How to Prepare Yummy Italian Dirty Rice

Italian Dirty Rice. Italian Sausage Dirty Rice Recipe by Momma Cuisine Dirty Rice is a southern dish, most particularly popular and coming from Cajun and Creole country. My version of dirty rice uses Italian sausage, out of it's casing, instead of chopped liver and ground pork. Other southern style rice dishes include Jambalaya.

Cleaned out anything I had that is normally used in Italian dishes. Classic Cajun dirty rice starts with white rice that gets "dirty" from finely chopped chicken livers and ground pork. Sauteed onions, celery and red pepper give it flavor. You can have Italian Dirty Rice using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Dirty Rice

1. You need 5 cups of cooked rice, cold.
2. Prepare 2 lbs of bulk Italian sausage.
3. You need 1 of lg. Onion, diced.
4. You need 3 of celery ribs with leaves, diced.
5. It's of I bell pepper (whatever you have), diced.
6. You need 6 of garlic cloves, minced.
7. You need 1/2 cup of kalamata olives, drained & diced.
8. You need 1 can of artichoke hearts, diced.
9. It's 1/2 pkg. of pepperoni slices, cut in half.
10. You need 1-2 cup of canned tomatoes.
11. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Italian seasoning.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes.
13. You need of Salt & pepper.

The spice comes from Cajun or Creole seasonings. It's often served as a side dish for Mardi Gras celebrations that occur before Lent begins. Add parsley, bay leaf, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, rice and sausage; stir until blended. Dirty Rice, a not-so-dirty rice recipe spin on a classic, loaded with ground sausage and tons of flavor!

Italian Dirty Rice step by step

1. Cook 2 1/2 cups rice in chicken stock according to directions. Once done spread on sheet to cool. You can use leftover rice if you are lucky to have it!.
2. While rice is cooling. Break up and brown the Italian sausage. Once done, remove from the pan and set aside..
3. Drain excess fat from pan. Add in the onion, celery, pepper to sauté until tender. Then add in the spices. Stir to combine..
4. Stir in the garlic to combine. Add the sausage back in..
5. Add in the olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoni, and tomatoes. Stir to combine..
6. Next add in the cold rice. Stir to combine..
7. If need you can add in a little more stock. Enjoy..

Dirty rice with sausage is a yummy side or main dish your whole family will love! When I think of sausage and rice recipes, immediately dirty rice comes to mind. Add the rice and stir until the rice is coated by the olive oil. Add salt and pepper, to taste. This colorful version of dirty rice is made with black beans, corns, tomatoes, peppers, pine nuts, and spices.