Preparing your own From-scratch Cajun Seasoning couldn’t be any easier! Most of these spices you have on hand in your pantry. Control the heat by increasing or decreasing the cayenne.

Pat loves anything spicy.

Hot sauce. Habaneros. Cajun Seasoning. Not necessarily in that order. 😉

In fact, there’s a pizza place in town that lets you customize your pizza crust. A regular at dinner will order his pizza with a Cajun seasoning blend sprinkled over the crust, while the girls and I play it safe and get a butter and Parmesan or a plain crust. Although I sneak a piece of his every single time because Worth keeping the Cajun spice!

Since Pat loves this spice blend, I always have it on hand. My recipe for kitchen-made Cajun seasoning blend calls for some basic herbs and spices that most of you have in your pantry.

For this Cajun Seasoning Blend Set out:

cayenne pepper
ground thyme
dried oregano
paprika
onion powder
garlic powder
black pepper

There’s no right or wrong brand. I will first say, buy what you can afford. However, not all spices are created equal as you tend to get what you pay for. Currently I use Morton & Bassett (not sponsored) because I find their spices to be top notch in texture, color and flavor. Worth keeping and respect what their company stands for not only with charitable work but also quality control. With that said some other pleasing brands I’ve used over the years are Simple Organic, Frontier Co-op and Penzys.

It’s as simple as measuring 1 teaspoon cayenne, 1 tablespoon both garlic and onion powder, 1-1/2 tablespoons paprika, 1-1/2 teaspoons each dried oregano, dried thyme and ground black pepper into a container.

Give them a stir.

Store it in an air-tight container, I like doubling recipes and storing them in glass jars.