Blackened Seasoning {Easy Homemade Recipe}

This homemade Blackened Seasoning is easy to put together, sugar-free, gluten-free, and only includes natural spices (unlike most of the store-bought ones)!

It adds a savory, smokey, and slightly spicy flavor to everything it is added to! It can be used on a variety of veggies, meats, poultry, and seafood. And, it's customize it to your taste!

How to Customize the Blackened Seasoning

The seasoning as written is on the milder side, but it is customizable! Just change the spices to your taste preference. For example:

• Reduce or eliminate the salt for a low-sodium version.
• Add ½-1 teaspoon more cayenne to kick up the spice-level!

How to use Blackened Seasoning

This seasoning is great for blackening chicken, fish, or shrimp! For one pound of meat, I usually use 1 tablespoon olive oil, and about 1.5-2 tablespoon blackened seasoning.

This is the basic cooking method I use for blackening (using fish for this example):

• Pat the fish dry.
• Coat with olive oil.
• Rub the seasoning on both sides of the fillets.

• Heat skillet (preferably Cast Iron) on medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the pan, wait for the pan to get really HOT.
• Cook fillets, flipping only once half way through.
• Serve with lemon wedges!

Recipes to Try it on:

Make a batch of this Blackened Seasoning and try it out on these recipes! It can be sprinkled on food, used as a dry-rub, or added into sauces to add a little smokiness and spice!

• Blackened Mahi-Mahi Fish Tacos

• One-Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta (a lower-fat version)

• Bacon Wrapped Shrimp (stuffed w/Cheese & Jalapeños)

Enjoy!

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Homemade Blackened Seasoning {Easy Homemade Recipe}

This homemade Blackened Seasoning is easy to put together, sugar-free, gluten-free, and only includes natural spices (unlike most of the store-bought ones). It can be used on a variety of veggies, meats, poultry, and seafood.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 tablespoons

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoon salt ( I use sea salt)
• 2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

• Mix together all of the spices. Store in an airtight jar or container.

Notes

For 1 pound of fish/chicken/meat: Coat with about 1 tablespoon olive oil, and use about 1.5-2 tablespoon blackened seasoning. Rub the seasoning on both sides of all fillets. 

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Cajun

Keyword: seasoning

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