Description
Cajun Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage is a hearty, flavor-packed meal featuring tender long-grain rice, smoky sausage, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and a bold blend of Cajun-inspired seasonings. Perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 2 1/4 cups chicken stock (divided)
- 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
- 12 ounces smoked sausage (about 4 medium links)
- 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
- 1 small red bell pepper (seeded and chopped)
- 1 large stalk celery (chopped into half moons)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and cracked black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients by chopping the onion, red bell pepper, and celery. Mince the garlic and slice the smoked sausage into evenly sized rounds.
- Heat the olive oil and unsalted butter in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add the smoked sausage and cook until heated through and lightly browned.
- Add the chopped onion, red bell pepper, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Stir in the minced garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Add the onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dried thyme, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
- Add the long-grain rice and stir to combine with the sausage, vegetables, and seasonings.
- Pour in the chicken stock according to the recipe’s divided quantities and stir to distribute the ingredients evenly.
- Continue cooking until the rice is tender and has absorbed the cooking liquid, following the appropriate cooking time for the rice and cooking method.
- Check that the rice is tender without becoming mushy. Allow the flavors to settle together before serving.
Notes
- Adjust the cayenne pepper to control the heat while keeping the other seasonings for flavor.
- Taste before adding extra salt because smoked sausage and chicken stock may already contain sodium.
- Use long-grain rice and measure the chicken stock carefully to help achieve a fluffy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Recipes
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cajun / Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 29 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: Cajun Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage, Cajun dirty rice, smoked sausage rice, Cajun rice recipe, Southern rice dinner, easy sausage and rice