Are you looking for a 5-star seasoning for chicken? You found it! This flavorful all-purpose chicken seasoning can be used to season breasts, legs, thighs, whole chickens, and more!
Flavorful Seasoning for Chicken
Trying to figure out what to season your chicken with? You could buy one of those pre-mixed chicken seasonings at the grocery store or you can make this homemade chicken seasoning!
This is seriously the most delightful seasoning for chicken. It’s sweet, savory, and a little smokey all at the same time. It’s delicious used on a pan-seared chicken breast and in our homemade chicken and rice recipe. You can also use it to season all cuts of chicken.
Why Make a Homemade Seasoning?
We like to make our own homemade seasonings for most things! Our pork rub, fajita seasoning, and homemade chili seasoning are some of our favorites. Homemade seasoning recipes are the best because:
Salt control: you get to control how much salt you put in your spice blends! When you buy store-bought blends they end to having a lot of salt and sometimes even fillers!
Heat: Having control over the spice level and sweetness of spice blends is so helpful! You can make it your own!
Make-Ahead: Once you find a mix you like, you can make a double or a triple batch and have it on hand!
Chicken Seasoning Ingredients
This chicken seasoning is made with pretty common dried herbs and spices that you likely have on hand already. Here is everything you need.
- Garlic powder
- Chili powder
- Cumin
- Dried thyme
- Ground mustard
- Dried basil
- Ground pepper
- Red pepper flakes
- Sea salt
- Paprika
- Brown sugar
How to Season Chicken
Wondering how to season chicken? It’s so easy. Our #1 tip is to make sure not to under season your chicken. Nothing is worse than flavorless chicken. Plus, this seasoning isn’t overly salty, so you really can’t overseason.
- Pat your chicken dry with a paper towel.
- Then, sprinkle seasoning on all sides of your chicken and lightly rub it into the meat.
- Let sit for around 15 minutes for optimal flavor.
Types of Chicken You Can Season
You can use this chicken seasoning any cut of chicken. From legs to thighs to wings. You can’t go wrong.
You’ve Seasoned your Chicken, Now What?
After you’ve decided what cut of chicken to use, you also have so many options for how you cook your seasoned chicken. Check out all the ways you can cook your chicken after you season it!
Seasoning to Chicken Ratio
A good rule of thumb is 1 tablespoon of seasoning per 1 lb. of chicken. Typically 1 lb. of chicken breast yields around 3 chicken breasts, so you can use 1 teaspoon per breast.
How long does a homemade spice rub last?
This homemade chicken seasoning will last around 3 months if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.
Storage
Store this seasoning in an airtight container such as a jar for up to 3 months in a cool, dark place.
