Louisiana Dirty Rice

A true southern side dish, Louisiana Dirty Rice is filled with sausage, ground beef, bell pepper, onion, celery & spices.  Also perfect as a dressing or stuffing for chicken, turkey or quail.

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT20M

Total time: PT30M

Rating

4.95 stars (196 reviews)

Keywords

beef, Louisiana, Rice, sausage

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork sausage
4-5 C cooked rice, (prepared with chicken broth)
2 C chicken broth
3/4 C green bell pepper, (diced)
3/4 C yellow onion, (diced)
1/4 C celery, (diced)
1/4 C flour
1 Tbsp bacon grease or cooking oil
3 bay leaves
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, (chopped)
1 Tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Cuisine

American

Steps

In a large skillet, heat bacon grease or cooking oil.  Add ground beef and sausage and brown.
As meat begins to brown, add diced bell pepper, onion and celery.
When meat is fully browned, stir in herbs and spices except for parsley.  Mix well.  Add flour. Mix well again, making sure the flour coats the meat.
Add broth and bay leaves.  Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any of the browned bits from the pan.  Allow to simmer 5-8 minutes.
Fold in rice and parsley.  Simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 426 kcal
Carbohydrates: 35 g
Protein: 18 g
Fat: 23 g
Sodium: 853 mg
Sugar: 1 g

Reviews

Stephanie on 2026-08-07 (5 stars):
I fed 8 adults and 4 kids with this and we all loved it! Reminds me of my Mom ❤️ Thank you
Pamela on 2026-07-09 (5 stars):
The dirty rice went so fast that I gotta make double next time! I have 3 brothers, and boy are dominating in the family being oldest of 6 and many boys to follow! Everyone was asking for recipe. Thank you!
Queth on 2026-06-22 (5 stars):
very good. I had never made dirty rice despite making gumbo, jambalaya and other Cajun dishes. This was a good, simple dish that needs to be made again and again.
Pamela K on 2026-06-21 (5 stars):
This is the only one I make but have family Reunion and want to make how to keep warm without getting mushy? Crock pot on ;low?
Kendi on 2026-06-07 (5 stars):
very good! I needed to use up some leftover rice and some freezer burned hamburger and it turned out amazing!
Lenore Jones on 2026-06-03 (5 stars):
I have made your dirty rice twice and each time it has not failed in flavor or taste. So so good.