Cajun dirty rice
PREP TIME: 10 MINS COOK TIME: 30 MINS CALS PER SERVING: 291 FREEZABLE GLUTEN-FREE THIS recipe was our first experience of ‘going viral’ – the video for it has now been viewed more than 5.2 million times! Tried and tested by thousands of fans, this recipe is a quick and easy classic.
SERVES 4
200g basmati rice 1 bay leaf 1 gluten-free chicken stock cube Low-calorie cooking spray 400g 5 per cent fat minced beef ½ onion, finely chopped 4 bacon medallions, diced 2 tsp Cajun seasoning (or more, to taste) Dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 medium carrot, finely chopped 6 mushrooms, sliced ½ red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
½ yellow pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
½ green pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
200ml beef stock (1 glutenfree beef stock pot dissolved in 200ml boiling water)
Small bunch of spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced COOK the rice according to the packet instructions, adding the bay leaf and chicken stock cube to the water before cooking. Set the rice aside once cooked. Spray a frying pan with some low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the minced beef, onion and bacon and cook for 3–4 minutes, stirring until brown. Add the Cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce and stir, then add the carrot, mushrooms, peppers and pour in the beef stock. Cook for 3–4 minutes until the peppers start to soften. Add the cooked rice and spring onions to the pan and stir over a medium heat until all the rice is coated and it is warmed through. Taste and add some more Cajun seasoning if you prefer it spicier, then serve.