Easy One Pot Dirty Rice – Family Favorite

Quick, flavorful, and family-approved — this Easy One Pot Dirty Rice is your new weeknight hero! Made with ground beef, colorful bell peppers, and bold Cajun-style spices, it’s a hearty, satisfying dinner ready in just 30 minutes.

🛒 Ingredients: One Pot Dirty Rice

• 1 lb (450 g) ground beef or sausage
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 2 green onions, sliced (for garnish)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

👩‍🍳 Directions: One Pot Dirty Rice

1. Brown the meat:
   Heat olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain excess fat.
2. Add veggies & spices:
   Stir in onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Sauté for 3–4 minutes until softened. Add paprika, thyme, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
3. Add rice & broth:
   Stir in the uncooked rice and pour in the beef broth. Mix well and bring to a boil.
4. Simmer:
   Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until rice is cooked and liquid absorbed.
5. Fluff & serve:
   Remove from heat, fluff with a fork, garnish with green onions, and serve hot!

🌈 Tips & Variations:

• For a spicier version, add a pinch of Cajun seasoning or hot sauce.
• Swap beef for ground turkey or sausage for different flavors.
• Add chopped celery or diced tomatoes for extra texture.
• Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days — perfect for meal prep!

💚 Nutrition (per serving):

Calories: 410 | Protein: 26g | Fat: 18g | Carbs: 38g | Fiber: 3g

Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 | Calories: ~410 per serving

Easy One Pot Dirty Rice – Family Favorite

Quick, flavorful, and family-approved — this Easy One Pot Dirty Rice is your new weeknight hero! Made with ground beef, colorful bell peppers, and bold Cajun-style spices, it’s a hearty, satisfying dinner ready in just 30 minutes.

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb 450 g ground beef or sausage
• 1 small onion finely diced
• 1 green bell pepper chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup long-grain rice uncooked
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper optional
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 2 green onions sliced (for garnish)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

 

1. Brown the meat:
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain excess fat.
3. Add veggies & spices:
4. Stir in onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Sauté for 3–4 minutes until softened. Add paprika, thyme, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
5. Add rice & broth:
6. Stir in the uncooked rice and pour in the beef broth. Mix well and bring to a boil.
7. Simmer:
8. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until rice is cooked and liquid absorbed.
9. Fluff & serve:
10. Remove from heat, fluff with a fork, garnish with green onions, and serve hot!

Notes

For a spicier version, add a pinch of Cajun seasoning or hot sauce.

Swap beef for ground turkey or sausage for different flavors.

Add chopped celery or diced tomatoes for extra texture.

Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days — perfect for meal prep!

💚 Nutrition (per serving):

Calories: 410 | Protein: 26g | Fat: 18g | Carbs: 38g | Fiber: 3g

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