Blending your own spices just makes good sense. This homemade poultry seasoning is perfect for adding to chicken or turkey dishes.
Make your own Poultry Seasoning!
I love growing and drying my own herbs and using them in homemade spice blends that I use when cooking. This homemade poultry seasoning combines a perfect blend of herbs and spices to enhance the flavor of any chicken or turkey dish.
Making your own poultry seasoning has several benefits:
- Customization: You can adjust the blend to suit your personal taste. Prefer more rosemary or less sage? It’s easy to tailor the recipe to your liking.
- Quality Control: When you make it yourself, you know exactly what’s going into your blend, ensuring there are no fillers or additives.
- Freshness: Using homegrown or freshly dried herbs ensures a vibrant flavor that store-bought blends can’t match.
This seasoning blend is also made without salt, giving you the freedom to season your chicken or turkey to taste just before cooking.
What's in Poultry Seasoning?
- Sage - Use dried powdered sage. Sometimes also called rubbed sage.
- Paprika - Adds color and flavor. You could also use smoked paprika for a different flavored mix.
- Basil - Use dried basil flakes
- Oregano - Dried oregano flakes. Look for dark green flakes that have a fragrant smell.
- Rosemary - Use dried rosemary. If the rosemary is large, just crumble it in your hand to make slightly smaller pieces.
- Thyme - Use dried flakes
- Marjoram - Use dried flakes
- Onion and Garlic Powder - May also be called granulated onion or garlic
- White Pepper - Adds peppery flavor. Just a small amount is used in this blend. Finely ground black pepper may also be used.
How to make poultry seasoning
In this section, I share step-by-step photos, cooking methods, techniques, and a general overview. For detailed instructions, temperatures, and timing, check the printable recipe card below.
- Place everything in a large bowl
- Mix together
- Store in an airtight container
- If you prefer a powdered mixture, place everything in a food processor or blender and process until smooth
Homemade Poultry Seasoning Recipe Tips
- Use fresh dried herbs. The herbs should smell strong and have a deep color.
- Store the mixture in an airtight container at room temperature
- Stir mixture before using to make certain everything is well distributed
FAQs for Poultry Seasoning
Plan on using the seasoning within 6 months. Poultry seasoning will not go bad, but it may lose some of its flavors as the herbs age.
It depends on the recipe. I have not added salt to this recipe. Instead, I add salt directly to the chicken or turkey.
Instead of using poultry seasoning, you can sprinkle on garlic powder, onion powder and your choice of thyme, oregano, rosemary and sage.
Poultry seasoning and chicken seasoning are essentially the same thing. Both are a blend of seasonings that go well with chicken or poultry.
What is Poultry Seasoning used for?
- Add to any chicken, turkey, or duck recipe like these oven baked chicken thighs. Just omit these herbs in the recipe and use this poultry seasoning instead.
- Use in stuffing
- Add to soup - Use ¼ -½ teaspoon in this creamy chicken soup.
- Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon over an entire chicken breast before cooking
If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop
Check out all my delicious spice blends!
Poultry Seasoning Recipe
Equipment
- Measuring Spoons
- Whisk
- Food Processor (if making into a powder, optional)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 3 teaspoons ground sage
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon white pepper (finely ground)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl
- Place in an airtight container and store at room temperature
Notes
- Use fresh dried herbs. The herbs should smell strong and have a deep color.
- Store the mixture in an airtight container at room temperature
- Stir mixture before using to make certain everything is well distributed
- Add all ingredients to a food processor
- Pulse until all the herbs are finely ground
- Add to any chicken, turkey or duck recipe like with these oven-baked chicken thighs. Just omit the herbs in the recipe and use this poultry seasoning instead.
- Use in stuffing
- Add to soup - Use ¼ -½ teaspoon in this creamy chicken soup.
- Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon over an entire chicken breast before cooking
Nutritional Disclaimer:
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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