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Cajun Dirty Rice {Portion Fix/21 Day Fix}

July 1, 2020 by Grandnanny Leave a Comment

My love for Cajun/Creole foods is a deep one! I love a good gumbo (recipe here) and Red Beans and Rice is a true favorite of mine! So I thought I would share another favorite…Cajun Dirty Rice.Cajun Dirty Rice

What ingredients go into Cajun Dirty Rice?

I am going to use lean ground beef for this recipe. It is going to make 4 servings and one pound is close enough to 4 Red containers to use. I happen to like to measure my meat from my container to get the most accurate count I can. Old authentic recipes use chicken livers in place of or added to the ground beef. For the sake of making this a healthier dish, I am going to leave them out of this recipe though. There is a very high meat-to-rice ratio in this recipe, making the rice appear “dirty”.

raw ground beef

The veggies I use are the same basic “holy trinity” I use in most of my Cajun recipes. Onions, celery, bell peppers, and some garlic. Occasionally I will add carrots to it just to “up” the veggie count.

 Scramble and drain the ground beef and then veggies and rest of ingredients

Sometimes I plan to make this recipe when I make a big batch of brown rice for the week and I just use a couple of cups of it. Here is a perfect way to cook it in the Instant Pot.

If I am making this recipe and don’t have any rice made I will use instant brown rice and make it a 1 pan dish by adding beef broth. I am going to give those directions since most of you won’t have rice made!

What do you flavor it with?

Spices, Worchester sauce, and a little salt and pepper are the last of the ingredients.   My favorite Cajun seasoning comes in a salt-free version. It will add some real heat to the dish but you can totally adjust the amount of heat for your family. I  make mine a little less spicy because of my husband and I just sprinkle a little more seasoning on my serving.

Cajun Dirty Rice {21 Day Fix}

A simple beef and rice dish with Cajun flavors!
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Cajun
Servings 4 -1 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • olive oil spray
  • 1 to 1½ pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ⅓ cup celery, diced
  • ⅓ cup onion, diced
  • ⅓ cup bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup instant brown rice
  • 1 cup low sodium beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1-2 teaspoons no salt creole/cajun seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions
 

  • Spray skillet with olive oil spray. Cook ground beef, scrambling it. Drain grease off,
  • Add all the rest of the ingredients, except the salt and pepper to taste.
    Let it cook for the amount of time on the rice box with a lid on.
    Take the lid off the pan. Stir the rice a few times and cook till all the liquid is gone. Salt and pepper to taste.

21 Day Fix Container Counts for 1 cup

  • 1R, 1Y, 1/4G
Keyword Healthy, Ultimate Portion Fix/21 Day Fix

What kinds of side dishes would go well with this rice?

Any fresh veggies from the garden are perfect of course!

cajun dirty rice and veggies

Because I like my Cajun Dirty Rice with some “heat”, I like for my side -dishes to have some creaminess to cool my mouth sometimes. This Creamy Mayo Coleslaw goes perfectly with it!

I have plenty of cucumbers coming out of my garden right now and so this creamy cucumber salad will be great with it too!

I hope you enjoy this rice as much as we do!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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