Cajun Style Dirty Rice

A Cajun dirty rice or rice dressing recipe adapted to family tastes with the ground beef. It's one of the most requested meals in our home.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1  large onion, diced
• 1  bell pepper, diced
• 4  stalks celery, diced
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  onion salt
• 1  cup water
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 (10 1/2ounce) can  cream of mushroom soup
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green onion
• 1⁄2 cup  minced parsley
• 4  cups cooked rice
• 1  mirliton, parboiled and diced (also called chayote squash, optional ingredient)

Directions

1. Spray a large non-stick pan with vegetable oil spray.
2. Brown meat in pan along with diced onion, pepper, celery and garlic.
3. Drain fat and season with cayenne pepper, onion and garlic salt.
4. Add water and simmer for about 20- 30 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked down. (You may need to add a little water during the simmer time to keep from sticking.)
5. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, cream of mushroom soup and mirliton.
6. Simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add cooked rice, stir gently, until all rice is moistened.
8. Add mirliton (optional).
9. Top with green onion and parsley, stir lightly and serve.