Homemade Chili Seasoning truly elevates your chili. This seasoning recipe really packs a burst of flavor, bringing your chili to life. It is next level good and perfect for more than just chili too!
If you are looking for more homemade seasoning blends, you have to try my House Seasoning and Italian Dried Seasoning.
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Why this Homemade Chili Seasoning Recipe is a Keeper
I love this recipe because it’s a quick and easy flavor booster. This spice blend makes chili super delicious, and is even better than a store-bought chili seasoning packet.
- 5 Minute Seasoning: Measure, mix, and you are done!
- Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients can be found in pantry to make a better than store bought chili seasoning.
- Family Friendly: Just a pinch of your favorite spices will help keep you family healthy and happy with this easy homemade chili seasoning.
- Adaptable: Anyone can use this basic chili seasoning! It’s gluten-free, and the perfect addition to tomatoes in the perfect chili for national chili day.
When Should I Add Chili Seasoning to my Chili?
Use 2 tablespoons of this chili seasoning mix to one pound of ground beef in your favorite pot of chili recipe. I like to let my meat cook in the spices.
Ingredient Notes for the Spice Seasoning Mix
To make this recipe, you will need just a few easy ingredients. If you don’t already have these ingredients in your kitchen, they can all easily be found at the store.
- Chili Powder: Chili powder, cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper all contribute to giving your chili mix a bit of kick!
- Dried Minced Garlic: If you have a dehydrator and some extra time, make your own fresh minced garlic.
- Brown Sugar: This is your secret weapon in this how to make chili seasoning recipe. The added sweetness will really amp up your instant pot chili.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
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Prep Ahead Suggestions for Chili Seasoning Mix
When you make this homemade chili seasoning ahead of time, it can help save you time and kitchen space when it comes to making everything for dinner!
- Make Ahead: Make a nice big batch of homemade seasoning so you have it ready to go when you want to make a batch of chili.
Pro Tip to use Chili Seasoning
To make chili using this homemade chili seasoning blend recipe, add about 2 tablespoons of this chili seasoning mix to each pound of meat (ground beef, turkey etc.) in your favorite chili recipe.
How to Make Homemade Chili Seasoning Mix
This recipe comes together in just 1 quick and easy step. This recipe makes enough for your entire chili season and is so good, you’ll be making it every year!
These are the basic steps for making Homemade Chili Seasoning. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Combine the Ingredients
Combine chili powder, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, dried minced garlic, dried minced onion, cumin, dried parsley, salt and pepper, dried basil and brown sugar. Mix well and store in an airtight container.
How to Store Homemade Spice Mix
- Storing: Store homemade chili seasoning in an airtight container, spice jar or other secure container. Making homemade spice mixes at home should keep for one to three years if stored in a cool, dark space away from direct heat or light.
Variations and Substitutions for Chili Spice Mix Recipe
This recipe is super easy to customize to make it your own! Try taking it to the next level by adding different ingredients or changing up how much you put in.
- Amounts of Spices: Change up the amounts to suit your families tastes. You might enjoy as certain spice more, so adjust the recipe to your families taste. Add or adjust ground chilies, smoked paprika, garlic powder, ground cumin and Mexican oregano.
- Salt Substitute: Use a salt substitute like garlic or onion powder.
- Ancho Chili Powder: Ancho chili powder is a little different than regular chili pepper powder as it’s just one specific pepper that gets ground up.
Recipe FAQs for Chili Recipe Spice Mix
Use this seasoning in chili recipes like Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili, Three Bean Chili (Vegan), or Beef and Bean Chili.
By itself, chili powder is usually an ingredient while chili seasoning is a blend of ingredients. Chili seasoning blend is similar in flavor to Homemade Taco Seasoning.
Yes! Try this blend of spices on any other ground beef recipes.
Expert Tips to Make Chili Seasoning
- Add Fresh: Grind and dehydrate your own spices if you have time.
- Short Cut: Use the best homemade chili seasoning recipe in turkey, chicken or beef chili. Just a sprinkle of chili seasoning mixture makes everything so flavorful; It is the best secret ingredient.
- Variation tip: Mix spices to make this your own best chili seasoning, such as Mexican oregano.
- Gift Giving: Really this diy chili seasoning mix recipe is a perfect hostess or housewarming gift.
Homemade Chili Seasoning
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon Crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon Dried minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Dried minced onion
- 2 teaspoons Cumin
- 2 teaspoons Dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon Ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons Brown sugar
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients well, and store in an airtight container.
Christina’s Notes
- Add Fresh: Grind and dehydrate your own spices if you have time.
- Short Cut: Use the best homemade chili seasoning recipe in turkey, chicken or beef chili. Just a sprinkle of chili seasoning mixture makes everything so flavorful; It is the best secret ingredient.
- Variation tip: Mix spices to make this your own best chili seasoning, such as Mexican oregano.
- Gift Giving: Really this diy chili seasoning mix recipe is a perfect hostess or housewarming gift.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, scroll up on the page.
So easy to make and so good! Thanks for the recipe.
This was so much more flavorful than my usual chili seasoning packets. I can’t believe how simple it was to toss together. Thank you!
Love this seasoning mix, just that right touch of sweetness is a fantastic new ball game.
I have a pot of chili cooking right now. couldn’t wait to try it with your seasoning mix so my husband and I each sampled the chili. I will definitely be using this recipe instead of those store-bought pots! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!!
I am so glad that you enjoyed it. It is so nice making things from scratch isn’t it.
I made this for some stocking stuffers, but I put some Mexican oregano in it. My family is from Texas, and one cannot make real chili without oregano. Such a thing is considered blasphemous or something by my uncles. LOL! Everyone loved it. 😀
Thanks for the tip! I am so glad they enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for your porketta seasoning recipe, I lost mine from Minnesota, and wanted this old world taste that I remember.
Suzy M Oregon
All the seasonings are fine except the amount of salt — I would decrease to about a 1/2 tsp of salt. Way to salty with 2 teaspoons.
That’s what’s great about this recipe…it’s completely flexible to your individual taste. 🙂
thank you for all the wonderful homemade spice mix recipes! I love your site.
Namaste
elizabeth from Kitchener ON
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
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It should work now. I had to fix something on the back end. Just click on “Go To Recipe” and it should take you there 🙂 Thanks for pointing out the bug to me.