If you want to have food full of flavor and variety then dry season mixes are an absolute must. You’d be surprised at the difference of taste when you substitute plain salt for seasoned salt or plain pepper for seasoned pepper. It may not sound like much but trust me it makes a difference.

One of the many problems with buying seasoning mixes at the store is,they can get expensive. It may not seem like it at first, but if you’re paying 3 or more dollars for a tiny jar of mixed seasonings after a while the price starts adding up. Especially, when that little jar is gone after just a few uses.

Another problem is you don’t always know everything that’s in those prepackaged seasonings. A lot of times there’s more filler in those packages than there is flavor.

Why Make Your Own Dry Seasonings

Making your own seasoning mixes at home has many benefits. First off you not only save money but you know exactly what is in your mixes. You can also personalize them to any flavors you want. When you buy ready made mixes you’re limited to whatever flavors the company offers but when you make your own you can make endless varieties of flavors. Homemade seasoning mixes are quick, easy and convenient.

My 3 Favorite Dry Seasoning Mixes

In my kitchen there are 3 dry seasoning mixes that I absolutely can not be without, seasoned salt. seasoned pepper, and dry Italian seasoning. These 3 mixes are my lifelines when it comes to flavor in my food. I can get by without other seasonings but without these three I am lost.

Seasoned Salt Mix

First, there is seasoned salt. The price of a tiny little container of seasoned salt is ridiculous. Especially when you consider that it will be gone in a matter of days. Why should you pay for a tiny thing of seasoned salt when you can make your own for half the price.

So you’re probably thinking ok tell us what to do . Well to make seasoned salt all you need to do is whisk together salt and your favorite seasonings

After you whisk all the ingredients together store it in a spice container and there you have it DIY seasoned salt

DIY Seasoned Salt

This is a quick and easy recipe for homemade seasoned salt

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Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sea salt
• 3 1/2 tsp granulated stevia
• 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tsp celery salt
• 1 TBS paprika
• 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp tumeric
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

• Whisk all ingredients in a small bowl and store in an airtight spice container

Notes

You can substitute any seasonings you want to make your own flavor blends

Seasoned Pepper

The second seasoning mix is seasoned pepper. So making seasoned pepper is just as easy as making seasoned salt. Just like seasoned salt all you need is pepper and your favorite seasonings

Again just like with the seasoned salt, whisk all ingredients together and store it in a spice container and BAM DIY seasoned pepper

DIY Seasoned Pepper

This is a quick easy recipe for homemade seasoned pepper

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Ingredients

• 1/4 c pepper
• 1/2 TBS paprika
• 1/4 tsp granulated stevia
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 1/8 tsp celery salt
• 1/8 tsp curry powder
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp dry mustard
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp onion powder

Instructions

• Whisk all ingredients together and store in an airtight spice container

Dry Italian Seasoning Mix

Lastly, my third favorite seasoning is dry Italian seasoning. For Italian seasoning mix you’ll need a variety of your favorite dried herbs.

Then, just like the other two, whisk all the ingredients and store in a spice container

DIY Dry Italian Seasoning Mix

This recipe is designed to teach everyone how to make an inexpensive variety of Italian seasoning

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 TBS dry oregano
• 1 1/2 TBS dry basil
• 1 TBS dry rosemary
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions

• Whisk all ingredients together and store in an airtight spice container

Another great thing about all three of theses seasonings is that you can change the seasonings and herbs to make them the perfect flavor blend made just for you