Dirty Rice Recipe From Louisiana
Bring the taste of the deep South into your kitchen with this Louisiana Dirty Rice Recipe. It’s a delicious merriment of rice, meat, and an array of spices to create a symphony of flavors. We love it so much that it’s been added to our collection of Simple Rice Recipes!
Long grain rice is combined with andouille sausage, French Onion Soup, tomato sauce, and a few other ‘Louisiana staples’ to produce a soul satisfying and flavorful dish.
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Dirty rice is a testament to the innovativeness and resourcefulness of Southern cuisine. Due to the nature of ingredients, it can be enjoyed as either a side dish or a main course, which makes it a unique culinary experience.
Reasons Why You Should Make this Dirty Rice Recipe
Ingredients and Tips for Making Dirty Rice
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- Long Grain Rice: This is the main ingredient in the entire recipe. Don’t skip it. We like to use Jasmine rice.
- Andouille Sausage: This is one of the many flavorful ingredients. You can actually use any type of cajun/creole sausage, however Andouille is our favorite.
- Onions, Celery, and Bell Pepper: Also known as the ‘holy trinity’ when it comes to Louisiana cajun/creole cuisine and serves as the base.
- French Onion Soup: Adding a can of this soup gives the rice a deep, brown texture as well as a savory onion-y flavor. We enjoy Campbell’s French Onion Soup.
- Tomato Sauce: This is what turns a Cajun dish into a Creole dish. Creole dishes contain tomato products as well as seafood.
How Do You Store this Louisiana Dirty Rice?
Bring the rice to room temperature before storing. Store in an air tight glass container, such as these Pyrex Glass Food Storage Containers. It can stay refrigerated for up to 4 days.
What Exactly is in Dirty Rice?
Savory Louisiana dishes usually start with chopped onions, celery, and bell pepper (also known as the ‘holy trinity’) as their base. From there, the rice is added along with other flavorful ingredients and spices.
What to Serve With this Louisiana Dirty Rice Recipe?
You can surround this recipe with other side dishes such as fried okra, stuffed peppers, olive oil green beans, coleslaw, and hush puppies. For main dish ideas, try making short ribs or our recipe for Slow Cooker Lemon and Rosemary Chicken.
What is the Difference Between Jambalaya and Dirty Rice?
Typically, dirty rice has a combination of ground meat and chicken livers. This is what gives the rice a brownish color. Jambalaya, on the other hand, contains a mix of shrimp, chicken, and/or sausage. The recipe above is a mixture of both recipes.
More of Our Favorite Rice Recipes
If you enjoy the recipe above, then check out more of our favorite quick and easy rice recipes from our family and friends:
- Quick and Easy Spanish Rice
- Island Rice Recipe
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
- Our Favorite Mushroom Rice
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Ingredients
- 1 cup green onions (chopped)
- 3/4 cup green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 stalk celery (chopped)
- 1 cup Andouille Sausage (chopped)
- 2 cups long grain white rice (uncooked)
- 10 ounce French Onion Soup
- 8 ounce tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Equipment You’ll Need
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch casserole dish with non stick cooking spray.
- Layer the chopped green onions, chopped green bell pepper, chopped celery, and chopped Andouille sausage in the casserole dish.
- Spread the 2 cups of uncooked rice on top of the chopped vegetables and sausage.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the French Onion soup, tomato sauce, water, and cayenne pepper. Stir until fully mixed.
- Spread the liquid mixture on top of the uncooked rice in the casserole dish.
- Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil. Bake in the preheated oven for an hour and a half.
- Serve immediately.