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Cajun Dirty Rice Recipe
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Cajun Dirty Rice Recipe

12 ingredients 4 generous servings as a main dish or 8 as a side dish openrecipes

Rice Dressing aka Dirty RiceMain Dish, Appetizer, or Side DishAlso known as "Louisiana Dirty Rice", this Renae's version.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1190
Calories
97g
Protein
49g
Fat
86g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Meat not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground meat, browned
  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 1/2 cup each chopped celery, onion, bell pepper
  • 1 can blackeyed peas, undrained.
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 diced carrot
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon whole mustard seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon each ground cumin, ground cardamom and ground turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
  • 2 cups beef stock If you're using ground pork, chicken or turkey, use chicken stock rather than beef stock.
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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