There are so many great benefits to making your own seasonings. I have a whole section on this below, but I will tell you that the primary benefit for me is taste. When I make my own seasoning mixes, I can control exactly how it tastes. This Italian Seasoning has the perfect balance of flavors. You will find that it is delicious in so many of my recipes, as well as recipes you find all over the vast internet. But you can also just add a little to some good olive oil and dip crusty bread. In fact, if you give me olive oil, this seasoning, some bread, and a quite room we can be best friends. Since there are many recipes out there that call for “Italian Seasoning” it is nice to have a simple recipe for it that you can throw together with the spices you already have on hand. It is an easy and healthy way to add a lot of flavor to dishes.
dried basildried oreganodried parsleygarlic powder (not garlic salt)dried marjoramdried thymedried rosemary
If you aren’t familiar with marjoram, it is a plant found in Southern Europe in the oregano family. It is a lot like oregano but with a more mild taste.
It’s budget friendly. This is especially true if you buy your dried herbs in bulk, or even better yet, dry them out from your own herb garden.You can control the salt content. So many people need a low sodium diet, and this allows you to stay on top of the salt. My Italian Seasoning has no added salt, and that just isn’t true of all store bought versions.It’s so helpful in a pinch. I actually started making my own seasoning mixes when I was very new to cooking, wanted to make tacos, and was fresh out of store-bought taco seasoning. I always have the ingredients for seasoning mixes on hand.You know exactly what is in it. This seasoning mix is vegan, gluten free, and keto friendly.
You could use this in my Spaghetti Sauce. You would need to take out the dried herbs and replace it with 1 teaspoon of this Italian Seasoning Mix.Additionally, you could add 1 tablespoon to ground meat to take a dish to the next level.Combine a 2 teaspoons with some olive oil and smother a chicken breast in it before throwing it on the grill. We use it on our Spatchcock Chicken and it is phenomenal.Finally, add 1 teaspoons to a cup of plain bread crumbs to make Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs for my Italian Meatballs!
Prime RibCrock Pot Italian Beef SandwichesSun Dried Tomato PastaCucumber Tomato Salad
