Cajun Dirty Rice
Servings 8 servings
Calories 352kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage i.e. Jimmy Dean
- 4 oz chicken livers, chopped
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 small green bell pepper diced
- 1 small red bell pepper diced
- 1 medium sweet onion diced
- 1 rib celery diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- salt & black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 5 cups low sodium chicken stock or water
- 2 tsp Cajun or Creole seasoning adjust to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley or cilantro
Instructions
- In a large stovetop skillet or saucepan, over medium-high heat, sauté the sausage with livers until no pink remains. Drain excess fat reserving 3 Tbsp in the pan.
- Deglaze the pan with Worcestershire sauce scraping any brown bits off the bottom of the pan. To the pan add green pepper, red pepper onion and celery with the garlic. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Cook over medium high heat for 5-7 minutes until the veggies begin to soften and brown.
- To the pot add the rice. Stir the rice and cook for 1-2 minutes until it begins to brown.
- Add the chicken stock, creole seasoning and bay leaves. Lower the temperature and simmer over medium-low heat covered for 25 minutes.
- Cook until the rice is fully tender and the broth has been absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped parsley. Keep covered and warm until serving.
Notes
Chicken livers are a traditional ingredient in dirty rice recipes. If you're not a fan, they can be omitted then proceed with the recipe as written.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 499mg | Potassium: 492mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 644IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg