Homemade Spice Blend Recipes

Quick and easy homemade mild taco seasoning made with basic pantry spices.

Make your own perfect homemade Italian seasoning blend of herbs and spices.

Mix herbs and spices you probably have for this versatile seasoning.

Make your own seasoning salt; vary the amount of spices to suit your taste.

Enhance roasted vegetables and grilled meats with this fragrant herb blend.

Make your own chili powder with this easy blend of spice-shelf staples.

Easy herby, smoky dry rub seasoning for a flavorful roasted whole chicken.

Easy to make at home with a flavorsome array of 11 different spices.

Make your own Greek seasoning with a delicious blend of herbs and spices.

This classic Ethiopian blend is easy to make at home and use in cooking.

Harissa powder is the ground spice blend of the spicy, earthy North African paste with a base of smoked chili peppers. It can be used as a dry rub on meats or as a spice in place of any other spice blend in your favorite recipe, such as tacos, tagines, braised meats, curries, or even tofu. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month, or until the expiration date of any of the single ingredients, if earlier.

This spice mix is often called for in many Moroccan dishes.

I am always buying garam masala and it is very expensive, so finally I found this recipe. It is much less expensive than buying the premade product.

Combine 11 basic pantry spices to make the secret Maryland spice blend.

This chili seasoning features flour, chili powder, red pepper, onion, garlic and cumin.

Here is a simple way to make Cajun seasoning using normal kitchen spices.

Making homemade fajita seasoning is a lot easier than you might think, and you probably already have the ingredients in your spice cabinet. Simply combine a mixture of chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, and voila, you're ready to make fajitas. Brighten up this dish with a mixture of red, orange, yellow, and green peppers. Top with your favorite garnishes. We use sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.

This one really wasn't that hard to crack...The ingredients are printed on the container! The only difficult part was working out the correct ratios for each spice, or herb... But patient perseverance, and good ol' 'trial and error' saved the day. The original Old Bay® Seasoning was invented in the 1940's by an American-German immigrant named Gustav Brunn. Initially, it was intended only for use on crab meat (as there was plenty of it in the Chesapeake Bay area where Gustav lived!), but in the last decade or so, it's used in other food areas, such as poultry and salads.

This tastes very close to the taco seasoning favored by a very popular fast-food taco restaurant. You can make this at home, and let your family prepare tacos the way they like.

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law, Helen. I make it up in big batches. It's scrumptious on most everything, I use it often, and I make it for teacher gifts also.

Here is a recipe that uses only fundamental ingredients. Every other recipe I have found for taco seasoning has chili powder in it, which is a mix itself that has many of the same ingredients as taco seasoning, but in different proportions. This recipe takes chili powder out, but puts its ingredients and proportions back in. Now you have full knowledge and control of all of the ingredients. Adjust the red pepper to your heat preference. I would rate the heat level for this at around medium-hot, so adjust the red pepper as you see fit. I hope to see other variations spring out of this one.

This is a great seasoning for any meat. You can make more of it all at once and store it in an airtight container. Make sure you store it in a cool, dry place.

A mixture of spices and a little cornstarch for thickening, that closely resembles The packaged taco seasoning you might find in the store. There is no salt in this mixture.

The secret for good Middle Eastern food. Actually it's a mix of 8 spices.