Easy Sausage Rice Recipe (Cajun Dirty Rice)
Loaded with ground sausage full of delicious flavors, this Sausage Rice Recipe is one dish you definitely want to try making! As a main or a side, this is perfect all year long.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 425kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4 cup chicken stock divided
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 2 scallions thinly sliced for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Start by making the roux, place the flour and the butter into a small skillet over medium heat and whisk together.2 tablespoons flour, 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Continue to whisk until the mixture turns medium to dark brown, about 5 minutes. Set aside off the heat.
- Place a Dutch oven or thick-bottomed large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the sausage, cumin, pepper, and paprika. Sear the sausage hard, mixing it with the spices and letting it brown, while breaking it up into crumbles. Bits will stick to the bottom of the pan.1 pound ground pork sausage, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika
- Deglaze the pan with 1/2 cup of the stock, scraping off all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.3/4 cup chicken stock
- Add the garlic and mix in until fragrant, about 1 minute.3 cloves garlic
- Add the roux and stir to combine.
- Cook uncovered for 10 minutes, adding in the rest of the stock slowly so the mixture doesn’t completely dry out. Stir occasionally.
- Add the rice, stir to combine everything and warm the rice. Serve with scallion garnish, optional.3 cups cooked white rice, 2 scallions
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Notes
- Leftover rice is perfect for this recipe.
- We like ground pork sausage for this but hamburger or another sausage can be used.
- Double this recipe if you want to serve a large gathering.
- This can be frozen, see my tips above.
- You can make this as spicy or less spicy as you’d like, see my tips above.
Nutrition
Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 527mg | Potassium: 284mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 500IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg