Italian Seasoning Recipe

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An easy recipe for homemade Italian Seasoning. If you don’t have the store-bought blend on hand, you can easily make your own spice blends! If you’re missing one of the dried herbs, just leave it out.

A small bowl filled with Italian seasoning and a measuring spoon.


 

Delicious and simple, this Italian seasoning blend can be used in pasta sauces, soups, pizza, chicken, beef, veggies, and salads. It adds such a great flavor to most Italian dishes!

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Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and marjoram. Store in an airtight container or spice jar.
A small glass jar filled with Italian seasoning.

Recipe tips and variations

  • Yield: This recipe makes a batch of 10 tablespoons of seasoning (just over a half cup).
  • Storage: Store this Italian seasoning mix covered in the pantry for up to 6 months.
  • Finely ground: For a finely blended powder, process them in a spice grinder or grind with a mortar and pestle.
  • Vinaigrette: To make delicious Italian salad dressing, whisk together ½ cup olive oil, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste (I like ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper).
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A small bowl filled with Italian seasoning and a measuring spoon.

Italian Seasoning Recipe

An easy recipe for homemade Italian Seasoning. If you don’t have the store-bought blend on hand, you can easily make your own! If you’re missing one of the ingredients, just leave it out.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 6 minutes
Servings 10 tablespoons
Course Pantry, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Calories 9
5 from 30 votes

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • In a small bowl, combine basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and marjoram. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

  1. Yield: This recipe makes 10 tablespoons seasoning (just over a half cup).
  2. Storage: Store this spice blend covered in the pantry for up to 6 months.
  3. Finely ground: For a finely blended powder, process the spices in a coffee grinder or mash with a mortar and pestle.
  4. Vinaigrette: To make delicious salad dressing, whisk together ½ cup olive oil, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste (I like ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper).

Nutrition

Serving: 1 tablespoonCalories: 9kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 98IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 3mg
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    1. Hi Kathleen, you can absolutely just omit the oregano and it will still taste like Italian seasoning. I wouldn’t even worry about adding anything else in its place, truly. The marjoram, basil, rosemary, and thyme are all plenty flavorful! You could add some dried parsley if you want to add in something else. Good luck! Thanks a lot! -Meggan

  1. Hi, is it possible to cut up lasagna into pieces after assembly? Or cut it after it’s frozen? Hoping to make this a piece by piece meal prep.

  2. Wow I love some of your recipes, looking forward to trying them, Especially Easy Goulash. Thank you for introducing yourself and sharing some of your recipes.

  3. Wanting to make Italian beef sandwiches for the family but I don’t like buying packets at the store due to added salt. I grow my own herbs and have all these dried from last fall’s harvest.
    Thank you for this post, helps a ton with making it healthy for my family.

  4. So I’m looking at my EMPTY bottle of McCormick Italian seasoning and it has in addition to what you put: Savory and Sage. Just curious, why you left those two out?

    I’ve seen some pretty strange additions in recipes on net like someone added Cilantro, chili powder, red pepper, and garlic. The later is way off. Yours is closest to what I was looking for. But did not know how much sage or savory to add or would be just as good with out it. Thank you very much.

  5. Smelled and looked wonderful until putting in the oven. Then I ended up with a pan of flat mess. Followed the recipe exactly. So disappointed.

    1. Hi Jean, what recipe? you commented on Italian seasoning which is literally just a spice blend. It doesn’t go in the oven. Maybe it was a different recipe or from a different website, I’m not sure. -Meggan

    1. Hi Gillian, I’ve never seen those in it. It’s usually just green leaf herbs (in dried form, of course). But, you could definitely add those to your own blend or to whatever dish you’re making. I add red pepper flakes to all kinds of things all the time, whether it’s in the recipe or not. But at the store, if you buy Italian seasoning, it won’t have garlic powder or red chili flakes. Thanks! If you need anything else just let me know. -Meggan

  6. Store-bought herbs are crazy expensive. The cost of an ounce of herbs is 48% for the container and label and 48% profit and less than 2% for the herbs. I grow and dry my own herbs and save a ton of money. Most commercial herb blends have lots of parsley. It’s cheap! Dried basil, to me, tastes like nothing. Dried oregano, rosemary, and thyme retain a lot of flavor (if stored correctly.) I’d rather leave the basil out than used the dried stuff. The herb that contributes the most flavor to this recipe is the oregano. That, to me, is the essential pizza herb that makes pizza, pizza. Just be sure to rub it vigorously between your hands to release the essential oils.5 stars

  7. Thanks for your recipe, Meggan;
    I looked at a few on the net and like yours the best.
    We are hoping to make a good batch from our herb garden for Christmas gifts this year.
    Peace
    Dave5 stars

  8. My husband is allergic to basil is there a replacement for that or should we just leave that out? I usually find sauce without it.

  9. Since oregano and marjoram are just slightly different and I don’t have marjoram at hand, can I leave it out?5 stars

  10. Great soup! Easy to make with minimal ingredients. I added some Bacon pieces, parsley, and some smoked paprika as well as the oregano and sour cream! Great flavors. Thanks.5 stars