Chili Seasoning

This is a tasty seasoning to flavor your chili. Unlike the store packets, this seasoning has only good ingredients.

Rewind to when my husband and I were first married and seasoning packets were my go to. I had never been taught how to make food from scratch. I did not even think about making my own seasonings, until…

My husband and I were in the Middle East and I wanted to make tacos, with a taco seasoning packet of course. But, I couldn’t find it (tacos isn’t really their thing), so I googled it.

What? You can make your own taco seasoning???? This was revolutionary for me and honestly, was the start on my journey to make EVERYTHING from scratch. Which eventually led me to make chili seasoning.

Now, years later, I have found a chili seasoning that I absolutely love. I have tried many, but always struggled with the spiciness. I kept tweaking until I came up with a seasoning I loved.

This seasoning is used in my Best Instant Pot Chili recipe. I love being able to make up a large batch of chili seasoning to use all winter long. This recipe makes about one cup of seasoning. So, let’s dive in!

Ingredients You will Need

• garlic powder
• cumin
• chili powder
• onion flakes/powder (either will do)
• dried oregano
• paprika
• sea salt (optional)

How to make Chili Seasoning

Combine 1/4 cup of garlic powder, 1/4 cup cumin, 1/8 cup chili powder, 3 T onion flakes/powder, 2 T oregano, 2 T paprika and 1 T sea salt.

Now, the sea salt is optional. If you prefer to add your salt to the chili on your own just omit the sea salt.

Once you have mixed up all the ingredients, store in a jar and it will keep for a long, long, time. I like to funnel mine into a mason jar for storage.

And that is it. No fillers or ingredients you can’t pronounce. The best part is, you know exactly what is in it! Give it a try with my Best Instant Pot Chili recipe or find other dishes to throw it into.