
Chinese Five Spice Powder
This classic Chinese spice blend with cinnamon and star anise is great in both sweet and savory applications.
Time: under 30 minutes
Lemon Salt
Lemon salt is perfect sprinkled onto grilled salmon, baked chicken, or tomato slices to give a vibrant finishing touch.
Time: 1-2 hours
Pizza Seasoning
Bring your kitchen one step closer to a pizzeria with this homemade seasoning blend with oregano, basil, paprika, and a few secret ingredients.
Time: under 30 minutes
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Basic Curry Powder (Indian Curry)
If you're a curry aficionado looking to take your cooking to the next level, then making your own curry powder is your ticket to authentic, flavorful curries.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Mrs. Dash Clone
A go-to seasoning is never a bad thing to have on hand. Packed full of herbs and spices, this healthy blend makes seasoning a breeze.
Time: under 30 minutes
African Fish Curry Powder
A great way to dress up a mild flavored fish is with a bold spice blend, like this African curry-style seasoning mix.
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat Old Bay Seafood Seasoning Blend
Enhance your seafood dishes with your own homemade Old Bay seasoning blend. This carefully curated blend of herbs and spices will add a new dimension of flavor...
Time: under 30 minutes
Emeril's (Almost) Southwest Seasoning
Made with chili powder, cumin, paprika, ground coriander, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, crushed red pepper, dried oregano
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Salt Substitute
Made with dry mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, white pepper, ground thyme, basil
Time: under 30 minutes
Mediterranean Spiced Sea Salt
Combine sea salt, basil, lemon zest, and a few more spices to create seasoning blend to use on all sorts of Mediterranean dishes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Seasoning
This Cajun blend has just the right balance of heat and herbiness, spectacular for jazzing up beans and rice, grilled fish, or roasted veggies.
Time: under 30 minutes
Salt-Free Chili Powder
Chili powder is so much more than peppers. This blend includes cayenne, but also throws in some oregano and cumin for a well-rounded Mexican flavor profile.
Time: under 30 minutes
African Stew Curry Powder
This curry powder blend is an aromatic and flavorful mixture of spices that adds a unique flavor to stews, curries, and other dishes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Caribbean Seasoned Salt Mix
Get a little island flavor with this simple seasoning mixture. Use it on pork, chicken, seafood, or vegetables. Works well as a sprinkled-on seasoning or as a rub before...
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Blackened Spice Mix
Quick and easy to whip up, this Cajun blackened spice mix has everything needed for a zesty kick. Perfect for grilling or adding to various dishes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Italian Seasoning
Why buy Italian seasoning at the store when you can whip it together yourself? Eight common household spices are ground up together to make this seasoning that'll store for months.
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Chili Powder
A few choice Latin spices like cumin, paprika and oregano set the stage, and you can dial this chili powder up or down with cayenne.
Time: under 30 minutes
Famous Dave's Cajun Dynamite Dust
Made with paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, dried basil, file powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, onion powder, dried oregano, cayenne pepper
Time: under 30 minutes
Garlic Seasoning
Garlic powder, seasoned salt, and S&P are all you need for this seasoning! Try it as a seasoning for roasted vegetables.
Time: under 30 minutes
Confit Spice
Confit means "to preserve" in French and in the culinary world, it refers to a dish in which meat is cooked slowly in its own fat with a special blend of spices.
Time: under 30 minutes
Iranian Spice Mix
This aromatic blend of spices invokes warmth and comfort when used in cooking. Stir into rice, sprinkle on grilled veggies, or mix into a stew.
Time: under 30 minutes
Rempah For Chicken Or Pork
Rempah is a wet spice blend used in a variety of Southeast Asian cuisine. Rempah means "spice paste". Used in ayam goreng or char siu pork among other recipes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Basic Garam Masala
The spices used in this all-purpose Indian seasoning can vary greatly. This version of garam masala uses the most common ones.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blackened Seasoning Mix
Skip the store bought blends and make your own blackening seasoning at home with spices you probably already have on hand.
Time: under 30 minutes
Citrus-Scented Sugar
Use this citrus infused sugar in baked goods, to flavor beverages, or whenever you want a little extra special sweetness.
