Pizza Seasoning

This homemade pizza seasoning is perfect not only on pizza, but anywhere you want you want that great flavor and aroma.

Note: Below you’ll find a recipe for a full 1/2 cup (4oz.) batch of batch of pizza seasoning. In addition, in case you just want to make a little bit, we’ve also given a recipe below that makes a small batch of just 2 tablespoons. We hope you find this helpful!

I honestly can’t get over how good this homemade pizza seasoning is. It smells like a pizzeria when you mix it up and makes all sorts of dishes taste like pizza. Once you try this, you’ll definitely want to keep a jar of it on hand.

Video: Making Pizza Seasoning Mix

What’s In Pizza Seasoning?

The inspiration for the ingredients is based partly on copycatting some major brands out there that sell pizza seasoning, and then thinking about what pizza tastes like. 

There’s the herbs and aromatics often found in tomato sauce (oregano, basil, thyme, onion powder, and garlic powder), there’s a distinctive ingredient to Italian sausage and to pepperoni, the fennel seed, and also mustard and paprika are often in pepperoni, and the smoked paprika gives a bit of the smoky flavor you get from a wood-fired crust, and finally a bit of heat from black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes, the latter of course being found on the table at every pizza restaurant ever.

I’ve tried this with some Parmesan cheese added to it and that’s incredible too, but it makes the blend more perishable so only add it if using it soon.

Making Homemade Pizza Seasoning

To make your homemade spice blend, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together well.

Transfer the seasoning mixture to a glass jar or container and store it in a cool, dry, dark place for up to three months for the best taste.

Note that there’s no salt in this blend. That’s just because it makes it more versatile. You can add it to something that is already salty, like pizza, and not increase the saltiness. Or, if you want to add it to something that doesn’t have salt, you can add your own amount of salt to taste.

Make A Small Batch

If you want a full batch of Pizza Seasoning in your pantry that you can grab and use whenever, then scroll down to make the full recipe. However, if you just want a small batch to use right now in a recipe, I have the info for you here.

To Make Approximately 2 Tablespoons of Pizza Seasoning, Combine:
• 1.5 tsp. oregano • 3/4 tsp. basil • 3/4 tsp. onion powder • 3/4 tsp. garlic powder • 3/4 tsp. crushed fennel seed • 1/2 tsp. thyme • 1/2 tsp. paprika • 1/4 tsp. coarse black pepper • 1/8 tsp. smoked paprika • 1/8 tsp. dried mustard • 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (or for more heat, add a pinch of cayenne)

If you want to add seasoning as you cook to approximate this blend, add some oregano and then half that amount of basil, onion powder, garlic powder, and crushed fennel seed. Add a bit less of thyme and paprika, and then half that amount of pepper. Add just a little of smoked paprika, dried mustard, and red pepper flakes.

Uses For Pizza Seasoning

Use this homemade pizza seasoning anywhere you want a restaurant-style Italian flavor added to food. I made a quesadilla with mozzarella, pepperoni, and mushrooms and sprinkled good few pinches of this on there, and it tasted like pizza. So good. 

Sprinkle it on top of any pizza or mix it into your pizza sauce. Put it in a grilled cheese sandwich for extra flavor, on spaghetti, and in lasagna. You can even use it in chili and in soups too!

I think this would also be really good mixed into olive oil as a dip for bread. Or maybe mixed into focaccia dough! Please let me know how you use it in the comments because I want this seasoning blend on everything.

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