Want to make your own homemade spaghetti seasoning? Try one of these easy recipes

You can cut the time it takes to make spaghetti seasoning by keeping this homemade mix on hand. And it's better for you than sodium and preservative laden store bought brands.Be daring with spices. The amounts and spices listed here are only recommendations.

Spaghetti Seasoning Mix

2 cups dry minced onion
3 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons dried green pepper flakes
4 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoons dry minced garlic
4 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons dry parsley
2 teaspoons each rosemary, thyme and marjoram
OR 1 heaping tablespoon Italian seasoning mix

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until evenly distributed. Spoon 3/4 cup mixture onto a 6-inch square of aluminum foil and fold to make airtight. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool, dry place. Use within 6 months

Add 3/4 cup dry mix to 1 pound ground beef, three 24-oz. cans of crushed tomatoes, 1 cup fresh or canned mushrooms, one cup grated zucchini &/or 1 cup grated carrots celery & onions to taste. Allow to simmer in crock pot all day or in stock pot on stove an hour or more until flavors blend & vegetables are soft. This is also good cooked meatless as a marinara sauce. Freezes well.

Spaghetti Seasoning Mix

1 tablespoon dried onion
1 tablespoon parsley, freeze dried
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons bell peppers, freeze dried
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon instant minced garlic
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
or a combination of oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until evenly distributed. Spoon mixture onto a 6-inch square of aluminum foil and fold to make airtight. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool, dry place. Use within 6 months.

Did you know?

Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of "spago," meaning "thin string" or "twine". The word "spaghetti" can be literally translated as "little strings."

Pasta Gift Basket Idea:
Use a large pasta bowl for a "basket". Fill the bowl with: a package or two of gourmet pasta, tongs, a package of sun-dried tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, bottle of homemade spaghetti seasoning mix, spices: oregano, basil, garlic powder etc., a collection of your favorite pasta recipes hand-printed on recipe cards, and/or a pasta cookbook

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