Wild Cajun Dirty Rice
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Total Time 35 minutes
Wild Cajun Dirty Rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients for 5 servings
- 2 cups uncooked wild rice
- 2 slices center cut bacon, chopped
- OMIT if vegan and replace with 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb 95% lean ground turkey (or veggie ground)
- 1/2 lb lean spicy ground sausage (or diced sausage if ground is unavailable)
- for vegans, use spicy soy chorizo
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons The Fit Cook Land seasoning
- SUBSTITUTE: 1 tablespoon dried thyme + 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- SUBSTITUTE: The Fit Cook Southern Creole seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 cup oat flour (or flour of your choice)
- 2 cups no salt added chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- generous pinch of sea salt & pepper
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Garnish
- fresh parsley
Steps
- Cook wild rice according to the instructions given and set aside. Pro-tip: Instead of cooking the rice using water, use no salt added chicken or veggie broth.
- Set a large skillet on medium high heat. Once hot, add bacon and cook for 2 – 3 minutes until fragrant and there is grease in the skillet.
- Add the ground turkey and sausage and chop it up as it cooks in the skillet. Once all the meat has browned, about 6 – 8 minutes, then add in the spices and flour. Chop and mix it up for an additional 2 – 3 minutes. Do NOT worry if some of it begins sticking to the bottom of the skillet – just make sure it is not burning.
- Once well mixed and fragrant, reduce the heat to LOW and pour in the broth. Bring the meat to a gentle simmer, add the bay leaves, then cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, fold in the rice and the parsley. Mix and cover and cook for an additional 8 – 10 minutes. If there is a lot of liquid, remove the liquid and allow it to cook uncovered so some of the liquid can evaporate.
- Remove from the heat, then garnish and serve!
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