How To Make Cajun Dirty Rice - Super Easy Family Meal

Spice up your dinnertime with this delicious and easy Cajun dirty rice recipe that the whole family will LOVE!

Why You'll LOVE This Easy Dinner

Super Simple - whilst this probably isn't a traditional Cajun dirty rice, it's packed with Cajun flavors and super easy to make! This easy dirty rice recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner.

Delicious - a bowlful of Cajun rice is pure comfort food. Really tasty, filling and cosy!

Cajun Dirty Rice Recipe

Serves – 4 people (easily doubled, tripled or more)

Prep Time – 10 minutes 

Cook Time - 20 minutes

Total Time – around 30 minutes

Our Most Popular Alternative – Cheeseburger Rice

Equipment Needed

• Chopping board
• Vegetable knife
• Kitchen scissors
• American measuring cups
• Teaspoon
• Large skillet pan with lid
• Cooking spoon

Ingredients You'll Need For Cajun Dirty Rice 

Everything you need to make a panful of our delicious spicy mince and rice

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion - finely chopped
• 1 bell pepper - finely chopped
• 4 rashers of bacon - cut into bitesized pieces
• 500g beef mince (In the US? Use around 1lb ground beef)
• 1 cup basmati rice - you cause long-grain white rice if you prefer
• 2 teaspoon cajun seasoning - we usually use Schwartz Cajun Seasoning - this is super handy to have in at home for spicing up pasta, French fries and roast potatoes or wedges.
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 beef stock pot

How To Make Dirty Rice 

Okay, you're going to LOVE how easy this Cajun dirty rice dish is to make!

Step One - sauté the veggies and brown the meat

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet style pan over a medium heat - tip in the onions, peppers and bacon, fry for 5 minutes.
• Then add in the beef mince and fry until browned

Step Two - add the seasonings and stock

• Stir in the cajun seasoning, garlic powder and dried parsley. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Stir in the stock pot - add around 200ml boiling water.
• Cook with the lid on for 10 minutes.

Step Three - cook the rice

• Whilst the Cajun spiced ground beef cooks, cook the rice as per the packet instructions. Once the rice is cooked, drain it and stir it into the beef mixture and serve up your Cajun dirty rice straight away.

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What To Serve With Cajun Dirty Rice 

• Chicken Tenders
• Ranch Coleslaw
• Collard Greens
• Air Fryer Corn On The Cob
• Tomato And Cucumber Salad

Recipe Tips

Helpful tips to make the best of your dinner

What Meat Is Best For Cajun Dirty Rice 

We make our Cajun dirty rice recipe with ground beef, choose a lower fat version to keep things healthy. Or choose to make the meat and rice with ground turkey or chicken mince. We use bacon to add extra flavour, although chopped chicken livers are also a popular add-in.

Can I Make A Vegetarian Version?

You can absolutely make a vegetarian Cajun dirty rice recipe - I tend to use plant based mince or a can of lentils, skip the bacon, and add in chopped mushrooms too for added depth of flavour.

How Can I Make Dirty Rice Healthier?

Cajun dirty rice isn't particularly unhealthy, it's simply rice, meat and veggies. If you want to make it lower fat, opt for chicken or turkey mince.

You can also swap to brown rice, but remember that takes longer to cook, so it maybe best to use the microwave sachets, if you want to keep the recipe fast.

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