50+ Homemade Seasoning Blends

Making your own seasoning blends is quick, easy and budget friendly. Mix up some jars to match your favourite to suit your favourite recipes and instant flavour will always be just one jar away

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Easy seasoning blends to make at home

Of course you can buy seasoning blends and mixes from the store, but with homemade you can control the taste, heat and freshness, and tailor that blend just for you.

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Also you know exactly what is going into them – I had a quick look at the ingredients in some of the most popular blends from the big name brands and it was fairly shocking.

As well as the spices they contained somewhat dubious ingredients such as:- Maltodextrin, sunflower oil, anti caking agents, fat powder (containing lactose) and half of them seem to be packed with salt and sugar.

No thanks! I don’t need or want any of these added to a jar of seasoning – and with people increasingly looking to reduce their consumption of ultra processed foods, neither do you!

Sugar and salt are amongst the cheapest things you can buy by weight, and I am not buying an expensive jar of seasoning which has been bulked out with cheap as chips ingredients.

I also LOVE the easy convenience of everything being in one jar – and by making a blend it is easy to accurately add a small amount of one strongly tasing ingredient to a dish.

Why make your own seasoning blends

Have you read the labels on some of them? By making your own you are guaranteed UPF free and allergy friendly blends. Regardless of diet seasoning blends do not need gluten, dairy or processed seed oils.
You can tailor flavour and ingredients to your taste.
You have control over the freshness.
Only one spice jar to open when making your favourite dishes.
Far far cheaper than buy tiny jars of ready mixed spices and herbs.

Everyday seasoning blends to use on anything!

Your to go blends that earn their place in the kitchen and that you will use on repeat!

A jar and a spoonful of all purpose seasoning mix, shown from above.

All Purpose Seasoning Recipe

This all purpose seasoning mix recipe is a great grab-and-go standby to keep in the kitchen for whenever a savoury dish needs an instant flavour boost. Easy to make and long-lasting, keep it on hand to season rice, stews and meats, and to correct for any dish that just needs more oomph!

This is my kitchen rescue remedy which sits at the front of the shelf, and is the one I reach for when I need a I-can’t-be-bothered-to-think boost to fridge bottom dinners which need a bit of perking up.

It works in any savoury dish and fixes recipes that haven’t worked out quite as you planned. I’m not suggesting you use it in everything rather than the blends below, but it is a great one to keep on hand.

A jar of Italian seasoning, with a wooden spoon in the jar lifting out a serving.

Italian Seasoning Recipe

Combine aromatic herbs and spices to infuse your dishes with authentic Italian flavors. Perfect for pasta sauces, pizzas, and more.

Use this in my Italian dressing, or in my baked Italian chicken, or crispy Italian chicken thighs.

a bowl of crispy freshly cooked French fries sprinkled with fry seasoning

Fry Seasoning (Chip Seasoning)

This is the quickest and easiest way to take chips to the next level, making a home-made burger and fries a real treat. Simple to make, you’ll always keep a jar in the cupboard.

This is a favourite, for skinny fries, fat chips or even crispy gnocchi. Delicious with a burger that is dripping with homemade burger sauce.

Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe

Learn how to make your own homemade ranch seasoning mix to use in place of packets of ranch mix in recipes. The dry ranch seasoning mix is also great for making ranch dip or ranch dressing!

This is not just for dressings, try sprinkled on roast potatoes, mixed into yogurt or sour cream for a dip, or to coat chicken before baking and stirred into breadcrumbs to add extra flavour.

A white bowl filled with lemon pepper seasoning with a spoon resting in it

Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning

Learn how to make your own homemade lemon pepper seasoning with just 3 basic ingredients and use it for chicken wings, fish, and vegetables!

Homemade Garlic Bread Seasoning

This homemade garlic bread seasoning has the perfect mix of Italian herbs, Parmesan cheese and seasonings that make it an absolute classic.

Rosemary Garlic Seasoning

This Rosemary Garlic Seasoning is a great garlic and herb seasoning blend that’s delicious to use on pork, beef, chicken, or salmon.

Everything Bagel Seasoning

This blend of seeds, aromatics and salt is tasty and incredibly easy to make.

Hamburger Seasoning

A blend of savoury spices that will take an ordinary burger and make it exceptional.

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Poultry Seasoning

Use this blend to transform bland and boring chicken or turkey into a bold and flavourful family meal.

Homemade Beef Bouillon Powder Recipe

This is a delicious, easy to make umami seasoning that adds deep, rich & savory flavor to your favourite recipes!

