Dirty Rice
This easy Dirty Rice recipe is a popular Cajun dish made with white rice that becomes "dirty" in color when cooked with beef, sausage, chicken, veggies and spices. It's made in just one pot and is a hearty, flavorful meal everyone will love!
Servings: 5
Calories: 594kcal
Cost: 17
Equipment
- Meat Chopper optional
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef (227g), 80/20
- ½ lb ground sausage (227g), (I use Jimmy Dean pork sausage)
- ½ cup minced chicken livers or gizzards* (120g)
- 1 teaspoon salt (6g)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (1g)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (30g)
- 1 onion , diced
- ½ cup celery (50g), diced
- 1 green bell pepper , diced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (5g)
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups long-grain white rice (370g), or basmati rice
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth (960g)
- ½ cup chopped green onion (50g)
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley (8g)
Instructions
- Add ground beef, sausage and liver to a large saucepan over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned.½ lb ground beef, ½ lb ground sausage, ½ cup minced chicken livers or gizzards*, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Add flour and stir. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, oregano, thyme and bay leaves and stir to combine.¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1 onion, ½ cup celery, 1 green bell pepper, 3 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano, 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 bay leaves
- Add rice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat all allow to rest for 5 minutes. Remove lid, gently fluff rice with a fork, reapply lid and rest for 5 more minutes.2 cups long-grain white rice, 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Garnish with green onion and parsley before serving.½ cup chopped green onion, ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
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Notes
Chicken Livers: you can leave them out, or substitute small uncooked, chopped pieces of chicken thighs, or stir in chopped cooked chicken at the end.
For the Instant Pot:
Turn to sauté setting and brown meat. Add and sauté veggies and spices. Add rice and 2 cups of chicken broth. Cook on manual/high pressure, for 4 minutes with a 10-minute natural release. Remove lid, gently fluff rice with a fork, reapply lid and rest for 5 more minutes. Garnish with green onion and parsley before serving. Make Ahead Instructions: Chop all of the veggies, and even measure the spices ahead, for quick dinner prep. You could also cook the meats and store them in the fridge for a few hours before cooking the remaining meal.
Turn to sauté setting and brown meat. Add and sauté veggies and spices. Add rice and 2 cups of chicken broth. Cook on manual/high pressure, for 4 minutes with a 10-minute natural release. Remove lid, gently fluff rice with a fork, reapply lid and rest for 5 more minutes. Garnish with green onion and parsley before serving. Make Ahead Instructions: Chop all of the veggies, and even measure the spices ahead, for quick dinner prep. You could also cook the meats and store them in the fridge for a few hours before cooking the remaining meal.
Nutrition
Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 875mg | Potassium: 743mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3584IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 6mg
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