Homemade Seasoning Mixes

Making homemade herb blends is hands-down the easiest way to get the healthiest option and save time + money, because…

• Store-bought spice blends usually contain nasty additives like maltodextrin and/or MSG.
• Most brands of single herbs in store are radiated and therefore don’t possess all of the health benefits that herbs are meant to have.
• A major time consumer of food prep is getting out individual jars of herbs/spices out, measuring each one, looking back at the recipe, measuring again…. you know the drill.  For a majority of recipes, I usually just reach for one of these blends saving lots of time and less MESS!
• Having a way to easily add herbs to meals maximizes the health benefits of any dish.
• Buying high-quality herbs in bulk is cheaper than many smaller containers of store brands that aren’t as healthy
• Making large batches of blends at once only takes minutes.

The 3 blends I always keep on hand are:

Italian Seasoning

Ranch Seasoning

Taco Seasoning

I love these glass airtight containers to store them in.  Put a cute little label on them, and you have yummy spices + a cuter kitchen 😉

Herb Blends

Course | Herb + Spice Blends

Jenna Waters

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Ingredients

  

ITALIAN

• 1 cup Dried Oregano
• ⅔ cup Garlic Powder
• ⅔ cup Onion Powder
• ½ cup Dried Parsley
• 2 ½ Tbsp Black Pepper
• 2 tsp Dried Thyme
• 3 Tbsp Dried Basil
• 2 tsp Ground Celery Seed

RANCH

• 2 cups Dried Parsley
• ½ cup Dried Dill
• ⅔ cup Garlic Powder
• ⅔ cup Onion Powder
• ⅔ cup Dried Minced Onion
• 5 Tbsp Dried Chives

TACO

• 2 ½ cups Chili Powder
• 3 Tbsp Garlic Powder
• 3 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 3 Tbsp Crushed Red Pepper
• 3 Tbsp Dried Oregano
• 7 Tbsp Paprika
• 1 ⅓ cups Cumin

Instructions

 

• ) Mix together in an airtight containerand shake to mix thoroughly (you may need to shake each time you use)

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I don’t add salt or pepper to any of my blends because I prefer to add them to recipes based on taste of the individual recipe.