Best Popeyes Style Cajun Rice Recipes

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POPEYES CAJUN RICE - COPYCAT



Popeyes Cajun Rice - Copycat image

This is my all time favorite! Forget about side dish... This is a meal on its own! Everytime I visit a Popeye's I make sure to always get this. Goes great with fried chicken! Feel free to add or take away any ingredients to make it to your liking!

Provided by Chef 009

Categories     Long Grain Rice

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely diced bell pepper
1/3 cup diced green onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried celery flakes
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
4 cups long grain rice, cooked and drained
1/4-1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

  • In fry pan, stir in ground beef and bell pepper.
  • Cook over medium high heat until beef loses its pink color and bell pepper is soft.
  • Remove excess grease.
  • Turn temperature down to medium or medium low.
  • Add remaining ingredients; stir and cook together until ground beef is completely cooked and liquid is gone.

COPYCAT POPEYES CAJUN RICE



Copycat Popeyes Cajun Rice image

Make this Popeyes Cajun Rice Recipe at home with this easy recipe.

Provided by Stephanie Manley

Categories     Side Dish

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound Lean ground beef
1/2 cup chicken gizzards
1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1/3 cup sliced green onions
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes
1 teaspoon Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 cups long grain rice cooked and drained
1/4 - 1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon ground black epper

Steps:

  • Cook 4 cups of long grain rice according to package directions.
  • Finely chop or pulse thechicken gizzards in a food processor. In a frying pan, stir in the ground beef,ground chicken gizzards, and bell pepper and cook on medium-high heat until thebeef loses its pink color and the bell pepper is soft. Remove excessgrease.
  • Turn the temperature downto medium or medium-low and add the remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring,until the ground beef is completely cooked and liquid is gone (about 25-35 mins.) More Creole seasoning and red pepper may be added for that Cajun at heart taste.I like to use Tony Chachere's.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 kcal, Carbohydrate 60 g, Protein 17 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 52 mg, Fiber 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

POPEYE'S CAJUN RICE RECIPE - (4.2/5)



Popeye's Cajun Rice Recipe - (4.2/5) image

Provided by á-170456

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely-diced bell pepper
1/3 cup diced green onions
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
4 cups long-grain rice cooked, drained
1/4 cup water - (to 1/3)
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Steps:

  • In fry pan stir in ground beef, bell pepper and cook on medium-high heat until beef looses its pink color and bell pepper is soft. Remove excess grease. Turn temperature down to medium or medium-low. Add remaining ingredients, stir and cook together until ground beef is completely cooked and liquid is gone about 25 to 35 minutes. More Creole seasoning and red pepper may be added for that Cajun at Heart. I like to use Tony Chacheres's.

POPEYE'S CAJUN RICE - COPYCAT



Popeye's Cajun Rice - Copycat image

Popeye's is a Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant chain. This recipe is from America's Most Wanted Recipes - Copycat Versions of Everyone's Best-Loved Food. For a serious bayou experience, add more Cajun seasoning and red pepper flakes.

Provided by mailbelle

Categories     Long Grain Rice

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1/3 cup diced green onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried celery flakes
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 cups cooked long-grain rice
1/4-1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

  • In a skillet, combine the ground beef and green pepper and cook over medium-high heat until the beef loses its pink color and the pepper is soft.
  • Pour off the excess fat and reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Add the remaining ingredients, then stir and cook together until the ground beef is completely cooked and the liquid is absorbed, 25 to 35 minutes.

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