Are you looking for a 5-star seasoning for chicken? You found it! This flavorful all-purpose chicken seasoning can be used to season breasts, legs, thighs, whole chickens, and more!
Flavorful Seasoning for Chicken
Trying to figure out what to season your chicken with? You could buy one of those pre-mixed chicken seasonings at the grocery store or you can make this homemade chicken seasoning!
This is seriously the most delightful seasoning for chicken. It’s sweet, savory, and a little smokey all at the same time. It’s delicious used on a pan-seared chicken breast and in our homemade chicken and rice recipe. You can also use it to season all cuts of chicken.
Why Make a Homemade Seasoning?
We like to make our own homemade seasonings for most things! Our pork rub, fajita seasoning, and homemade chili seasoning are some of our favorites. Homemade seasoning recipes are the best because:
Chicken Seasoning Ingredients
This chicken seasoning is made with pretty common dried herbs and spices that you likely have on hand already. Here is everything you need.
- Garlic powder
- Chili powder
- Cumin
- Dried thyme
- Ground mustard
- Dried basil
- Ground pepper
- Red pepper flakes
- Sea salt
- Paprika
- Brown sugar
How to Season Chicken
Wondering how to season chicken? It’s so easy. Our #1 tip is to make sure not to under season your chicken. Nothing is worse than flavorless chicken. Plus, this seasoning isn’t overly salty, so you really can’t overseason.
- Pat your chicken dry with a paper towel.
- Then, sprinkle seasoning on all sides of your chicken and lightly rub it into the meat.
- Let sit for around 15 minutes for optimal flavor.
You can use this chicken seasoning any cut of chicken. From legs to thighs to wings. You can’t go wrong.
- Whole chicken
- Chicken thighs
- Chicken Legs
- Chicken breast
- Chicken wings
After you’ve decided what cut of chicken to use, you also have so many options for how you cook your seasoned chicken. Check out all the ways you can cook your chicken after you season it!
- Oven
- Sous Vide
- Instant Pot
- Slow Cooker
- Grilled Chicken
A good rule of thumb is 1 tablespoon of seasoning per 1 lb. of chicken. Typically 1 lb. of chicken breast yields around 3 chicken breasts, so you can use 1 teaspoon per breast.
How long does a homemade spice rub last?
This homemade chicken seasoning will last around 3 months if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.
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Spice Jars
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Buy Now!Store this seasoning in an airtight container such as a jar for up to 3 months in a cool, dark place.
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More of our Favorite…
Homemade Seasoning Recipes
- Flavorful Turkey Seasoning
- Easy Pot Roast Seasoning
- Steak Seasoning
- Salmon Seasoning
- Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Steak Taco Seasonings
- Smoked Chicken Dry Rub
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- Place all ingredients for the chicken seasoning into a large glass container or Mason jar.
- Then, stir the spices together to create your rub.
- Seal jar and store in a dry, cool place.
- To season chicken: use around 1 tablespoon of seasoning per 1 lb. of chicken. Pat your chicken dry and then sprinkle the seasoning on top of the chicken. Lightly rub the seasonings into the chicken. Let sit for 15 minutes and then cook using your favorite method.
- Per 1 lb. of chicken, use 1 tablespoon of chicken seasoning.
- Feel free to double or triple this recipe to make extra seasoning.
