Popeye's Cajun Rice - Copycat

mailbelle's Note:

Popeye's is a Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant chain. This recipe is from America's Most Wanted Recipes - Copycat Versions of Everyone's Best-Loved Food. For a serious bayou experience, add more Cajun seasoning and red pepper flakes.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• ½ cup finely diced green bell pepper
• 1⁄3; cup diced green onion
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon dried celery flakes
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 cups cooked long-grain rice
• ¼-1⁄3; cup water
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. In a skillet, combine the ground beef and green pepper and cook over medium-high heat until the beef loses its pink color and the pepper is soft.
2. Pour off the excess fat and reduce the heat to medium-low.
3. Add the remaining ingredients, then stir and cook together until the ground beef is completely cooked and the liquid is absorbed, 25 to 35 minutes.

Reviews

[Karen Elizabeth]

Oh yes, we liked this! I had a houseful of young people, so this was a good dish to serve, goes a long way, and whats not to like! I had to use ground chicken (all I had), and so the colour contrast wasn't marvellous, I was busy sticking to recipe, but another time I would put in a cup each of frozen peas and frozen corn, which I think would just turn this into a fabulous one-dish meal! I did also add a chicken stock cube to this, I just felt it needed a little seasoning, and I am generally not a salt lover. Could have been because I was using chicken rather than beef, though. Thank you, mailbelle, a very good dish for hungry tummies! Made for Aus/NZ swap#33