Description
Shrimp Dirty Rice is a hearty Cajun-style dish made with shrimp, sausage, vegetables, and seasoned rice cooked together in one skillet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1/2 lb ground pork sausage
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Hot sauce, optional
Instructions
- Prepare shrimp and chop all vegetables.
- Cook sausage in olive oil until browned.
- Add vegetables and cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic, spices, and rice.
- Pour in broth and simmer until rice is tender.
- Add shrimp and cook until pink.
- Season and garnish with parsley.
Notes
- Adjust spice level to taste.
- Do not overcook shrimp.
- Reheat gently with broth if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 165mg