Peanut Free Creole Seasoning
Bold, smoky, and layered with heat, this homemade Creole blend is the kind of pantry staple that transforms everyday cooking into something seriously craveable. Paprika lays down a rich, earthy base while garlic powder, onion powder, and a trio of peppers — black, white, and cayenne — build a complex heat that store-bought blends rarely match. The dried oregano and thyme round everything out with a herby depth that keeps the flavor from feeling one-dimensional. Store-bought seasoning mixes can be a minefield of shared facilities and vague "processed in" warnings, but when you mix it yourself from individual spices, you know exactly what's going in the jar. It takes just a few minutes to whisk together and keeps for up to six months in an airtight container, so you can batch it once and reach for it all season long. Shake it over chicken, stir it into rice, or rub it onto shrimp before a quick sear — the possibilities are genuinely endless.
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16 servings
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried thyme, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.
- 2
Whisk or stir with a fork until the spices are evenly distributed and no clumps remain.
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