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Cajun Rice Dressing

This easy rice dressing recipe with sausage and ground beef is simple to put together.  Brown ground beef and sausage, then add lipton onion soup mix, water, rice, and seasonings.  A delicious Cajun ground beef and rice casserole!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 421kcal
Author Anne Clark

Equipment

  • Large Saute Pan
  • 9" x 13" casserole dish
  • measuring cup
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ½ pound hot breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup frozen chopped onion, bell pepper, and celery mix (1) see notes below if using fresh vegetables
  • 2 cups uncooked extra long grain rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 packet dry onion soup mix
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • ½ teaspoon salt or cajun seasoning (2) see notes below
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • In a large saute pan, break up and cook the ground beef and hot sausage. The texture of the meats should be finely broken up (no large chunks). Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery mixture. Cook until the beef is no longer pink. Drain off the grease.
  • Pour mixture into a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle raw rice on top.
  • Mix the water, onion soup mix, Worcheshire sauce, dried parsley flakes, salt or cajun seasoning, and pepper.
  • Pour into casserole dish and mix well with the beef mixture. See recipe note (3) below.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

Notes

(1) If using fresh vegetables, use ½ cup chopped onion, ½ cup chopped bell pepper, and ¼ cup chopped celery.
(2) The hot sausage adds a nice little kick to this recipe.  Use extra cajun spices with caution or as your taste (heat) preference allows.
(3) Always "taste test" the mixture before placing it into the oven.  This is the point that you will add any extra salt or seasonings if desired.
STOVETOP DIRECTIONS
Instead of baking the rice dressing in a casserole dish, you can cook it on top of the stove.  Follow steps 1-5.  Place everything in a 6-quart heavy-duty pot.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and slow simmer, covered,  for 30 minutes.  TIP:  Stir after the first 10 minutes, replace cover, and simmer another 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 368mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 1591IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg