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Italian Seasoning - Homemade Herb Blend

ByWendy Mallins
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A homemade Italian seasoning is a delicious way to add a burst of flavour to your Italian recipes – great for pasta, chicken, steak, veggies and salads.

We love to use our homemade Italian seasoning in our recipes. It’s super versatile, and adds a delicious Italian vibe to our pasta sauces, pizzas and is just so good used to season our air fryer chicken breast or delicious air fryer potato wedges with Italian herbs and Parmesan.

You can really make this Italian seasoning your own! 

Homemade seasoning herb blends are actually really easy to make, plus you can tweak things so they’re just right for your tastes. Fancy more heat? Add some!

homemade italian seasoning in a glass kilter jar

Italian Seasoning Recipe

Serves – around 10-12 servings or enough to almost fill a Kilner 0.125L jar

Time to make – 5 minutes 

Our most popular alternative – Peri Peri Seasoning

Equipment Needed To Make Italian Seasoning

  • Tablespoon 
  • Teaspoon
  • Small bowl to mix
  • Clean, dry jar for storage

Italian Seasoning Ingredients

Wondering what's in Italian seasoning? Here's everything you'll need to make a delicious homemade herb blend.

herbs in piles on a plate - includes dried basil, dried oregano, dried rosemary, dried parsley, dried thyme, red chilli flakes and garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoon dried Basil
  • 2 tablespoon dried Oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried Rosemary
  • 2 tablespoon dried Parsley
  • 1 tablespoon dried Thyme
  • 2 teaspoon red chilli flakes (adjust this quantity to suit your own tastes, or you can leave it out)
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
herbs in piles on a plate - includes dried basil, dried oregano, dried rosemary, dried parsley, dried thyme, red chilli flakes and garlic powder

How To Make Italian Seasoning

It’s super easy to make our Italian herbs and spices blend.

Step One - mix the together the Italian herb blend

  • Add the dried Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Parsley, Thyme to a bowl, tip in the garlic powder and red chilli flakes.
herbs in piles on a plate - includes dried basil, dried oregano, dried rosemary, dried parsley, dried thyme, red chilli flakes and garlic powder
  • Use the teaspoon to gently mix the herbs and spices together the in the bowl so that everything is completely jumbled. This means you'll get a great burst of flavour in every teaspoon of Italian seasoning you use in your cooking.
homemade Italian seasoning blend being stirred with a teaspoon

Step Two – store the herb blend

  • Once you’ve mixed the seasoning, decant it into your clean, dry storage jar and label, ready to use in your cooking. 

Cooks Note! Some people like to add salt and sugar to an Italian herb blend, we never add these to ours, we prefer to add any salt or sugar directly to the recipe the herb blend is being used in.

Storing Homemade Italian Seasoning

Keep the Italian herb mix in an air tight container in a dark cupboard, and it'll keep for several months. Although, you'll have probably used it all up in a matter of weeks!

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italian seasoning in a glass kilter jar

Recipes That Use Italian Seasoning

We love to cook with our homemade Italian seasoning, so if you're wondering how to use Italian seasoning, here’s a few of our favourite ways to use this delicious herb mix.

air fryer new potatoes with italian herbs served in a white bowl on a wooden board strewn with rocket leaves
air fryer potato wedges scattered with parmesan cheese and chopped chives, served with a blue cheese dip.
spicy spaghetti bolognese sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, handful of chillies on the table near the plate

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homemade italian seasoning in a glass kilter jar

Italian Seasoning

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

A delicious, homemade Italian herb blend that you can use in your Italian style dishes.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon dried Basil
  • 2 tablespoon dried Oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried Rosemary
  • 2 tablespoon dried Parsley
  • 1 tablespoon dried Thyme
  • 2 teaspoon red chilli flakes
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Add the dried Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Parsley, Thyme to a bowl, tip in the garlic powder and red chilli flakes.
  2. Use the teaspoon to gently mix the herbs and spices together the in the bowl so that everything is completely jumbled. This means you’ll get a great burst of flavour in every teaspoon of Italian seasoning you use in your cooking.
  3. Once you’ve mixed the seasoning, decant it into your clean, dry storage jar and label, ready to use in your cooking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 8Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 6mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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