Create the ultimate pizza experience with this homemade Pizza Seasoning. With just a few simple ingredients you can create a special blend of aromatic herbs that have you giving you store-bought versions forever.

Easy Homemade Pizza Seasoning

This recipe is for all the homemade pizza lovers out there. This easy-to-make pizza seasoning blend is a great way to take your pizza-making game to a whole new level. With this perfectly balanced blend of herbs and spices, you can create pizzas with a delicious gourmet Italian flare.

With store-bought spices, you just get what you get. But the beauty of creating your custom blends is that you can adjust the amount of each ingredient. This recipe for pizza seasoning features a very mild bit of heat, from spicy chili flakes. But if you more heat just add in a pinch of cayenne. If you want a savory blend with no heat, you can simply omit it. Once you get this just the way you like, make an extra batch and keep it on hand. You can add it, not only to your favorite pizza sauce, but to other Italian cuisine recipes like this Baked Ziti, and this Roasted Tomato Pasta.

Why We Love This Recipe

Better than store-bought – Homemade pizza seasoning is often much fresher than store-bought brands because you have no idea how long they’ve been sitting on the shelf.
Tailored to your taste – Not only is this seasoning blend easy to make, but it’s also easy to customize by adjusting the ratios of herbs and spices it suits individual tastes.
Less expensive – Making this easy pizza seasoning recipe is made with simple ingredients you probably already have most of the herbs and spices in your pantry.
Great as a gift – Homemade spices make perfect gifts. Whether it’s for housewarming parties, birthdays, or holidays, everyone will love a jar of homemade aromatic seasoning to add to their pantry.

Ingredients

Dried Oregano
Dried Basil
Dried Minced Onion Flakes (dehydrated onion)
Garlic Powder
Dried Thyme
Dried Fennel seed
Paprika
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Black pepper (optional)

How to Make this Pizza Seasoning Recipe

Step One: Combine Seasonings

Process of preparing Pizza Seasoning is mixing all the ingredients

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix until well combined.

Step Two: Store

Mixing all the spices to create Pizza Seasoning

Place the pizza spice mix in a sealed container such as a spice bottle and store it in a dry pantry for up to 5 months.

Other Suggestions for Using Pizza Seasoning

Grilled and roasted veggies – Drizzle fresh vegetables with olive oil and some of this pizza seasoning before cooking them It dresses them up and gives them a savory herb flavor.
Garlic bread – Add a tablespoon of this seasoning with garlic powder to some softened butter and spread it all over sliced Italian bread before toasting.
Popcorn – Sprinkle some in your hot butter popcorn for an herby twist.
Dress up store-bought pizzas – Before placing the boxed pizza in the often, add some of this seasoning right on top. It immediately gives them homemade flavor.
Meatballs – I use a homemade Italian Seasoning Mix in my meatballs, but this simple recipe for pizza seasoning works just as well.
Bread dough – This seasoning infuses homemade bread dough or pizza dough with the most amazing flavors. Sprinkle extra on top with olive oil or melted butter for extra flavor.
Dipping sauce – Give jarred marinas or pasta sauces extra flavor and use them as a Dipping sauce for pizza rolls or bread sticks.

How Long Are Dried Spice Blends Good?

The shelf life of most homemade seasonings is 5-6 months as long as they are stored properly.

Can I Use Fresh Herbs in this Spice Blend?

While you can substitute fresh herbs for dried herbs, you’ll want to use them within a few days. This is because fresh herbs contain moisture which can cause the herb blends to ruin quicker.

Tips for Making the Best Pizza Seasoning

Start with quality ingredients – The key to keeping your own seasoning blends fresh for longer is to use fresh dried ingredients to start with. If you’re not sure how long that glass jar of oregano or basil has been on your spice cabinet, it’s best if you buy a fresh jar.
Don’t get carried away – Once you see how much fun it is to create homemade seasonings, it’s easy to overboard. Just keep simple by using a few key ingredients listed in the recipe. You want to make sure the flavor of additional herbs doesn’t throw off the balance of flavor.
Make small batches – Unless you are gifting some, it’s better to make homemade spices in small batches so you won’t have any left past the expiration date.
Store them properly – To ensure any homemade spice blends stay fresh store them in an airtight container in a cool, dark place away from heat or direct light.
Add a label – Once you’ve created them, label the spice jars with the name of the contents and the date you made them. This helps you keep track of when it’s time to make a new fresh batch.

More Italian-Inspired Recipes

Pizza Seasoning

Course Seasoning

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2

Total Time 2

Make the perfect pizza with this delicious Pizza Seasoning! A little spicy kick along with all the Italian flavors you expect. Easy and quickly tossed together.

Ingredients

Instructions

Combine all ingredients into a small bowl and mix until well combined.
4 Teaspoons Dried Oregano, 2 teaspoons Dried Basil, 1 teaspoon Dried Minced Onion, 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder, 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme, 1 teaspoon Dried Fennel, 1 teaspoon Paprika, 1 teaspoon Crushed Red Peppers
Place in a sealed container such as a spice jar and store in a dry pantry for up to 5 months.