Easy Dirty Rice

Easy Dirty Rice

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I like Cajun-style Louisiana Dirty Rice, especially from Zatarain’s. Their ingredients aren’t bad, I just prefer making stuff from scratch sometimes.

ENRICHED LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE (RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), ONION, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, GARLIC, RED & GREEN BELL PEPPER, YEAST EXTRACT & SPICES (INCLUDING RED PEPPER, PAPRIKA).

https://www.mccormick.com/zatarains/products/dinner-and-side-mixes/rice-mixes-and-side-dishes/family-size-dirty-rice-mix

Plus, when you make it yourself, you can control the heat level. This could use a dash of tabasco, and a bit more crushed red pepper flakes.

  • ground beef
  • garlic
  • celery
  • onion
  • parsley
  • green pepper
  • salt
  • crushed red pepper flakes
  • black pepper
  • Worcestershire
  • rice
  • beef broth

And here is the original recipe that I worked from:

I find that hilarious, notice that it isn’t a normal index card – it’s the back of a rebate from Scott Worldwide from 2003. Back then, I guess a $2 rebate check wasn’t nearly as important as dirty rice.

I can’t tell you how much I love my veggie chopper.

Note that in the original recipe, I wrote down beef broth and water separately. I just combined them, rounding it out to 2.5 cups of broth, and I usually use bouillon cubes, which makes it pretty easy.

It’s a quick, simple dish for a weeknight dinner. Hot and yummy, with a little bit of spice.

Easy Dirty Rice

Ground beef and rice with fresh veggies, this Cajun-style dish makes a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 324kcal
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 celery ribs chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 T fresh parsley
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 t salt
  • ¼ t red pepper flakes
  • ¼ t black pepper
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 c rice uncooked
  • 2 ½ c beef broth

Instructions

  • Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, or until completely broken up and no longer pink.
  • Add the veggies (garlic, celery, onion, green pepper, and parsley) and cook just until aromatic and onion begins to become translucent (about 5 minutes).
  • Add the seasonings (salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper and Worcestershire).
  • Add the rice and broth, bring it to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Notes

Dirty Rice Nutrition Label
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