All-Purpose Seasoning – Make your savory dishes extra tasty with this homemade seasoning enjoying herbs like oregano, celery seeds, and thyme. It’s effortless, taking less than five minutes and ten staple pantry ingredients. You can easily customize this seasoning blend with your favorite herbs and spices. Then use them to enrich your soups, stews, salad, marinades, and more!
Have you ever been in a hurry and couldn’t figure out what you wanted to cook for dinner? I’ve been there, so I created my own Immified seasoning blends to ramp up the flavor factor without taking a lot of time.
This All-Purpose Seasoning blend is one of my secrets to blockbuster dishes. It works like magic! Fancy up any dish, whether pork, chicken, beef, seafood, or veggies. I swear, no meal will taste bland with this wonder ingredient. 😉
Content…What Is It? |
What Is All-Purpose Seasoning?
It’s a seasoning blend of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, dried herbs, and spices. It is often used to season any savory dish to make it more flavorful.
All-Purpose Seasoning is pretty basic, unlike other seasonings, such as Creole Seasoning, which has distinct flavors. It enhances the flavor of your dishes while maintaining your dish’s main flavor.
You can easily customize this seasoning with your favorite herbs and spices. It can be spicy, sweet, or salt-free, whatever rocks your boat. Just mix everything and place it in a jar, and voila! Your very own house seasoning you can use anytime. Oh yes!
Recipe Ingredients
These guys are easy to find in your local grocery store. My favorite brands are McCormick, Maggi, and Lawry’s. But I realized it’s better to make my own from scratch. Not only is it easy to make, but you can also ditch the unnecessary additives and preservatives with homemade. 😉
- Spices – Our homemade seasoning blend is full of savory flavors from garlic and onion powder, black pepper, celery seed, and paprika. These may be simple ingredients, yet they deliver fantastic flavors to any meal. Sometimes I go crazy on the garlic powder and put more than what the recipe calls for. And if you’re a fan of Cajun flavor, I suggest doubling the amount of paprika. You’re welcome. 😉
- Herbs – I only added two – thyme and oregano. You only need a tiny bit to add subtle hints of herby flavor in the background. Adding too much might be too overpowering. Dried basil and dill weed are also great.
How to Make All-Purpose Seasoning
Combine and Mix
- Mix All Ingredients – Combine all the ingredients – garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, paprika, thyme, oregano, celery seeds, and salt (optional) in a bowl or jar. Stir or shake the jar until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. (Photos 1-4)
- Store and Use Anytime – Store it in any sealed container (or zip lock bag) and use it as needed. It is excellent for all types of meat and seafood.
Recipe Variations
- Spicy – Oh, it’s as simple as adding hot pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to the mix. Add as much as you wish, depending on your preferred level of spiciness.
- Salt-Free – From the name itself, just omit the salt from the recipe, and you’re good to go. 👌
- Sweet – You can also add a bit of sweetness with about half a teaspoon of sugar to give your tastebuds a little tickle.
- Greek-Inspired – Greek all-purpose seasoning is bolder than our regular all-purpose seasoning mix because it contains cinnamon, nutmeg, and marjoram.
- More Umami – Make our homemade seasoning tastier with the addition of your favorite bouillon powder – beef, pork, or chicken. And no, it doesn’t matter whatever kind of bouillon powder you add; they will all yield spectacular flavors to your dishes.
Tips and Tricks
- Pulse everything in a food processor or blender if you want your homemade all-purpose seasoning with a fine texture.
- Transfer your homemade seasoning into an empty salt shaker for easier use. Don’t forget to add some raw rice grains so that it won’t harden.
- Store the seasoning in a dry, cool place to avoid excess moisture.
- You can also add cornstarch to the mix to prevent the herbs from clumping. Adding a food-grade silica gel packet also works.
Make-Ahead Instructions
You can totally make this seasoning ahead and use it anytime to season your meat, stews, soups, etc. Just store it properly to prevent hardening and clumping.
Serving and Storage Instructions
Aside from making our dish extra sassy and flavorful, this all-purpose seasoning makes an excellent giveaway, too. I usually put it in a pretty jar with a ribbon, and it’s perfect for special occasions, such as Christmas, birthdays, and whenever you don’t want to show up empty-handed at a friend’s house. Effortless yet fancy and elegant, indeed. ❤️
You can store our homemade seasoning in a jar or any airtight container at room temperature. And it will stay fresh and will last for up to 3 months.
Tip: Keep our all-purpose seasoning away from direct sunlight, heat, and moisture to keep it fresh as long as possible. Also, use an airtight container and keep the lid closed when not in use, as it will turn bland quickly if left open.
FAQs
It is a versatile blend of spices and herbs you can add to any savory dish. It’s as simple as salt, pepper, onion, and garlic powder. The seasonings give character to any dish by enhancing its flavor without altering or taking away its base flavor.
Technically, you can use any seasoning you prefer depending on your dish. For example, you can use Cajun Seasoning to add more authentic Creole flavor to your meal. Or taco seasoning to add Mexican flair. And Italian seasoning perfectly compliments pasta dishes.
Spices can come from the bark, fruit, stem, root, flower, or seed. Think ginger, cinnamon, garlic, and dill seed. Herbs are the green leafy part. Think oregano, dill weed, mint, basil, etc. They all have a place in my heart and my spice (herb) rack.
How to Use All-Purpose Seasoning
Bring bright and vibrant flavors to your dish with our all-around seasoning blend. See and experience its magic with the following mouthwatering dishes below.
More Homemade Seasoning Recipes
Conclusion
Salt and pepper add flavor to our dish, but our flavor-enhancing all-purpose seasoning blend makes it even better. Moreover, you can substitute any savory herbal blend with all-purpose seasoning, and your dish will be more impressive. So, make a batch now and take your meal from ordinary to exquisite in no time. 😉 Are you hungry for more? Subscribe to my newsletter for more mouthwatering recipes.
All-Purpose Seasoning
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (9.5g) garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons (14g) onion powder
- 1 tablespoon (7g) ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon (7g) paprika
- 2 teaspoons (1.4g) dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons (2g) dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons (4g) celery seeds
- 1 tablespoon (17g) salt, optional
Instructions
- Store it in any sealed container (or zip lock bag) and use it as needed. It is excellent for all types of meat and seafood.
Tips & Notes:
- Pulse everything in a food processor or blender if you want your homemade all-purpose seasoning with a fine texture.
- Transfer your Homemade All-Purpose Seasoning into an empty salt shaker for easier use. Don’t forget to add some uncooked rice so that it won’t harden.
- Store the seasoning in a dry and cool place to avoid accumulating moisture.
- You can also add cornstarch to the mix to prevent the herbs from clumping. Adding food-grade silica gel packets also work.
- Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.
Glen says
This is such a great way to ramp up any flavor on anything savory.
Imma says
Very well said. Thank you so much!
Linda Cell Cutino says
This recipe is so flavorful on all my fish, even chicken !
Amina says
Sound Goods. Thank you for your feedback!!!