Homemade Chicken Bouillon Powder

This is your one-stop kitchen solution for punching up the chicken flavour in stocks, soups, stews, gravies and casseroles.

Best Homemade Cajun Seasoning

Homemade Cajun seasoning brings bold Louisiana flavor with savory, smoky, and spicy goodness for an easy flavour upgrade anytime.

Homemade Old Bay Seasoning

Zesty, savory homemade Old Bay seasoning packed with bold flavor, your secret weapon for crabs, shrimp, and more.

Big Flavours for fast dinners

When you want to add some flavour to dinner and don't have the time to think!

Taco Seasoning

Make your taco Tuesday a breeze with this easy one stop one jar seasoning mix, which is cheaper and tastier than one from the store, and totally adaptable to your taste.

If you love tacos, then make making them easy with this one jar mix. Perfect for my leftover chicken tacos, or turkey tacos.

Fajita Seasoning

Fajita seasoning is a fantastic multi-purpose spice blend, with warming chilli powder, smoked paprika, and cumin. Extra layers of flavour are added with garlic, oregano and coriander. It makes making tasty fajitas a breeze!

Use in either my leftover chicken fajitas, or leftover turkey fajitas.

A spoonful of peri peri seasoning to perk up chicken, fish, mayo, dips and chips

Peri Peri Seasoning Recipe

A spectacular spice mix makes it so easy to reproduce your favourite peri peri dishes at home. Think of it as your 'even better than Nando's seasoning'!

This is essential for a Nandos at home fakeaway. Sprinkle over peri peri chips, use in Nandos chicken, or add to homemade Nandos rice to spice it up.

a bowl of the reddish ochre seasoning blend

Chili seasoning

Chili seasoning mix saves both time and effort when making a chili. Adjust the mixture to your taste for the perfect warming bowl of chili exactly as you like it.

This is my go to blend for every time you make a chilli recipe, especially good in my classic chilli con carne.

Shish Kebab Seasoning

Save time on your summer kebab marinades by making up the perfect fragrant spice mix in advance.

If you grill this will become a staple – use it in both lamb shish kebabs and chicken kebabs.

Gyro Seasoning

Gyro seasoning is a Greek spice blend made with Mediterranean herbs – oregano and thyme, as well as delicious warming spices. A one jar solution for making authentic tasting chicken, lamb and beef gyros, and for flavouring vegetables.

Jerk Seasoning Recipe

Dry Caribbean jerk seasoning is a staple in any kitchen that appreciates good spices. It’s so easy to make your own homemade version with seasonings that are already in the pantry.

Homemade Creole Seasoning

A quick, simple homemade creole seasoning recipe that is easy to make using everyday spices.

a glass jar filled with orange red sazon seasoning

Homemade Sazón without MSG

Sazón is staple seasoning in many Hispanic and Caribbean recipes. Full of flavor and without MSG, it’s ready in 5 minutes and stores for 6 months.

All Purpose Adobo Seasoning Recipe

All Purpose Adobo Seasoning Recipe – an easy spice mix that'll make your meals go from meh to wow in no time

Incredible Homemade Mexican Verde Rub Recipe

Verde Rub is one of those simple seasoning blends that earns a spot near the stove fast. It has a bright, savory flavor with a little heat from jalapeno powder, plenty of depth from garlic

Carnitas Seasoning

Grab this Carnitas Seasoning recipe for a simple at-home mix that will elevate your pork dishes to a whole other level.

Global Spice Blends

Inspired by cuisines from around the world these blends will transport you to another country bringing depth, warmth and character with minimal effort.

Stir them into rice, rub them onto meat or sprinkle over vegetables to make your cooking so much more interesting.

berberé, a reddish powdered spice mix, in a small white serving dish on a ceramic tile.

Berbere Spice Mix Recipe

This berbere seasoning is earthy and aromatic with a touch of heat, and provides the foundation to the cooking of Eritrea, Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Delicious in stews or as a rub, marinade or even as a table condiment, you can keep it mellow or ramp up the heat as much as you like.

I like to sprinkle a pinch over hummus to give it kick, or add to a spicy soup.

Homemade Italian style pizza seasoning, perfect on pizza and so much more.,

Pizza Seasoning Recipe

Easy homemade Italian pizza seasoning perks up pizza and so much more. For Italian breads, dips and sauces, fries, popcorn and more.

As well on a quick homemade pizza, I use this in a Mediterranean dressing, or to season crispy chicken thighs.

Pilau Rice Seasoning

This pilau rice seasoning is my one jar solution to easily making flavour infused pilau rice at home. Colourful and tasty, it's a store cupboard essential if you regularly cook Indian fakeaway.

