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    By: Melissa

    Homemade Mesquite Seasoning

    Making your own mesquite seasoning at home is very easy to do and it adds the best smokey flavor to chicken, boneless pork chops , baked pork tenderloin and beef (hello brisket!) Since not everyone has access to mesquite wood, this mesquite seasoning recipe uses smokey spices that will achieve the same flavor and it is so easy. This mesquite mix is really delicious and once you try it, you will be hooked!

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    Total Time: 5 minutes

    Now living here in Texas, mesquite is a very popular flavoring in all of our BBQ. Mesquite seasoning is a delicious smokey seasoning that will really enhance any meat that you add it to.

    It takes an ordinary cut of meat and makes it extraordinary. Trust me.

    What is Mesquite?

    If you are not familiar with mesquite, it is actually a type of tree, the mesquite tree and it grows all over Texas and the Southwest. The bark of the mesquite tree is the mesquite flavor in so many BBQ dishes.

    The wood is chipped up and soaked then added to a BBQ grill under the meats which in turn imparts a smokey flavor in the meat when it is cooking.

    In addition to the bark of the mesquite tree being used to flavor meats and veggies, the pods of the mesquite tree (the fruit) is prized as well. The pods are dried then ground up into a mesquite flour that is actually very sweet and has been used for generations by the Native Americans.

    You can buy mesquite flour online and it actually makes a great addition to chocolate or baked goods. Really!

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    Ingredients Needed

    • Chili powder
    • Light brown sugar
    • Sweet paprika
    • Smoked paprika. If you do not have smoked paprika, there are some great subs in the recipe below.
    • Kosher Salt
    • Onion powder
    • Garlic powder
    • Cumin

    How to make the mesquite seasoning mix

    Making this mesquite seasoning is very easy since we are using all dried spices. We are taking the hard step of using mesquite wood out of the equation but still keeping that delicious smokey flavor (this recipe is basically a McCormick mesquite seasoning copycat recipe).

    Since not everyone has time to smoke their meats over mesquite wood, this mesquite mix makes the perfect quick alternative.

    To make this mesquite mix just measure out all of your spices into a small bowl and mix well. That is it!

    What goes well with mesquite seasoning

    pork chops with mesquite seasoning
    My favorite pork chops with mesquite seasoning.

    Is everything an acceptable answer 🙂 Seriously, I do love just about anything with a mesquite flavor but my absolute favorite thing in the whole world is my juicy boneless pork chops recipe.

    These pork chops taste like they came from a fancy steak house and you paid a hefty price for them. They are magical with this seasoning.

    This seasoning also goes really well on any pork, chicken, beef or veggies. You can add this to my brisket recipe and just omit the seasoning in the recipe and it will taste like real Texas BBQ!

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    5 from 5 votes

    Homemade Mesquite Seasoning

    A really delicious and easy mesquite seasoning that you can make with dried spices and it makes everything it goes on so amazing.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Total Time5 mins
    Servings: 5 tbsp (a little more than a ¼ cup)

    Tried the Recipe? We Would Love To Hear From You In The Comments Below!

    Author: Melissa

    Ingredients

    Mesquite Seasoning

    • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika if you do not have smoked paprika you can use chipotle powder, ancho chili powder
    • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder
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    Instructions

    • Add all of the spices for the seasoning to a small bowl and mix well.
      3 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, 2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • Use right away or store in an air tight container for up to 6 months.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9379mg | Potassium: 694mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 72g | Vitamin A: 9510IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 8mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

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    Course :Main Course

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    1. Bryan says

      December 14, 2022 at 12:41 am

      5 stars
      Came out great! Used it on chicken and it was tasty

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        December 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm

        Glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    2. Richard says

      November 03, 2022 at 5:11 pm

      Why not substitute the brown sugar with mesquite flour?

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      • Melissa says

        November 03, 2022 at 5:39 pm

        Hi Richard. You can definitely use mesquite flour in place of the brown sugar! If you have mesquite flour this would be a great way to use it.
        Most people do not have access to mesquite flour so brown sugar makes a great ingredient addition for this recipe to help out the everyday cook wanting to make a mesquite blend.

        Reply
    3. Brandy says

      November 01, 2022 at 9:48 pm

      5 stars
      This was very easy to make. We used it on chicken sandwiches and it was a hit.

      Reply
    4. Dean says

      November 01, 2022 at 9:47 pm

      5 stars
      We made this mesquite mix to go with your pork chops and WOW! It really is amazing.

      Reply

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