The best Poultry Seasoning substitute is the perfect blend of seasoning for all your chicken and turkey recipes. It just elevates and brings out more flavor into your food.
This Best Poultry Seasoning Substitute is all about control. Store bought blends can be pricey. By making your own, you can use herbs and seasonings already in your pantry and control what goes into the blend – including salt.
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What We Love About This Poultry Seasoning Substitute Recipe
This recipe takes only a few minutes to make. You simply put all of the ingredients into a spice grinder or food processor and process until finely ground. Homemade Poultry Seasoning blend is great in chicken and turkey recipes. And, it’s perfect for all of your holiday recipes.
- 5 Minutes: So quick and easy to make.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry.
- Adaptable: Can make it how you want it, to fit your families’ tastes.
Ingredient Notes for Turkey Rub
- Ground Sage: Two Teaspoons of the sage.
- Thyme: I use a dried thyme.
- Marjoram: I use dried marjoram.
- Rosemary: Ground rosemary.
- Nutmeg: Fresh ground is best.
- Black Pepper: Grind whole black peppercorns if you like.
Equipment Needed
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring Spoon
- Food Processor or Coffee Grinder
- Mason Jar
How to Make this Substitutions for Poultry Seasoning
These are the basic steps for making poultry seasoning recipes. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions and nutrition information.
STEP 1: Grind
First, combine all seasonings into a spice grinder or food processor and then process until finely ground. (use a mortar and pestle if you do not have a processsor.
STEP 2: Store
Finally, store in an airtight container.
Prep and Storage Tips for your Own Poultry Seasoning
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
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HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Make sure that you store in a cool, dry place in an airtight container or jar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Of course, you can always use a salt substitute to make a low sodium version of this American Poultry Seasoning. Make your own flavor profile.
Indeed, you can, make it your own try a little red pepper flake, cayenne pepper,oregano or bay leaf to the recipe.
Double or even triple this recipe as you will use it often to really enhance your poultry.
So many things! Poultry Seasoning is used as a dry rub on chicken, Thanksgiving turkey, goose, duck, pork, veal, and many game birds. Also, it can be used as a seasoning for stuffings, dressings, casseroles, meatloaf,and sauces.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Add Citrus: Lemon peel, orange zest or any of your favorites.
- Parsley: It always brightens up your dishes. Also make it savory by adding garlic powder or onion powder or herbs de provence, if you like.
- Alternate ingredient: Of course, sea salt, table salt or kosher salt can be added to this mixture.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Punch up your chicken soups with this delicious blend.
What to Serve with Poultry Seasoning Substitute
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Best Poultry Seasoning Substitute
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons ground sage
- 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- 3/4 teaspoon rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all seasonings into a spice grinder or food processor.
- Process until finely ground.
- Store in an air tight container.
Expert Tips
- Add Citrus: Lemon peel, orange zest or any of your favorites.
- Parsley: It always brightens up your dishes. Also make it savory by adding garlic powder or onion powder or herbs de provence, if you like.
- Alternate ingredient: Of course, sea salt, table salt or kosher salt can be added to this mixture.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Punch up your chicken soups with this delicious blend.
Looks like a good staple to have on hand!
This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!
Should the ingredients used be fresh?
These are all dried herbs.
Do you recommend finding all of the ingredients for this seasoning in the spice isle or should they be fresh from the produce section?
They are dried herbs from the spice aisle.
Just found your recipes. I am going to try them this Thanksgiving. I finally get an oven. Been almost a year. Can’t wait. Let y’all know how it comes out. Thank you.
That is great to hear! I would love to know what you think of the recipes once you try them!
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