CAJUN SAUSAGE DIRTY RICE

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5 from 14 votes

CAJUN SAUSAGE DIRTY RICE

This budget-friendly recipe has bold and flavorful ingredients. It can be served as a side dish or main entree.

Course dinner, entree, lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword breakfast sausage, dirty rice, minute rice, rice, sausage

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 358kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

11 ounces pork breakfast sausage (I used Cumberland) or similar, the skins removed
1 cup brown onion finely diced
1 cup green bell pepper medium small dice, not very fine it will wilt during cooking
¾ cup celery about 2-3 stalks, diced
4 cloves garlic clove about 1 heaping teaspoon
2 teaspoon cajun spice
1 cup long grain rice such as basmati, uncooked
2 cups chicken broth
2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt to taste, see note
2 large bay leaves
Green opinion, scallions or cilantro for garnish
black pepper

Instructions

In a large skillet, cook the sausage meat, breaking it down into small pieces with a wooden spatula. Cook until no longer pink. Drain the fat and remove it to a side plate.
In the same skillet, saute onion, bell pepper, and celery. When the onion is becoming translucent add garlic, cajun, salt, and pepper. Cook for another 30 seconds.
Stir in uncooked rice (I washed and rinsed it prior), pour in the broth, add bay leaves, and thyme, and return the meat to the skillet.
Bring to a boil, cover with the lid and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 18 minutes until all the water has evaporated and rice is cooked.
Fluff the rice with a fork, remove the thyme, and bay leaves and serve with green onions.

Notes

Seasoning will depend on which broth is used, best to use low sodium and add salt just a little, this dish has plenty of flavor and seasoning from the broth and sausages.

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