Homemade Buffalo Seasoning Recipe
Making your own homemade Buffalo seasoning is another step towards controlling ingredients in the foods that you eat! This buffalo seasoning beats the store-bought seasoning that has added preservatives and additives. So easy to do with simple spices that you have in your pantry. Plus saves money! Store bought seasonings are expensive!
Buffalo seasoning is a very recognizable combination of spices with big, bold, spicy and savory flavors. While it’s often associated with chicken wings, it can be used on any piece of chicken, plus shrimp, pork and steak.
If you like Buffalo Wings, you’ll love this homemade Buffalo seasoning recipe. This spicy blend will add great flavor to your wings and when paired with Buffalo sauce make an awesome dish!

Easy Buffalo seasoning recipe that’s made with a few dried herbs and spices, this wings dry rub will make and chicken dish flavorful, and delicious. Season your wings with this seasoning then fry, grill, air fry or bake them and you have delicious flavorful wings that are great as appetizers or main dishes.
My favorite way to cook wings is this instant pot recipe.
This blend is perfect for game day wings with just a little bit of heat and loads of flavor!

Store-bought packets often include additives, fillers, preservatives, and high levels of sodium. Homemade seasoning lets you skip all that and stick to clean, natural spices that you probably already have in your pantry.
Another benefit of a homemade mix is customization. If you like a deeper flavor, add more smoked paprika, more heat, add more cayenne pepper. You can also adjust the salt level to your taste and dietary needs.
Homemade seasonings also make great gifts!
Ingredients for Homemade Buffalo Seasoning Recipe
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper (optional depending on heat preference)
- 1 tsp Mustard Powder
Detailed Steps for Homemade Buffalo Seasoning
Measure out the individual ingredients and add them to a bowl.

Mix the ingredients well.

Add the seasoning to an airtight container. I also like this spice jar for storing the seasoning.

You can scale the recipe up as needed.
Sprinkle the seasoning over the wings and bake, fry, grill or air fry the wings.

My favorite way to cook wings is this instant pot recipe.
Enjoy
Enjoy the wonderful satisfaction of making your own homemade chicken wing seasoning with spices found in your pantry.

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Homemade Buffalo Seasoning Recipe
Making your own homemade Buffalo seasoning is another step towards controlling ingredients in the foods that you eat! This buffalo seasoning beats the store-bought seasoning that has added preservatives and additives. So easy to do with simple spices that you have in your pantry.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne (amount dependent on heat preference)
- 1 tsp Mustard Powder
Instructions
- Measure out the individual ingredients and add them to a bowl.
- Mix the ingredients well and add to airtight container.








