Dirty Rice
Yield: 6 servings
This rice dish is an easy one-pot meal! Rice is simmered with ground beef, pork breakfast sausage, veggies, and Cajun seasoning, making it hearty and flavorful.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ pound ground pork breakfast sausage
- ½ pound ground beef (I use an 80/20 mix)
- ½ cup diced yellow onion
- ½ cup diced celery
- ½ cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (delete if you prefer less heat)
- 2½ cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 cup long grain white rice
Optional Garnish
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Place a Dutch oven over medium heat and add butter. Once melted, add sausage and ground beef. Cook meat until almost fully browned – a little pink is okay (about 5 minutes or so).
- Add onion, celery, and red bell pepper, and cook for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and just beginning to brown.
- Next add garlic, parsley, sage, salt, Cajun seasoning, and cayenne pepper. Stir and cook for an additional minute.
- Pour in beef broth and gently scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add rice and bring mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Allow rice to cook at a gentle simmer for 20 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
- Fluff the finished dirty rice with a fork. Garnish with additional chopped parsley. Chopped green onions are also nice.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 377kcal Carbohydrates: 27g Protein: 16g Fat: 22g Saturated Fat: 9g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 9g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 64mg Sodium: 1065mg Potassium: 372mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Vitamin A: 862IU Vitamin C: 19mg Calcium: 39mg Iron: 2mg
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