Spicy Dirty Rice Packed with Bold Southern Flavor

Spicy Dirty Rice Packed with Bold Southern Flavor

Recipes
45 min
4 servings
300 kcal / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cupslong-grain white rice, rinsed
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • ½ lbground beef
  • ½ lbground pork sausage
  • 1 mediumonion, finely chopped
  • 1green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 2celery ribs, finely chopped
  • 3garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tspcajun seasoning
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika
  • ½ tspcayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 tspsalt
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • 3 cupschicken broth
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley, chopped
  • 2green onions, sliced

Directions

  1. 1

    Brown beef and sausage in oil until golden and caramelized.

  2. 2

    Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; sauté until softened.

  3. 3

    Stir in Cajun seasoning, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper; toast briefly.

  4. 4

    Pour in chicken broth, scrape browned bits, and add rice. Bring to simmer.

  5. 5

    Cover and cook 18–20 minutes until rice is tender and broth absorbed.

  6. 6

    Rest 5 minutes, fluff with fork, stir in parsley.

  7. 7

    Garnish with green onions, serve hot.