Recipes with Seasoned Salt: Make Your Own Blend + 10 Delicious Ways to Use It

Seasoned salt is a versatile spice blend that adds savoury flavour to everyday dishes, including chicken, steak, potatoes, burgers, eggs, and popcorn. Making your own at home takes just 3 minutes and lets you customize the ingredients to suit your taste.

This guide covers what seasoned salt is, how to make it at home, how it compares to Lawry’s, 10 uses, and 5 full recipes.

What Is Seasoned Salt? Ingredients, Definition & How It Differs from Regular Salt

Seasoned salt is a ready-mixed blend of salt and spices. Instead of measuring out garlic, paprika, pepper, and onion every time you cook, you grab one jar and you are done.

Most seasoned salt blends contain salt, paprika, garlic, onion, black pepper, and dried herbs such as thyme, sage, or oregano,

Is seasoned salt the same as seasoning salt? Yes. Seasoned salt, seasoning salt, season salt, and salt seasoning all mean the same thing. Just different names for the same blend.

What makes Lawry’s different? Lawry’s contains sugar. Most homemade versions do not, which matters if you cook keto or low-carb.

Best salt to use as the base: Diamond Crystal kosher salt has a clean flavour and is a popular choice for cooking. Himalayan pink salt from the Khewra Salt Mine in Pakistan contains naturally occurring trace minerals and adds a subtle mineral depth, making it a suitable choice for this recipe.

How to Make Seasoned Salt at Home The Base Recipe

This is the homemade blend that replaces Lawry’s no sugar, no anticaking agents, fully customisable, and ready in 3 minutes. Once you make a batch, you stop measuring out 5 or 6 individual spices every time you cook. Just grab the jar.

Ingredients (makes approximately ¾ cup):

• ¼ cup Himalayan pink salt
• ¼ cup paprika (sweet or smoked)
• 2 tbsp granulated garlic
• 1 tbsp granulated onion
• 1 tbsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp dried sage
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon pepper (optional)

Steps:

1. Measure all spices into a bowl
2. Mix well until evenly combined
3. Taste and adjust more cayenne for heat, more or less salt to your preference
4. Transfer to a clean airtight Mason jar
5. Label the jar with ingredients important for gifts and for anyone with food allergies

Storage: Keep in a sealed jar on the counter. Use within 6 months for best flavour.

Why Himalayan pink salt:It contains naturally occurring trace minerals and adds a mild mineral depth to the seasoning blend. This recipe is naturally sugar-free.

Seasoned Salt Variations

MSG version: Add 1 tsp MSG for deeper savoury flavour.
Turmeric version: Add 1 tsp turmeric for colour and a warm earthy note.
Cajun version: Increase cayenne to 1 tbsp, add 1 tsp celery salt and 1 tsp oregano.

Homemade Seasoned Salt vs Lawry’s What’s the Real Difference?

When to use Lawry’s: when you want convenience and do not have a spice jar ready.
When to make your own: when preparing keto or low-carb meals, homemade gifts, or when you want more control over ingredients and flavour.

This homemade copycat Lawry’s recipe is not an exact copy, but it is a more customisable alternative made with Himalayan pink salt as the base.

10 Best Ways to Use Seasoned Salt

Once you have a jar of seasoned salt, you will reach for it constantly. Here are the 10 best things it works on:

1. Chicken — rub all over before baking, grilling, or frying for a golden colour crust.
2. Steak — replaces salt and pepper; creates a flavour crust through the Maillard reaction.
3. Potatoes — coat with olive oil and seasoned salt before baking or frying.
4. Eggs — use instead of salt and pepper in scrambled or fried eggs.
5. Burgers — mix into the beef before forming patties or coat the outside before cooking.
6. Vegetables — toss with olive oil and seasoned salt before roasting.
7. Popcorn — mix with melted butter and drizzle over fresh popcorn.
8. Guacamole — replace the salt in guacamole for a more complex flavour.
9. BBQ rub — mix with smoked paprika and brown sugar for a dry rub.
10. Salad dressing — replace the salt in your vinaigrette for a herby dressing.

5 Full Recipes with Seasoned Salt Step by Step

Recipe 1: Baked Chicken with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs · 2 tbsp olive oil · 1.5 tbsp seasoned salt blend

Steps:

1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels
2. Coat in olive oil
3. Rub seasoned salt all over
4. Bake at 400°F / 200°C for 35 to 40 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165°F / 74°C

Recipe 2: Seasoned Salt Hamburgers

Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef · 1 tbsp seasoned salt · 1 egg (optional)

Steps:

1. Mix seasoned salt into beef
2. Form 4 patties, press a thumb indent in the centre of each
3. Grill or pan-fry over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes per side

Recipe 3: Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: Chicken pieces · 1 cup buttermilk · 1 tbsp seasoned salt (marinade) · 1 cup flour · 1 tsp seasoned salt (dredge)

Steps:

1. Mix buttermilk and 1 tbsp seasoned salt, add chicken, marinate overnight
2. Mix flour with 1 tsp seasoned salt
3. Dredge marinated chicken in seasoned flour
4. Fry at 350°F / 175°C until golden and cooked through

Recipe 4: Sausage Gravy with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 1 lb breakfast sausage · 3 tbsp flour · 2 cups milk · 1 tsp seasoned salt

Steps:

1. Brown sausage in a pan, breaking into small pieces
2. Sprinkle flour over sausage and stir for 1 minute
3. Slowly pour in milk, stirring constantly
4. Add 1 tsp seasoned salt instead of regular salt and pepper
5. Simmer until thick, serve over biscuits

Recipe 5: Scrambled Eggs with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 2 eggs · 1 tbsp butter · pinch of seasoned salt

Steps:

1. Melt butter in a pan over medium-low heat
2. Add eggs and fold slowly do not stir
3. Remove from heat while still slightly wet
4. Add a pinch of seasoned salt after cooking, not during this keeps the eggs soft

Seasoned Salt Snack and Party Recipes

Chex Mix with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 3 cups each corn, rice, and wheat Chex · 1 cup pretzels · 4 tbsp melted butter · 1.5 tbsp seasoned salt · 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

1. Toss everything together until evenly coated
2. Spread on a baking sheet
3. Bake at 250°F / 120°C for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes
4. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container

Cheese Ball with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese (softened) · 1 cup shredded cheddar · 1 tsp seasoned salt · 1 tbsp Worcestershire · chopped pecans for rolling

Steps:

1. Mix cream cheese, cheddar, seasoned salt, and Worcestershire until smooth
2. Shape into a ball
3. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
4. Roll in chopped pecans before serving with crackers

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds with Seasoned Salt

Ingredients: 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds · 1 tbsp olive oil · 1 tsp seasoned salt

Steps:

1. Rinse pumpkin seeds and pat dry
2. Toss with olive oil and seasoned salt
3. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet
4. Roast at 300°F / 150°C for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I use seasoned salt for?

Almost anything savoury. Chicken, steak, potatoes, eggs, burgers, vegetables, popcorn, and party snacks all taste better with seasoned salt. It replaces salt and individual spices in one step.

What is the best recipe for seasoned salt?

The base recipe above Himalayan pink salt, paprika, granulated garlic, granulated onion, thyme, sage, black pepper, and cayenne. No sugar, no additives, fully customisable.

What is seasoned salt best on?

Chicken is the most popular use. The paprika creates colour and the garlic and onion flavour the meat all the way through. Potatoes and burgers are close behind.

What does seasoned salt mean in a recipe?

It means adding a pre-mixed blend of salt and spices instead of measuring them separately. You can use store-bought like Lawry’s or the homemade blend above both work the same way in a recipe.

The Bottom Line

Seasoned salt is one of the most useful things in your kitchen. One jar replaces five separate spices.

Three things to remember:

• Make your own in 3 minutes Himalayan pink salt, paprika, garlic, onion, pepper, and herbs
• No sugar, no additives, keto and gluten-free friendly
• Use it on anything savoury chicken, steak, potatoes, eggs, burgers, snacks

Keep Reading

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Advantages of Himalayan Salt — what makes it different
Cooking with Pink Himalayan Salt — how to use it every day
Where to Buy Himalayan Salt — what to look for

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