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Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage in a ceramic bowl, garnished with fresh parsley.

Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Southern
Servings 6
Calories 579 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb. ground sausage
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 sticks celery chopped
  • 1 green pepper deseeded and diced
  • 1 red pepper deseeded and diced
  • 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 2 tbsp Italian herbs
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 sprigs green onion sliced
  • 1 small bunch parsley leaves picked

Instructions
 

  • Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a heavy-based pot over MED-HIGH heat. Add the ground sausage meat and brown it for 5-8 minutes.
    Browning ground sausage meat in a pot for Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage.
  • Remove the meat. Add the rest of the olive oil to the now-empty pot. Add the onion, garlic, celery, and diced peppers. Sauté for 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
    Sautéing diced onion, celery, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper for Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage.
  • Add the meat back into the pot along with the Cajun seasoning, Italian herbs, basmati rice, stock, bay leaves, and salt and pepper. Cover and bring to the boil, then turn down to simmer for 20 minutes or until all the water has cooked away. Turn off the heat and let it steam with the lid on for another 5 minutes.
    Adding ground sausage, rice, and vegetables to a pot for Cajun Dirty Rice.
  • Remove the lid. Sprinkle on the sliced green onions and parsley and fluff the rice.
    Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage, garnished with parsley and green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 579kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 21gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 931mgFiber: 3g
Keyword Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage
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