Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe
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Homemade ranch seasoning makes a great seasoning to keep on hand for ranch dressing, dips, chips, and more!
My family loves ranch dressing. Well, let me just admit that I probably love it more than anyone else in the family, but you get the point.
I could eat it on just about anything – from salads, vegetables, to dipping my fries into it, it is one of my favorite condiments. For years, I’ve been making my own buttermilk ranch dressing using fresh herbs and have also kept a little jar of my ranch seasoning mix in a little jar on standby for those days when fresh herbs weren’t available.
Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe
Through this winter, I’d depleted my little stash of ranch seasoning mix and yesterday, as I was blending up a new jar, I knew I wanted to share with you just how easy it is to make yourself. It is definitely a pantry staple at my house and so much better than those packets you can buy.
How to Make Homemade Ranch Seasoning
My homemade seasoning mix uses dried herbs and spices that you probably already have in your pantry. By using the dried herbs and spices, your seasoning mix will be pantry stable so that you can quickly add it to all sorts of recipes for dips, dressings, and to add flavor to any number of dishes!
What are the Ingredients in Ranch Seasoning?
My homemade ranch seasoning mix only uses six ingredients.
- dried parsley
- dried dill weed
- granulated garlic
- granulated onion
- kosher salt
- black pepper
You’ll notice that all of the ingredients are of different sizes and textures.
The finer textured ingredients in the mix – like the salt and garlic – generally settles to the bottom of the bottle. To make sure that my mix stays mixed consistently, I add all of the ingredients into my spice grinder and pulse about five times to make it more consistent. You can also use a food processor or blender if you don’t have spice grinder handy.
It stays perfectly combined and ready to use!
You can also skip that step if you prefer and make sure to whisk your seasoning mix with a fork before use if it settles.
How Long Does Ranch Seasoning Mix Last?
Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix is shelf stable for up to a year, depending on the age of your dried herbs and spices. In other words, the fresher the herbs and spices that you use in your mix, the longer it will last. I like to refresh my ranch seasoning supply at least every six months, if it has even lasted that long in my pantry!
If you do not plan to use this mix very often, you can absolutely cut the recipe in half to make a smaller amount and if you are like me, you can easily increase it as well!
Favorite Recipes Using Ranch Seasoning Mix
Here’s my Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon granulated onion
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor, blender, or spice grinder and pulse about 5 to 7 times. Pour into a container and store in the pantry for use.
Notes
Mix 1 tablespoon of this ranch seasoning mix with 1/3 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Makes 1/4 cup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Wow! Finally a ranch dressing mix that actually tastes like ranch!! Thank you! 💜
Thanks, Nicole. So glad you like the Ranch flavor, too.
looking forward to trying this ☺️
Hope you like this seasoning mix, Lou Ann.
Can I use canned powdered buttermilk /water in place of buttermilk? Who has buttermilk in their pantry? Love to try this recipe.
I haven’t made the dressing with powdered buttermilk, June, but you could if you wish.
I want to cook pork chops in slow cooker and it’s telling me to us dry ranch seasoning is there something else I could use because I can’t find it
Karen, this recipe makes the dry ranch seasoning mix you could use on the pork chops.
I am unable to have dairy ( I typically use Oat milk when mixing up Ranch dressing) but because the store bought kind has dried buttermilk, I found your recipe to try… will this work just as well with Mayo and Oatmilk if I leave out the buttermilk or buttermilk powder?Thank you!!
I’m sorry, Cynthia, but I have never made it leaving out the buttermilk and making your substitutions. If you do try, let me know how it works out.
Better than any premade mix!
Thank you, Shari!
Great for crack chicken!!!!!
Thanks, Rob! That sounds good.
While the seasoning was good, the dill overpowered the other spices and did don have the chives that traditional Ranch seasoning has. If you’re not a big fan of dill, I would cut it in half. I would call this a Dill Ranch.
Hi Ty,
I’m sorry you didn’t like the dill in this recipe. You can always adjust the ingredients to your personal preference. Thanks
How much would you use in a container of sour cream if you were making a dip? I’m so excited to find this recipe since the MSG in the pre-made packets, dips and bottled dressings gives me debilitating migraines. THANK YOU!
We are in the same boat with MSG! Here is my recipe for homemade ranch dip. https://addapinch.com/easy-ranch-dip-recipe/ I hope you enjoy it! xo
Super easy recipe, super easy to tweak if you want to. Tastes great, I keep some made up at all times! Perfect if you want “just a little” to make some dip for your chips at lunch or if you’re a 1-person household. I’m a widow, and it’s great to make up just as much as I need and not have to waste a big container!
I’m glad you like it, Ronni! Isn’t it easy and so tasty?! xo