Name: Dirty Rice - Super Easy 20 minute recipe!
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1 red onion - diced; 2 sticks celery - thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic - crushed; 500g lean beef mince; 4 rashers bacon - snip into strips; 1 red pepper - diced; 1 green pepper - diced; 3 tsp Cajun seasoning; 500g cooked basmati rice (use Microwave rice); 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Our easy Dirty Rice recipe is a quick, filling and delicious weeknight dinner. Ready in just 20 minutes this is great for busy days when you just want dinner ready fast!

Dirty rice is one of those lovely recipes that you can interpret anyway you like.

You can add in your favourite herbs and spices, and use whatever meat you fancy. I use a mixture of lean beef mince and smoky bacon. But often chopped chicken livers and sausage meat is used.

To get our easy Dirty Rice ready quickly we prep as we cook. That way we’re not wasting 10 minutes chopping when we could be chopping and cooking. It’s the best way to get dinner ready fast.

dirty rice served with side of cheesy nachos

Dirty Rice Ingredients

We love that this tasty rice dish, it’s one of our favourite beef mince recipes!

You’ll notice in the ingredients list we do cheat with the rice and buy 2 microwave rice pouches. Just to make the whole meal quicker to make.

dirty rice ingredients - beef mince, smoked bacon, chopped red onion, chopped red and green peppers, chopped celery, crushed garlic, olive oil, rice and Cajun seasoning

1 tbs olive oil

1 red onion

2 sticks celery

2 cloves garlic

500g lean minced beef

4 rashers of smoked bacon

1 red pepper

1 green pepper

3 tsp Cajun seasoning – you can use shop bought or get our homemade Cajun Seasoning recipe here

2 packs microwave rice – or 500g cooked Basmati rice

2 tsp soy sauce (optional)

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)

Equipment Needed

Chopping board

Vegetable knife

Kitchen scissors

Garlic crusher

Tablespoon

Teaspoon

Large saucepan or skillet pan

Wooden spoon

Microwave

How To Make Our Easy Dirty Rice

You’re going to love how easy our Cajun dirty rice is to make!

Firstly add the olive oil to a large pan over a low heat.

Then quickly peel and chop the onion – and throw it into the olive oil to gently sauté.

Add the crushed garlic and chopped celery – fry for a couple of minutes.

onions and celery sautéing in a black pan

Tip the minced beef and snip the smoky bacon into strips and drop it into the pan – turn the heat up to a medium heat and brown the mince briskly.

beef mince with smoked bacon, onions and celery frying in a pan

Add the diced peppers and Cajun seasoning.

minced beef mixed with peppers, onions, celery and cajun spices

Stir everything together briskly.

Put the lid on the pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring often for around 15 minutes or until the beef mince is cooked through properly.

Microwave the rice – when there is around 5 minutes of cooking time left – microwave the rice as per the packet instructions.

Add the rice to the beef mince mixture – once the beef is cooked and the rice heated in the microwave it’s time to mix the two together. Tip the rice into the saucepan.

cooked rice tipped into beef mixture to make dirty rice

Add the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and then mix everything together so that all the rice is coated in the yummy Cajun meaty flavours.

dirty rice mixed together in a large saucepan

Then tip the rice into a serving dish and let everyone help themselves

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What To Serve With Dirty Rice

I tend to serve this tasty mince and rice dish with a side of cheesy nachos. Because it’s just so delicious to scoop up the Cajun rice with a cheesy nacho. But it’s also great served with any of the following side dishes.

Spicy Coleslaw

Waffle Nachos

Paprika Wedges

Bean Salad

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More Beef Mince Recipes To Try

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Loads more delicious, easy beef mince recipes right here.

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Minced Beef Pie – a super easy warming family sized pie made with beef mince and vegetables. Serve with mashed potatoes and gravy for a delicious, easy weeknight dinner. Get the minced beef pie recipe here.

Picadillo – a delicious beef mince recipe packed with flavour! We love this mince dish, it’s kind of like a mash up between chilli con carne and Lancashire potato hash. Delicious! Get the Cuban Picadillo recipe here.

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Yield: Serves 4

Dirty Rice - Super Easy 20 minute recipe!

A quick and easy dirty rice recipe with beef mince and baon.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
1 red onion - diced
2 sticks celery - thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic - crushed
500g lean beef mince
4 rashers bacon - snip into strips
1 red pepper - diced
1 green pepper - diced
3 tsp Cajun seasoning
500g cooked basmati rice (use Microwave rice)
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

Firstly add the olive oil to a large pan over a low heat.
Then quickly peel and chop the onion – and throw it into the olive oil to gently sauté.
Add the crushed garlic and chopped celery – fry for a couple of minutes.
Add the minced beef and snip the smoky bacon into strips and drop it into the pan – turn the heat up to a medium heat and brown the mince briskly.
Add the diced peppers and Cajun seasoning.
Stir everything together briskly.
Put the lid on the pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring often for around 15 minutes or until the beef mince is cooked through properly.
Microwave the rice – when there is around 5 minutes of cooking time left – microwave the rice as per the packet instructions.
Add the rice to the beef mince mixture – once the beef is cooked and the rice heated in the microwave it’s time to mix the two together. Tip the rice into the saucepan.
Add the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and then mix everything together so that all the rice is coated in the yummy Cajun meaty flavours.
Then tip the rice into a serving dish and let everyone help themselves

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 566Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 1447mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 48g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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