Best Popeyes Style Cajun Rice Recipes

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POPEYE'S CAJUN RICE RECIPE (COPYCAT)



Popeye's Cajun Rice Recipe (Copycat) image

Popeye's Cajun Rice Copycat is a beefy boldly seasoned rice with cajun spices. The perfect copycat recipe!

Provided by Sabrina Snyder

Categories     Side

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups long grain rice
4 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound ground beef ((85/15))
1/2 cup chicken gizzards (minced)
1/2 green bell pepper (minced)
1/2 yellow onion (minced)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • Rinse your rice well then add to a dutch oven with your beef broth.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium low heat.
  • Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  • While the rice is cooking add the vegetable oil, ground beef, chicken gizzards, bell pepper, onion to a large cast iron skillet on medium high heat, breaking it apart as you cook them, for about 6-8 minutes.
  • Add in the garlic powder, celery seed, creole seasoning, cayenne and black pepper along with the water and stir well.
  • Add the rice to the mixture, stir well to combine and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Sodium 778 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

POPEYES-STYLE CAJUN RICE



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Seeing Bonnies Popeye's chicken got me thinking of their dirty rice. So I looked up copycat dirty rice for popeye's and there were two. each saying they were the real. This one has the stuff I remember in it and the other is easy so I will put both here and you can try both. I believe the first is the real one.

Provided by Stormy Stewart

Categories     Rice Sides

Number Of Ingredients 3

TWO RECIPES FOR COPY CAT POPEYES DIRTY RICE
one is easy
one has the ingredients i remember

Steps:

  • 1. Popeyes-style Dirty Rice 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 and drained 1/4 cup water (more as needed) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper In fry pan stir 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 - about 25 to 35 minutes. More Creole seasoning and red pepper may be added for taste.
  • 2. Popeyes-style Dirty Rice 1 pound Spicy bulk breakfast sausage 14 ounces Can clear chicken broth 1/2 cup Long-grain rice 1 teaspoon Dry minced onion Brown sausage in skillet untiil pink color disappears, crumbling with fork. Stir in broth, rice and minced onion. Simmer gently, covered, 18 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender and most of broth is absorbed. Source: Gloria Pitzer's Make Alike Recipes Cookbook

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 RECIPE



Copycat Popeyes Cajun Rice Recipe image

Our copycat Popeyes Cajun rice recipe will give you a tangy taste of Southern comfort food right at home.

Provided by Angela Latimer,Mashed Staff

Categories     entrée, main course, dinner

Time 27m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chicken gizzards, finely chopped or ground
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/3 cup green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes (or celery seed)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup beef broth
4 cups cooked long-grain rice
salt, to taste

Steps:

  • Bring a large frying pan to medium-high heat, and add the ground beef, chopped chicken gizzards, and diced green bell peppers.
  • Break apart the ground beef, and cook until it is no longer pink. Drain excess grease, if needed.
  • Add all of the remaining ingredients: green onions, seasoning, and beef broth, then stir and reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Add in the rice, stir, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until any moisture has cooked off.
  • Remove from heat, season to taste with more creole seasoning, salt, or red pepper flakes, if desired. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394 calories, Carbohydrate 60 g carbohydrates, Cholesterol 42 mg cholesterol, Fat 10 g fat, Fiber 1 g fiber, Protein 14 g protein, SaturatedFat 4 g saturated fat, ServingSize 0 g, Sodium 324 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 1 g

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.

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



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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.

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