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Cajun Seasoning Recipe

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Author: Dini K.
Posted: 7/20/2016
Updated: 9/16/2019
Cajun Seasoning Recipe - An easy and simple Cajun seasoning recipe that can be made in minutes with spices you can already find in your pantry. Smokey, spicy, and herby, it will make all your Cajun dishes taste even better! #CajunSeasoningRecipe #SpiceMixes #EasyRecipes

This easy Cajun Seasoning has a nice kick, with earthy flavors, and it’ll perk up any dish that you use it in, with its peppery, zesty flavor profile!

This cajun seasoning recipe is so simple, you likely already have all the spices to make it in your pantry.

Updated: February 2019

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An easy and simple Cajun seasoning recipe that can be made in minutes with spices you can already find in your pantry. Smokey, spicy, and herby, it will make all your Cajun dishes taste even better!

Cajun seasoning is super easy to make at home, and chances are that once you make your own cajun seasoning, you will never want to go back to store bought. It only takes minutes to make, and you will most likely already have all of these spices in your pantry. This seasoning is a great way to change up your regular recipes. 

Having grown up eating spicy, flavorful food, I took to Cajun cuisine like a duck to water. But cajun cuisine isn’t just about spicy, peppery heat. It’s quite a bit more subtle than that.

Spices that are used to make Homemade Cajun seasoning, in separate bowls.

What is cajun seasoning?

Originating from Louisiana, cajun seasoning is a simple blend of spices that perks up any dish that you use it in with its robust, peppery, zesty flavor profile.

While cajun and creole food may seem the same and the words interchangeable to an outsider looking in, they are not quite the same. And unless you call Louisiana home, it might not even be something that bothers you.

Cajun spice mix blended and stored in a spice jar

How to make cajun seasoning?

This easy homemade cajun seasoning that I’m sharing with you today is a simple blend of paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, crushed red pepper, thyme and oregano. The combination of these spices make for a delicious, spicy and earthy spice mix. Plus, these herbs are so easy to find so you can make the spice blend easily at home, and you can customize it to your taste too.  

You can of course use store-bought cajun seasoning, if you already have it in your pantry. But to me, this homemade cajun seasoning tastes that much better, and of course it doesn’t have any MSG or any of the other synthetic stuff. I’ve added my own little twist to it (cayenne pepper), to give it more punch, but you can substitute the cayenne pepper with more paprika, if you prefer a spice mix with less spice. 

Cajun Seasoning on a tray after being blended to show texture of the spice blend.

I used this easy Homemade Cajun Seasoning (or cajun spice blend) to make this creamy chicken and sausage cajun pasta featuring, cajun-style blackened chicken and andouille sausage. A flavorful, spicy, peppery dish that’s great for weeknight or weekend dinners.

While homemade cajun seasonings may have small variations from family to family, this particular blend of spices is one I love, and always guarantees flavorful, smoky, spicy, zesty dishes!

An overhead view of cajun seasoning measured in a tablespoon.

And as you may notice, I don’t add any salt in this recipe, because I don’t like to add salt to my spice blends until I actually use it in a recipe. This ensures that you can season your food to your liking when cooking with this cajun spice blend. But you’re more than welcome to add salt until you get the right combination when making this cajun seasoning at home, if you prefer.

I can safely say that this cajun spice mix is by far my favorite blend of cajun spices. I seem to want to put it on everything! This creamy chicken and sausage cajun pasta is just one example, and how about this blackened shrimp and avocado toast?

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Chicken and Sausage Cajun Pasta

Cajun Seasoning Recipe - the spice mixed used for this Creamy Chicken and Sausage Cajun Pasta - a simple blend of common spices that you should already have in your pantry, for a great cajun seasoning with subtle heat and a little bit of kick, that will perk up any dish that you use it on!

 

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An easy and simple Cajun seasoning recipe that can be made in minutes with spices you can already find in your pantry. Smokey, spicy, and herby, it will make all your Cajun dishes taste even better!
5 from 4 votes

Cajun Seasoning

Author: Dini K.
This homemade cajun seasoning is a simple blend of common spices that adds robust flavor, subtle heat and a little bit of kick, and it'll perk up any dish that you use it in!
Prep: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 1/2 cup of seasoning
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Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp paprika
  • 1 ½ tbsp black peppercorns or 1 tbsp cracked black pepper (avoid using finely ground black pepper)
  • 1 tbsp dried chili flakes/crushed red pepper
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper optional, only if you like it spicy

Instructions:

  • Place all the ingredients in a spice grinder and process until the spices are ground well and blended properly.
  • Transfer the spice mix to an air-tight glass bottle and store in a cool, dark place. 

Tips & Tricks

You can easily double or triple this recipe if needed.

“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”

Course:Spice Mix
Keyword:Seasoning, Spice Mix
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  1. Luther Beckett says

    December 5, 2020 at 20:27

    5 stars
    Great tip on adding no salt. After looking at several recipes, yours was the first one with that recommendation.

    Reply
  2. Jillian Wade says

    January 2, 2019 at 21:45

    5 stars
    I love making my own spice blends at home because it saves me money. This Cajun spice blend was spot on! I will make this recipe again and again!

    Reply
  3. Cindy says

    January 2, 2019 at 19:58

    5 stars
    I want to make blackened catfish tacos – will this cajun seasoning work for that. thanks for this recipe

    Reply
    • Dini says

      January 2, 2019 at 20:05

      Hi Cindy!
      I use this spice mix to make blackened chicken often, so it will definitely work for blackened catfish tacos! Hope that helps.

      Reply
  4. Val says

    June 24, 2018 at 20:58

    This is excellent on popcorn!

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  5. Mathei says

    March 26, 2017 at 14:19

    looks amazing ! i’ve tryed that with red pepper.

    Reply
  6. Zita says

    August 5, 2016 at 08:55

    I have never used cajun seasoning. And now you’ve shown us that your version of it is quite easy to make. So I shall do it next time. In fact I seem to do nearly that already. But perhaps without all that gorgeous colour. I prefer your version though. Thanks a lot Dini! from Zita

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  7. Kushi says

    July 21, 2016 at 08:21

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for sharing this! I can’t wait to try as we love cajun seasoning. Bookmarked!

    Reply

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