Easy Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage by Cookingwithcj

Name: Easy Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cup minute rice; 2 cup beef broth; 1 lb sausage; 1/2 cup diced onion, celery, and green bell pepper; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning; 1 tbsp hot sauce; 4 oz butter; Couple pinches of salt

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Easy Cajun Dirty Rice with Sausage brings sausage, rice, vegetables, Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, beef broth, and butter together in one pan. The rice is added after the broth reaches a boil, then the covered pan finishes the recipe off the heat.

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Watch How to Make It

Broth being poured from a glass measuring cup into a skillet with cooked ground meat and chopped vegetables.

This is a direct stovetop recipe with the full cooking process built around the sausage, vegetables, broth, and minute rice. Keep the ingredients measured and ready before starting so each addition can go into the pan in order.

A skillet on a stovetop filled with cooked rice mixed with ground meat and chopped green vegetables.

Ingredients You'll Need

The sausage is cooked in butter first, followed by diced onion, celery, green bell pepper, and minced garlic. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of the diced vegetables, along with 1 tablespoon of garlic.

Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and a couple pinches of salt season the pan before the beef broth is added. The rice is minute rice, and it is stirred in only after the broth has been brought to a boil.

A skillet on a gas stovetop contains cooking ground meat, diced green bell peppers, onions, and a mound of minced garlic in the center.

Use the ingredient amounts listed for 2 cups of minute rice, 2 cups of beef broth, 1 pound of sausage, 4 ounces of butter, and the remaining seasonings and vegetables. The final step is simply covering the pan for the stated five-minute period before serving.

A bowl of rice with ground meat and green peppers topped with chopped green onions, sitting on a wooden board branded with Cooking with CJ.

How To Make It

Brown sausage in butter. Add the diced onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook for 5-8 minutes.

Add hot sauce, salt, and Cajun seasoning. Pour in broth and bring to a boil.

A hand pours a metal measuring cup of white rice into a pan of simmering liquid on a stovetop.

Remove pan from heat, stir in rice, and cover for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Easiest Cajun Dirty Rice take to make?

This recipe takes 35 minutes total, including 10 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cook time.

What type of rice is used in this dirty rice recipe?

The recipe uses 2 cups of minute rice.

When is the rice added?

After the beef broth is brought to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, stir in the rice, and cover for 5 minutes.

What vegetables are included in Easiest Cajun Dirty Rice?

The recipe includes 1/2 cup of diced onion, celery, and green bell pepper, plus 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.

How many servings does this recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings.

Wrapping Up

This Cajun dirty rice with sausage follows a straightforward order, from browning the sausage in butter through the covered rice step. It is ready to serve after the five-minute rest.

Recipe created by cookingwithcj for Trust Me Try It.