Best Seafood Dirty Rice Recipes

EASY DIRTY RICE WITH SHRIMP

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Easy Dirty Rice with Shrimp - A healthy twist on a Cajun classic. The addition of shrimp turns this into a fabulous main dish. Easy to make and very flavorful!

Provided by Neli Howard | Delicious Meets Healthy

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 bay leave
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon + 1/2 tsp paprika
1/8 teaspoon + 1/2 tsp thyme
1 lb medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 celery stalks (chopped)
2 bell peppers (I used 1 green & 1 orange)
1 lb ground beef (or ground pork sausage)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2 scallions (chopped)

Steps:

Cook brown rice according to package directions in water along with 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp cayenne, 1/8 tsp paprika and 1/8 tsp thyme.
When the rice is almost ready, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat, and cook shrimp until done, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
Discard liquid from shrimp in the skillet, and heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion, garlic, celery, and bell peppers. Saute on medium heat until soft about 5 minutes. Season with salt, freshly ground black pepper, cumin, remaining cayenne, paprika and thyme. Add ground beef and cook for about 10 - 15 minutes until cooked through.
Add cooked rice and shrimp to the skillet, toss, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Serve warm and sprinkle some scallions on top. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 268 g, Calories 406 kcal, Carbohydrate 42.2 g, Protein 43.3 g, Fat 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Cholesterol 216 mg, Sodium 522 mg, Fiber 2.2 g, Sugar 2.7 g, UnsaturatedFat 4.3 g

DIRTY RICE WITH SHRIMP

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I don't do "parts" but love shrimp and the flavors in dirty rice. This comes from Food and Wine.

Provided by Gadget_Queen

Categories Rice

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 lb ground pork
1 onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
3 cups canned low sodium chicken broth (can use homemade stock)
1 lb medium shrimp, shelled and halved
2 scallions, including green tops chopped

Steps:

Heat 1 Tbsp of oil at medium. Add pork and cook until no longer pink (2 minutes).
Reduce heat to medium low and add remaining oil. Add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies start to soften (about 5 minutes).
Stir in cayenne, paprika, oregano, bay leaf, salt, black pepper and rice. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Add broth. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15 minutes.
Turn heat back up to medium and stir in shrimp. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and let stand covered until rice and shrimp are done (about 5 minutes).
Remove bay leaf and stir in scallions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 597.8, Fat 21.7, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 184.1, Sodium 1769.8, Carbohydrate 64.4, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.8, Protein 34.6