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Dirty Rice with Ground Beef

Spicy One-Pot Dirty Rice Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 312
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced small
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin

Method
 

  1. Brown the ground beef over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of fat.
  2. Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper to the pot and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic, Cajun seasoning, thyme, and pepper, cooking 1 minute more.
  3. Add the rinsed rice, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaf. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, fluff the rice with a fork, taste for salt, and top with green onions before serving.

Notes

The rice will continue to steam as it rests, so don’t skip that 5-minute off-heat step. If your broth is on the salty side, hold off on seasoning until the very end and adjust as needed.