The Neely's Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage

By Addie

Recipe courtesy The Neelys
Show: Down Home With the Neelys
Episode: Girl Power

Ingredients

• 2 cups long grain white rice
• 5 cups chicken stock, divided
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 pound smoked pork sausage, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the rice, in a medium saucepan combine the rice and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until all the stock is absorbed into the rice, about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile heat oil in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage. Once browned, add the garlic, onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup chicken stock and cayenne. Cook until the stock has reduced a little. Add the cooked rice and parsley and stir thoroughly. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
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REVIEWS: (108)

My husband and I love to cook together . This was easy and we love it : We used 2 cloves of garlic and only half of an onion we will be making this again soon.

This recipe was wonderful! I made it for the first time early this week and there was nothing left in the pan. It was easy, quick, and very cost-effective. I will repeat it for sure. Thank you Neelys, love your show:

I make this recipe all the time. I use red pepper instead of green because of food allergies, but I find the red adds some sweetness that is really pleasant. I also add a lot more garlic and a dash of smoked paprika, but that's just a personal touch. You can easily make this recipe without either and it will be just as good.

It's pretty good, but waaaay too many onions and too much garlic. I would recommend using half of each. And I think it could use more meat as well.

Super easy! Try it with roasted peppers.

I bought smoked turkey sausage, instead of sweet sausage, by mistake. Started looking for a smoked sausage recipe tonight. Didn't have the celery or the parsley, but this recipe was awesome! My husband and I devoured it - kids loved it too!

This dish is AWESOME my kids and husband LOVES IT!!

Very delicious meal idea. The 4 of us just polished ALL of this off--a tad over-stuff (that's us but it was scrumptious! Not sure if the recipe has been changed since I printed this off in 2009, but if it still says "4 cups chicken stock" I figured out that the lion's share goes toward cooking the 2 cups uncooked rice. I only did 2 things differently-#1 I drained off the vast majority of the grease after cooking the meat & vegetables so that we didn't keel over from clogged arteries right at the table. #2 I used andouille as my specific "smoked sausage"-made it a little more spicy, but that's how we like our cajun/creole food.

I brought this dish to a party and it was a hit. Several people even asked for the recipe. Very easy to make even with my basic colinary skills. I stuck by the recipe except adding a little extra cayanne since my group likes it a bit hot. Thanks Neely's!!!

This was so simple and delicious! A definite go to for us from now on. I used smoked chicken sausage and paired it with the shrimp creole from this show. Had a great Cajun themed night! The only issue was that the recipe made way too much rice so I just didn't put it all into the sausage and veggie pan.

We make this all the time. It's a family favorite. My 3 boys (ages 6,5, and 3 never complain when this is for supper. Yummy. We go a little lighter on the cayenne pepper. Sometimes my husband adds some shrimp to it too. Sometimes we make it with brown rice. Either way, it's always great.

I love this dish it is very tasty, quick and easy to make

I see these reviews...all with 5 stars and I can't help but wonder if I did something wrong when I made mine. This is by far the worst rice recipe that I have ever tried and I'll never make it again. It was gross...I have no other words to discribe it....just gross. I can't even think of anything I could have done differently to make this a better dish.

We make this all the time, and it never gets old. Instead of using white rice, we substitute brown rice to make it a tad healthier. Overall, if you want something quick, easy, and tastes great even as leftovers, this is your meal.

Great receipe ! My family loved it, it will become a new fan favorite! I substituted ground sausage for smoked sausage and added a tad bit more cayenne!

My 8 year old and I loved it. He did not understand the concept of dirty rice but once we made it together and he watched the video he got it. Awesome dish. Love this receipe.

Absolutely LOVE THIS!!!!

I made it for my family and they said it was very good. It was quick and easy.

End of the week, checked the pantry and had all ingredients in stock. This recipe is awesome. The only variations were the fact that I had to use instant rice, which I substituted chicken stock for the water, and I used a little more celery than what the recipe called for. It was a hit! Love it and love the Neely's.