Easy Homemade Dirty Rice
No need for the boxed stuff - this easy Homemade Dirty Rice uses ground beef, sausage, and a perfect blend of Cajun-inspired spices to kick up your next dinner!
Servings: 8
Calories: 299kcal
Equipment
- Skillet
- Chef's Knife
- Silicone Spatula
- Wooden Spoon
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ground sausage (I used the Jimmy Dean brand)
- 8 ounces ground beef 85/15 lean
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ½ cup chopped onion sweet yellow or white
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon no-salt Creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt if using the salty Creole seasoning, skip this
- 1 ½ cups long-grain rice
- 3 cups chicken broth or water & powdered bouillon, see recipe notes
Instructions
- On medium heat, brown the ground sausage and ground beef in a large skillet. Use a spatula to crumble the meat into small pieces.You don't need to grease the pan - the ground sausage will create its own oil.
- Add in the chopped veggies, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, no-salt Creole seasoning, and salt.Only add the salt if your Creole seasoning is salt-free like mine; otherwise, omit!
- Pour in the rice and chicken broth. Stir well.
- Once the mixture begins to boil: turn the heat to low, cover the skillet, and cook for 22 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with a fork to distribute all of the meat and veggies throughout the pan. For a truly southern-style meal, serve this with jalapeño cornbread. Enjoy!
Notes
Ingredient Notes:
This recipe has been tested using freshly chopped vegetables, and frozen chopped vegetables. Both variations work perfectly! Feel free to use whatever is most accessible for you.
Cooking Notes:
After the broth begins to boil, cover the pot and turn the heat to low. Don't remove the lid until after 22 minutes! Otherwise, you will allow a lot of the steam to escape which can undercook the rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 825mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 242IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg