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Cajun Seasoning

[heart_this] · Dec 13, 2016 · 14 Comments

Cajun Seasoning

A quick and easy homemade Cajun or Creole style seasoning or spice blend!

Homemade seasonings or spice blends are super easy to make and if you use them frequently, they are cheaper and you know exactly what goes into them. A seasoning that I use a lot is a Cajun or Creole seasoning and when I make my own I get to control the amount of salt in it which is important since a lot of store bought blends have a TON of salt. Canjun or Creole style seasonings typically consist of the following spices: paprika, thyme, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper and cayenne. With the spicy heat provided by the cayenne in this mix it’s also nice to be able to control that to make it as hot or mild as you desire! Another nice thing about homemade spice blends are that they make for great gifts for the holidays so that you can give the gift of flavour!
Check out all of the tasty recipe that I like to use this cajun seasoning in below the recipe!

Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Seasoning

Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Seasoning

Cajun Seasoning

Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Servings: 4(4 1 tablespoon servings)

A quick and easy homemade Cajun or Creole style seasoning or spice blend!

ingredients
  • 3 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
directions
  1. Mix everything.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 14, Fat 0 (Saturated 0, Trans 0), Cholesterol 0, Sodium 1162mg, Carbs 2.9g (Fiber 0, Sugars 0), Protein 0

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. julia fletcher says

    December 13, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    Have to have thyme for Cajun.

    Reply
  2. Wildcat says

    December 10, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    What kind of paprika? Smoked spanish?

    Reply
  3. kevin says

    December 11, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    Wildcat: I prefer smoked hot paprika but your favourite will work!

    Reply
  4. Wildcat says

    December 11, 2017 at 3:06 pm

    Only type I've got in the house is Hungarian Hot. 🙂

    Reply
  5. kevin says

    December 11, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    Wildcat: Perfect!

    Reply
  6. Village Bakery says

    February 17, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    Do you have a particular brand of smoked hot paprika that you prefer?

    Reply
  7. kevin says

    February 19, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    Village Bakery: I get my paprika at a local spice shop that sells spices in no-brand packages.

    Reply
  8. Wildcat says

    February 19, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    Apparently it's called Pride of Szeged, and I buy it at a european grocer. It's in a red tin. They also have a sweet paprika.

    Reply
  9. Laura says

    January 24, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    I never thought about making my own cajun seasoning. I will have to give this a go! that way I can control the amount of spice. Since I like it spicy.

    Reply
  10. captnlen says

    May 16, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    too much salt. can use sea salt and cut amount?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      May 17, 2021 at 10:33 am

      You can use sea salt and you can cut back on the amount of salt. Use as little salt as you want, you can always season the dish with salt later if desired!

      Reply

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