Blackening Seasoning

This flavorful Blackening Seasoning, also sometimes called blackened seasoning, is a great blend of spices to enhance all kinds of dishes! This blend works on any food you wish to blacken and add a deep and smoky flavor.

Combine paprika, garlic, cayenne, garlic, and more to create a gorgeous dark color and an amazing flavor that you’ll want to put on everything! Open up your spice cabinet and mix together this delicious seasoning blend.

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• 💚 Why You'll Love This Recipe
• 🧂 Ingredients Needed
• 🔪 Instructions
• ❔ FAQs
• 💭 Expert Tips and Tricks
• 💡 Substitutions and Variations
• 🥫 Storage
• 🍴 What To Serve With This Dish
• ✔️ More Homemade Seasoning Recipes You'll Love
• 📋 Recipe Card
• 💬 Reviews and Comments

💚 Why You'll Love This Recipe

If you love the flavors of Creole cooking and Cajun cooking, this blackened seasoning is a great way to bring those flavors to your own cooking! This recipe calls for a super easy combination of herbs and spices. You probably have many of them in your pantry already!

With a blend of savory seasonings and a slight kick of heat, this blackening spice is perfect for adding piquant flavor to a wide variety of proteins, veggies, and more! This easy recipe is also majorly customizable, so feel free to edit to your own tastes.

And if you love making your own homemade spice blends, try this Chili Seasoning for another bold and hot flavor explosion, or a yummy Homemade Italian Seasoning or Homemade Poultry Seasoning!

🧂 Ingredients Needed

• paprika - gives this seasoning a gorgeous warmth, both in flavor and color.
• cayenne pepper - responsible for the kick of heat that's sure to wake up your taste buds!
• onion powder - provides a familiar and savory taste that deepens the flavor palette and enhances the other ingredients.
• garlic powder - pairs deliciously with the onion powder.
• Italian seasoning - the ultimate blend of herbs that pair so well with the other flavors of this blackened seasoning.
• salt and black pepper - perfect as a flavor base that help to support the other seasonings.

🔪 Instructions

1. Add paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to a bowl.
2. Mix until well combined. Store in a small glass jar for future cooking or use immediately.

❔ FAQs

💭 Expert Tips and Tricks

• Use fresh and high quality herbs and spices for the best results.
• This blackening seasoning can be used the same way store-bought blackening spices would be. Use in the same quantity that any recipe calls for.
• Add this seasoning to some chicken cutlets to make super simple Cajun Blackened Chicken Cutlets.

📌 Blackened seasoning is an excellent way to bring so much flavor to your favorite dishes. Popular with meat and seafood, you can also use this blend to add next level spicy flavor to roasted vegetables!

💡 Substitutions and Variations

• For an even smokier flavor, use smoked paprika.
• Experiment with quantities and proportions of ingredients to get the perfect seasoning blend for your own preferences.
• If you don't have Italian seasoning, use equal amount of oregano, thyme, and basil.
• For a spicier seasoning blend, use more cayenne pepper. You could also add some red pepper flakes or chili powder for additional heat.
• Looking for even more flavor in your blackening seasoning? Add white pepper or rosemary.

🥫 Storage

When properly stored, your blackening spice can last up to 3 months. Keep it in some kind of glass container, like a spice jar or mason jar.

Store your blackening seasoning at room temperature or in some kind of cool, dry area. This will prevent clumping and ensure longer lasting seasonings.

🍴 What To Serve With This Dish

Use blackening seasoning to add instant flavor to dishes like Air Fryer Steak Bites or this Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs Dinner. You can even use it as a quick way to season this Slow Cooker Whole Chicken! Or, use it to add a burst of heat to Air Fryer Broccoli or these Roasted Brussels Sprouts.

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