Photo: Cajun Rice With Sausage Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 12 ounces spicy chicken sausage (preferably Cajun style), cubed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups chopped frozen okra, thawed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Directions
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Add the sausage, onion, celery and bell pepper to the skillet and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft and the sausage begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
Add the garlic, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to the skillet, then stir in the rice. Add the chicken broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Stir in the okra, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, 5 minutes. Add the bacon and parsley and fluff with a fork.
Per serving: Calories 288; Fat 12 g (Saturated 4 g); Cholesterol 74 mg; Sodium 1,259 mg; Carbohydrate 27 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 19 g
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By MsMarieB
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on September 02, 2011
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I was definitely underwhelmed...
By brandylance44
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on August 08, 2011
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This was alright. To the recipe's credit, I accidentally used our brats instead of the yummy cajun sausage that we really like. So there wasn't much spice there. There also wasn't a whole lot of cajun flavor. I added quite a bit of our own cajun spices to it to add a bit more flavor and added even more hot sauce for some spice. It was also pretty salty IMO.
I like the idea of this recipe but next time I will add less broth and a bit more water, see what the cajun sausage does for the spice but will most likely still add the cajun seasonings to give it some flavor.
By jenhoward
on August 08, 2011
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I was worried about this dish with the three star rating but after reading the reviews and changing it up a it a bit, my husband and I really like it. I used andouille sausage, red pepper, no salt and added cajun seasoning to mine and it had lots of flavor.
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