Italian Seasoning Calculator, Scaled to Your Batch

By , Ready Utilities

This italian seasoning calculator scales America's Test Kitchen's Homemade Italian Seasoning, which mixes dried oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, and sage and makes about 1/2 cup.

Common batch sizes

Tap a batch size to load it into the calculator, and the exact amounts appear below.

Italian seasoning calculator

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Weight mode needs a USDA gram weight for every ingredient; dried oregano doesn't have one.

From 0.25 to 20. Use 0.5 for half a batch.

Your batch

Oregano and thyme are tied for the biggest share here, each about 31% of the blend by volume, with basil, rosemary, and sage splitting the rest evenly. There's no salt or heat ingredient in this one, so what you're scaling is a straight five-herb mix.

This blend shares four herbs with the Poultry Seasoning recipe on this site, but the proportions are different and this one has no ginger.

The base recipe

Homemade Italian Seasoning

Adapted from Homemade Italian Seasoning, America's Test Kitchen

Yield: Makes about 1/2 cup

  • 2 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon dried sage
  1. Crush the dried rosemary by hand, or pulse it a few times in a spice grinder for a finer texture, then stir everything together.

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Batch size chart

IngredientHalf batchBase batchDoubleTriple
dried oregano1 tbsp + 3/4 tsp2 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp1/4 cup + 1 tbsp1/4 cup + 3 1/2 tbsp
dried thyme1 tbsp + 3/4 tsp2 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp1/4 cup + 1 tbsp1/4 cup + 3 1/2 tbsp
dried basil1 1/2 tsp1 tbsp2 tbsp3 tbsp
dried rosemary1 1/2 tsp (1.8 g)1 tbsp (3.6 g)2 tbsp (7.2 g)3 tbsp (11 g)
dried sage1 1/2 tsp1 tbsp2 tbsp3 tbsp
Total volume1/4 cup1/2 cup1 cup1 1/2 cups

Homemade Italian Seasoning from America's Test Kitchen, scaled with the site's kitchen rounding. Weights from USDA FoodData Central where USDA lists the exact form.

How the scaling works

Homemade Italian Seasoning totals 1/2 cup as published, across 5 ingredients. Every one is multiplied by the same number, so dried oregano stays 31% of the blend whatever size you make. Pick a multiplier directly, or enter the amount you want and the calculator works back to it from that 1/2 cup total.

Amounts under 3 teaspoons round to the nearest 1/8 teaspoon, and larger amounts round to the nearest 1/4 teaspoon in tablespoons.

Worked example: doubling the base recipe

IngredientBasex 2
dried oregano2 1/2 tablespoons1/4 cup + 1 tbsp
dried thyme2 1/2 tablespoons1/4 cup + 1 tbsp
dried basil1 tablespoon2 tbsp
dried rosemary1 tablespoon2 tbsp
dried sage1 tablespoon2 tbsp

How this was checked

This recipe is America's Test Kitchen's Homemade Italian Seasoning. Cedrick Reese checked the amounts against America's Test Kitchen's own recipe page for Ready Utilities, and the calculator scales them exactly as published. USDA FoodData Central supplies the gram weight for dried rosemary; oregano, thyme, basil, and sage show no weight because the source doesn't say whether they're leaf or ground, and USDA weighs those forms differently.

Frequently asked questions

What is in Italian seasoning?

America's Test Kitchen's Homemade Italian Seasoning uses 2 1/2 tablespoons each of dried oregano and thyme, 1 tablespoon each of dried basil, rosemary, and sage. It makes about 1/2 cup.

How much should I make?

The base recipe makes about 1/2 cup, which covers most home cooking for a while. Use the multiplier to scale down for a single dish or up for a big batch to store.

Are herbes de Provence and Italian seasoning the same thing?

No. This recipe uses oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, and sage. The herbes de Provence recipe on this site uses savory, rosemary, oregano, and thyme instead, with no basil or sage.

Does this recipe have salt?

No. America's Test Kitchen's recipe has no salt or heat ingredient, so there's nothing to adjust for saltiness or spice.