Dirty Rice

This dirty rice have tender rice baked with sausage, beef, onions, celery, and bell pepper — every spoonful is smoky, savory!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 pound pork breakfast sausage
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 2 onions (diced)
• 2 ribs celery (diced)
• 1 green bell pepper (diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 4 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
• 1 tablespoon browning and seasoning sauce
• 4 cups water
• 4 cups long grain rice
• 6 green onions (chopped)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 300°F (149ºC).
2. 2Add oil to a large heavy bottomed pot, like a Dutch oven, and heat over medium-high heat.
3. 3Add the ground beef and breakfast sausage and cook until no pink remains. Remove ground meat with a slotted spoon to a bowl for later.
4. 4Wipe out the pot and add the butter.
5. 5When the butter has melted, add the onions, bell pepper and celery, cooking until soft (about 10 minutes).
6. 6Add the garlic and cook another 3 minutes.
7. 7Add the meat back to the pot, along with the seasonings, bouillon powder and browning sauce. Pour the water and stir well.
8. 8Add the rice and stir. When the water starts to boil, stir again and turn off the heat.
9. 9Add the green onions, stir, then cover with a lid.
10. 10Place in the oven to cook for 1 hour.
11. 11Remove from the oven and allow to sit for a few minutes before removing the lid.
12. 12Stir and serve.