If you're making my copycat Popeye's Chicken you'll want to have this on hand to season it with! But don't stop there - this blend is good on EVERYTHING!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- Saves you money
- Quick and easy to make
- Makes meats, poultry, vegetables, and other side dishes taste amazing!
Seasoning salt is one of the secrets to really good food! The combination of spicy, smoky, and salty in this blend really brings your food to life.
If you like Popeye's chicken you'll love this copycat of their seasoning salt.
🧾 Ingredients
- Be sure to use kosher salt and coarse ground pepper or the flavor balance will be off. This is important!
- You can substitute cayenne for chipotle if you wish.
🔪 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
Literally nothing could be easier than this simple Popeye's seasoning salt!
- Measure all ingredients into a bowl.
- Stir to blend completely.
- Taste a little on a spoon to check that it's to your liking.
- Spoon into a clean, dry, 4-ounce jar with a lid.
🥫 Storage
Store the seasoned salt in a tightly covered jar in the pantry. It will last just about forever. Shake before using.
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: This doesn't go bad so don't be afraid to make it in a larger quantity.
- If you'd like it spicier you can add more chipotle or a ¼ teaspoon of cayenne.
- Mix a teaspoon or so to ¼ cup softened butter as a delicious spread for bread.
- If you live in a humid climate prevent caking by adding 3 dried beans (big ones like pinto, kidney, etc) to the jar. When you shake the seasoned salt up they will break up the clumps and the salt will blend better.
- For seasoning meat before cooking use about 1 teaspoon per pound of meat.
- This is a good recipe to experiment with different kinds of salt - check out this post to learn more.
👩🍳 FAQs
Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.
Seasoned, or seasoning salt is a combination of salt and other herbs and spices. There are hundreds of possible combinations!
You can use it at the table for meats, vegetables, and even sprinkled over buttered bread. You can use it to season meat, chicken, and other proteins before cooking - in fact, you can use it in almost any savory recipe where you'd add salt.
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📖 Recipe
Popeye's Chicken Seasoning Salt Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons Garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons Onion powder
- 3 teaspoons Sage, dried
- 3 teaspoons Black pepper, ground
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1.5 teaspoon Paprika
- ⅓ cup Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chipotle
Instructions
- Measure all of the ingredients into a bowl.
- Mix with a whisk or a spoon until well blended.
- Spoon into a 4 ounce jelly jar or other container with a tight fitting lid.
- Use about 1 teaspoon per pound of meat or as desired.
Notes
- If you'd like it spicier you can add more chipotle or a ¼ teaspoon of cayenne.
- Mix a teaspoon or so to ¼ cup softened butter as a delicious spread for bread.
- If you live in a humid climate prevent caking by adding 3 dried beans (big ones like pinto, kidney, etc) to the jar. When you shake the seasoned salt up they will break up the clumps and the salt will blend better.
- For seasoning meat before cooking use about 1 teaspoon per pound of meat.
- Add to cold dishes just before serving for best flavor.
Pam
Omg I put this on chicken wings and then Air fryer. They were so salty we couldn’t even eat them. I would say use sparingly.
Marye
You did understand it is salt, right? Its main ingredient is salt.
Laura
Am I missing something? I do not see Chipotle listed in ingredients on recipe card.
Marye
Sorry - just fixed.
marjo
thank-you so much very good recipie 5 stars