READY IN 50 mins

Cajun Dirty Rice

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"One of our family's all-time favorites. Make it as spicy or mild as you please. It is hearty on a cold winter's night. If you are cooking for a crowd, this recipe can easily be doubled. Be sure to serve this with cornbread!" — SEISEN

Directions

In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef, sausage, and onion; drain.
In a large pan, combine rice mix and 2 cups water. Add diced tomatoes and chilies. Stir in the kidney beans. Bring to a boil, then add meat mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Return to boil, reduce heat, and cover, stirring occasionally. Cook for 25 minutes, until rice is easily fluffed with a fork.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 35 mins
READY IN 50 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 11, 2003

I absolutely ADORE this recipe!! I double the recipe and take to parties. I usually cut back on the ground beef a little bit. When I double the recipe I usually only use 1 1/2 pounds ground beef. I also use one can milder Rotel and one can regular Rotel, so that it's not too spicy. I also recommend starting the onion with a little garlic before throwing in the meat...YUM!

—LADYVOLFAN

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Apr 17, 2007

Being from South Louisiana, I have to say that this is more of a Jambalaya than a dirty rice, as there are no ground chicken livers in it and dirty rice does not usually contain sausage or beans. Will not make this again

—Shannan

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Jan 20, 2007

I made this tonight, and it was great! I served it with cornbread, and it was an awesome meal! I did made some changes, though. I halved the recipe because it was only for 2 people, but as other people suggested I doubled the amount of dirty rice mix (so in my case I used 1 box of the mix). Even with making only 1/2 the recipe, I still had plenty of rice leftover--it will make great lunches along with the leftover cornbread. The changes I made included adding some green and yellow bell peppers, as well as 3 cloves of crushed garlic. I also doubled the amount of tomatoes with chilis, as I like tomatoes and spicy food. Also, since I am a vegetarian, I used meatfree "ground beef" & spicy "sausage" (I use Morningstar Farms, which tastes so much like the real thing that no one believes it is vegetarian and totally meat free!). This was really good, and I will definitely be making this again!

—ANDYNBRON

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Jan 18, 2005

I used one pound ground beef and one pound hot pork sausage.I took this to a pot luck at work. Most of my co-works are from Lousiana, due to being so close to there. They are very picky when it comes to things claiming to be "Cajun" as most of them are. Here's a comparison, my heart sank when one of the LA co-works made home-made dirty rice. I figured mine would not be touched since it came from a 'box'. However, not true, this recipe was eaten up first before the original. However, I was informed true dirty rice uses chicken gizzards/liver. Not ground beef. But they loved it just the same. So I recommend this recipe. It's a good one! (I will leave out the tomatoes/green chili's next time - I just didn't like it and I did not add the beans either)

—DWILGUS1

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Nov 21, 2007

This was an awesome dish. My boyfriend always adds tabasco to everything I make, but for this dish there was no need. I used hot sausages and hot chilies with the tomatoes. Next time I may tone it down, since I started to break a sweat while eating it. But it was very good.

—Melissa

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Feb 21, 2006

Great addition to my pre-Mardi Gras party. I cooked it in a crock pot to finish the rice and it was terrific. The flavors were great and not to spicy for non-cajun eaters.

—Max's Mom

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Sep 06, 2006

Great week-night dinner! Instead of 2 8-oz. boxes of rice mix, I used 1 12-oz. box. To cut down on fat content, I used 1 lb. of 96% lean ground beef & 1 lb. skinless chicken breast, chopped. When I browned the meat & onion, I seasoned w/ Emeril's Essence. I also used dark & light kidney beans

—LisaOutNAbout

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Nov 23, 2007

This is soooooo good. We had a Fish Fry and I made this. Everyone raved about how good it was. I used Chicken Broth instead of water and the rice was very flavorful.

—FRSTLADY

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Nutrition

Calories
485 kcal
24%

Carbohydrates
41.4 g
13%

Cholesterol
72 mg
24%

Fat
23.5 g
36%

Fiber
7 g
28%

Protein
26.2 g
52%

Sodium
1541 mg
62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Cajun Dirty Rice

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 485
** Calories from Fat: 212

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 23.5g 36 %
** Saturated Fat 9.6g 48 %
** Cholesterol 72mg 24 %
** Sodium 1541mg 62 %
** Potassium 280mg 8 %
** Total Carbohydrates 41.4g 13 %
** Dietary Fiber 7g 28 %
** Protein 26.2g 52 %
** Sugars 0.6g
** Vitamin A 3 %
** Vitamin C 5 %
** Calcium 6 %
** Iron 35 %
** Thiamin 18 %
** Niacin 55 %
** Vitamin B6 14 %
** Magnesium 7 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.