Italian seasoning is one of the must-have seasonings in your pantry. Make your seasoning mix by using every day pantry spices/herbs. Traditional Italian seasoning is a classic blend of dried herbs only, but you can make it the way you like.
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Italian seasoning recipe
- This DIY spice blend is versatile and quick to make. It needs basic spices from your pantry.
- This is one of the necessities in your kitchen that you must have in hand. This seasoning mix is easy to make and smart to make at home. You can customize it according to your taste, add more of your favorite herb if you like.
- A homemade blend is healthy too, you know what’s going into it.
- A blend of dried herbs is all you need. For extra flavor I add garlic powder, it’s optional and can be skipped. That’s it, there’s no sugar nor salt in the blend.
- A must-have spice to add robust flavors to any dish. Use this seasoning in pasta sauce, for a marinade of meat, it’s perfect for grilled vegetables, sprinkled on pizza, or stirred in soups and stews.
- Make a big batch! It can be stored for up to a year. Use it in any Italian-inspired recipe.
What is in Italian seasoning
The homemade Italian seasoning recipe is super versatile and easy to customize. It’s a herb seasoning blend that is mostly used in Italian-inspired recipes. You can customize it according to your taste, add more of your favorite herb if you like.
Here’s what I added to my seasoning blend-
- 2 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
Note: this is my suggestion for quantity of each herb and spice. You can change them based on your preference taste.
- Oregano for bold and earthy flavors with a slight bitterness.
- Basil for mintier taste with hints of aniseed and pepper flavors.
- Thyme for a sharp almost minty flavor. It adds earthy flavors with floral hints and is slightly sweet and slightly peppery.
- Rosemary adds a lemony peppery woody taste.
- Marjoram for a strong scent. This herb is warm, slightly sharp, and a little bitter.
- Parsley for that herbaceous brightness that you need in any dish.
- Sage adds earthy flavors with scents of citrus.
- Garlic powder for additional zest and flavor.
Additional ingredients and substitutions
Red pepper flakes doesn’t come under traditional Italian spice, but you can add pepper flakes for heat.
There is no holding back if you want to make the seasoning more flavor-packed by adding onion powder too along with garlic powder that I included in the recipe.
Another ingredient used by Italian in fennel (fresh). Some like to add crushed dried fennel seeds to their seasoning.
How to make Italian seasoning
This homemade seasoning blend comes together in minutes. Simply grab your measuring spoon and measure out all the spices.
Mix and store it in clean dry glass spice jars.
Pro-tip: different herbs can be of different textures and shapes (for example basil leaves are large and rosemary is more brittle). To make this seasoning even and easy to blend into the dish simply blend the mix of dried herbs and spices in a food processor or using a spice grinder.
How to use Italian seasoning mix
Italian seasoning is the must-have spice in your kitchen. It adds robust flavors to any dish. Use this seasoning in pasta sauce, in pasta, used in meat dishes chicken, pork, and beef must add seasoning on homemade croutons, it’s a perfect addition for roasted/grilled vegetables like roasted cauliflower popcorn, sprinkled on pizza, or stirred in soups and stews.
Useful tips
- To make this spice even and easy to blend you can blend the mix of dried herbs and spices together in a food processor or using spice grinder.
- Always use clean dry air tight container to store spices. Air and moisture in air can reduce the shelf life of the spice.
- Store spices in cool, dry place like a pantry or in refrigerator.
- Never store spices near heat. The spice will loose it’s flavor.
- You can customize according to your taste, add more of your favorite herb if you like.
FAQS
Traditional Italian seasoning is classic blend of dried herbs only, but you can make it the way you like.
Spices like onion powder, garlic powder, crushed dried fennel seeds, red pepper flakes can be added to make your own seasoning.
It’s a blend of dried herbs and garlic powder. It’s has a wonderful balance of taste of slightly sweet, very earthy and savory in taste.
Always use clean dry air tight container to store spices. Glass spice jars are best!
Make a big batch! It can be stored for up to a year when stored properly in air tight container in cool dry place (away from heat and away from air moisture).
Yes, you can freeze Italian seasoning. The question would be doing you need to freeze? Because you get a long shelf life for this seasoning at room temperature too. Ensure to store in a cool dry place in an air-tight container and it stays good for up to a year without a freezer.
If you still want to freeze it, place it in an airtight glass jar and store it away in the freezer.
MORE RECIPES TO TRY
- All purpose seasoning salt
- Cajun seasoning
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Chimichurri sauce
- Hot pepper honey
- Hot pepper jelly
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📋Homemade Italian seasoning
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder optional
Instructions
- This homemade seasoning blend comes together in minutes. Simply grab your measuring spoon and measure out all the spices.
- Mix and store it in clean dry glass spice jars.
- Pro-tip: the combination of herbs used in the blend are of different textures and shapes say for example basil leaves are large and rosemary is more brittle, To make this spice even and easy to blend you can blend the mix of dried herbs and spices together in a food processor or using a spice grinder. This will make the spice blend uniform.
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Notes
- To make this spice even and easy to blend you can blend the mix of dried herbs and spices in a food processor or using a spice grinder.
- Always use a clean dry airtight container to store spices. Air and moisture in the air can reduce the shelf life of the spice.
- Store spices in a cool, dry place like a pantry or a refrigerator.
- Never store spices near heat. The spice will lose its flavor.
- You can customize according to your taste, add more of your favorite herb if you like.
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