Time: over 5 hours
Baharat (Saudi Mixed Spices)
Baharat is a traditional blend of spices used in Saudi Arabian cuisine. Baharat can be used to flavor both savory and sweet dishes.
Time: under 30 minutes
Savory Salt Substitute
Made with white pepper, sour salt, sugar, arrowroot, orange peel, garlic powder, cream of tartar, onion powder, celery seeds, black pepper
Time: under 30 minutes
Basic Bouquet Garni
A bouquet garni is a bundle of herbs used to flavor stocks, soups, and sauces. The bouquet is added at the beginning of cooking and removed before serving.
Time: under 30 minutes
Caribbean Spice Mix
Keep this spice mix on hand for rubbing chicken and fish, or tossing into coconut curries. It masterfully walks the line between sweet and spicy.
Time: under 30 minutes
Beefy Taco Seasoning Mix
This is a great substitute for the packaged taco seasoning you buy at the store. This version has extra "beefy" flavor. Use anytime you need a little Mexican flavor...
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat TGI Friday's Chop House Seasoning
When you go this simple, it's all about good ingredients. Fresh rosemary and cracked black pepper give meat a no-frills touch that lets the flavor of a...
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Crab Boil
The seasonings are crucial for a successful crab boil. This is the perfect blend to spice up your seafood.
Time: under 30 minutes
Pickling Spice
Make up this spice mix ahead of time to have on hand. It works great with a variety of pickled foods and has a spicy warm flavor to it.
Time: under 30 minutes
Beef Flavor Packet for Rice
Don't laugh at how simple this recipe is! This is a quick and easy upgrade to salt for boosting the umami content of a recipe.
Time: under 30 minutes
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning And Rub
Jamaican jerk chicken is always amazing, but premix the spice blend and you'll start making jerk everything. Jerk-spiced tacos, anyone?
Time: under 30 minutes
Greek Seasoning
Bring a taste of Greece to your kitchen with this homemade seasoning blend. With oregano, cumin, and garlic at its core, it's the perfect addition to any Mediterranean-inspired dish.
Time: under 30 minutes
Porker's Rib Seasoning
If you're looking to jazz up your pork dishes, this blend is a must-try. With its blend of paprika, lemon pepper, and brown sugar, it provides a great balance of flavors that...
Time: under 30 minutes
Laksa Paste
This fresh laksa paste made with aromatic lemongrass, ginger, and red chiles adds unbelievable authentic flavor to soups and curries.
Time: under 30 minutes
Greek Lemon Seasoning
Made with garlic salt, lemon pepper, oregano, dried mint
Time: under 30 minutes
Blackening Seasoning Mix
This blackened seasoning isn't afraid to bring the heat. Cayenne and black pepper are balanced out with thyme, cumin, and a bit of sugar.
Time: under 30 minutes
African Vegetable Curry Powder
Made with fenugreek, green gram dhal, coriander, dry red chiles, turmeric, black pepper, cumin, mustard seeds, bengal gram dhal, black gram dhal
Time: 2-5 hours
Secret Ingredient Apple Pie Spice
Made with instant tea powder, cornstarch, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground allspice
Time: under 30 minutes
Pumpkin Pie Spice With Cloves
Pumpkin pie seasoning with kicks from allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. You'll find uses for it far outside the pie crust. Smoothies, granola, coffee, pancakes -...
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Turkey Seasoning
Add a little zip to your poultry. This spicy seasoning blend works great on a whole turkey or chicken, turkey breast, or chicken wings.
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat Brennan's Cajun Seasoning Mix
A good Cajun seasoning is critical to have on hand for rubbing down seafood or for adding a bit of kick to soups, stews, and gumbo.
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Spice Rub For Chicken
Made with vegetable oil, black pepper, ground red pepper, white pepper, ground cumin, ground nutmeg, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Ginger Apple Pie Spice
A good apple pie spice can be used for way more than just pastries. Whether you're making applesauce, apple compote, or even savory dishes like roast pork, this warming blend...
Time: under 30 minutes
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