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homemade substitute for poultry seasoning in a small bowl before stirring together

Substitute for Poultry Seasoning (Recipe + Tips)

Jenni Cole
A simple DIY homemade poultry seasoning recipe for a variety of chicken and turkey recipes. We teach you tips, tricks, and substitutions for recipes that call for poultry seasoning when you don't have it in your spice cabinet!
4.50 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sauces & Seasonings
Cuisine American
Calories 2 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 2 t dried marjoram
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground or finely minced dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Add all of the dried spices to a small bowl and combine well. The turkey and chicken seasoning can be used as is to season your favorite poultry recipes or you can add them to a spice grinder or Magic Bullet cup to finely blend the mix.
  • Store the seasoning mix in a small airtight jar with a lid for 6 months. Dried seasonings will last longer than 6 months but will start to lose their potency and flavor.
  • This is an easy recipe to cut in half or to double if it's a seasoning you'll use regularly.

Notes

  • The seasoning can be used to season chicken and turkey recipes like soup, stuffing, or to sprinkle on any poultry cut along with salt and pepper before cooking.
  • Poultry seasoning can be made in two ways, by simply combining the dried spices and using it to flavor your favorite chicken or turkey recipes, OR you can combine and then grind the dried herbs in a spice grinder or blender like the finely ground store-bought seasoning is sold.
  • Ground rosemary cannot be purchased at most grocery stores, you'll need to first finely chop or grind whole rosemary leaves, however, if you want to make the finely ground rosemary as you'll find at the store similar to McCormick's brand or Bell's, you can just grind all ingredients after mixing them together.
  • You can use fresh herbs to make a poultry seasoning recipe instead of dried herbs. The ratio of fresh to dried herbs is 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs can be used for each teaspoon of dried herbs.
  • If you have most of the ingredients on hand but not all of them, simply leave that one ingredient out or use a similar herb. For example, to make a version without sage skip the sage and increase other herbs like the oregano and thyme. To make a poultry seasoning without nutmeg, just leave it out or swap it with all-spice, cardamon, or mace.
  • Instead of making homemade poultry seasoning if you're rushed for time, you can also substitute Italian seasoning or Herbs de Provence in your recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 2kcal
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