Once you master making pilau rice you will never buy or order it in again, I usually make on the stove top but Instant Pot pilau rice is as easy when cooking for a large group. The ideal accompaniment to any of my British Indian Restaurant curry recipes.

a bowl of freshly mixed Mediterranean seasoning

Mediterranean Seasoning Recipe

This easy to make Mediterranean seasoning mix will add a touch of summer sunshine to your cooking even on the dullest days. Packed with fragrant Mediterranean herbs it will transform chicken, lamb, and is perfect for adding flavour to sauces, marinades, soups, stews and casseroles.

Delicious on a homemade pizza, or in a tomato or marinara sauce. I’d also add a pinch to any tomato soup recipes which needs a little TLC.

Greek Seasoning

This homemade Greek seasoning blend is an easy shortcut, providing a vibrant and aromatic taste to many dishes. Keep a jar on hand to zhuzh up any savoury recipe.

Use this in my Greek dressing, a Greek rice dish, Greek chicken and rice one pot, or my Greek salmon.

Spanish Seasoning

A delicious Spanish style blend of spices and herbs to bring earthy Iberian flavours to all your favourite rice and meat dishes.

Delicious in my Spanish chicken with rice one pot, and my pinto bean soup.

A spoonful of orange paella spice mix in a small wooden spoon, being taken from a jam jar.

Paella Seasoning

A delicious aromatic spice blend to lend depth of flavour and colour to your paella without paying out for fancy souvenir spice tins!

Try in a rice one pot, or a vegetable paella.

Moroccan Spice Blend

Warm, aromatic and full of depth, this Moroccan Spice Blend adds bold, cozy flavor to simple dishes with just one homemade mix.

a blue and white bowl filled with the spice blend

Lebanese 7 Spice Blend

This homemade Lebanese Seven Spice Blend is warm, fragrant, and deeply aromatic with cinnamon and allspice. It takes five minutes to make, keeps for six months, and is the flavour backbone behind many Lebanese dishes.

Turkish Spice Blend

Make Turkish spice mix at home in 5 minutes using simple ingredients. Use it for marinades or to season protein and vegetables!

Thai Seasoning Mix

Spicy, earthy and nutty, this quick and easy homemade Thai seasoning mix makes Thai cooking so much faster!

Gomasio (Japanese Sesame Salt)

Toasted sesame seeds get ground with sea salt to make this nutty and delicious Japanese sesame salt aka Gomasio.

BBQ, Roast & Grill Rubs

With big flavours, a bit of heat and lots of impact. These blends are made for roasting, grilling and slow cooking.

Tandoori Spice

This tandoori spice is a homemade tandoori masala-style blend built around coriander, ginger, and warm spices for a balanced, savory heat.

Rib Rub Recipe

Our homemade Rib Rub Recipe is perfect for your next rack of ribs! Easy to mix together, and delicious on any kind of ribs!

Easy Homemade BBQ Seasoning Recipe

Skip the store-bought stuff, and make this easy homemade BBQ seasoning recipe to add bold, smokey flavour to all your favourite recipes!

Simple BBQ Rub Recipe

This Simple BBQ Rub Recipe is easy to make and has a multitude of uses. Made with just five ingredients, this flavorful spice blend rub is as perfect for seasoning grilled meat as it is for seasoning a bowl of popcorn

Pork Roast Seasoning

Elevate your roast's flavour with this homemade pork roast seasoning. Made with common spices and herbs, it's better than packaged blends.

Dry Rub for Pork Tenderloin

This is a simple dry rub for pork tenderloin that delivers big flavor with poultry seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

Easy Homemade Traeger Pork and Poultry Rub Recipe

This easy Traeger pork and poultry rub recipe adds sweet-smoky flavour to chicken and pork. A 5-minute spice blend for wood-fired perfection!

Carne Asada Seasoning,

This Carne Asada Seasoning is the perfect dry rub for meats or poultry. Made with smoked paprika and chili powder, this homemade asada seasoning has the perfect combination of savory flavors with a bit of heat.

Homemade Shawarma Spice Blend

Learn how to make shawarma spice at home. A simple, fragrant blend perfect for shawarma chicken, rice bowls, or roasted vegetables.

Desert Heat Sweet and Spicy Dry Rub Recipe

This 5-minute desert heat dry rub recipe brings big flavor with zero fuss. It’s sweet, smoky, and just spicy enough to keep you coming back for more. Perfect for grilled meats, veggies, and more!