Dirty Red Beans
HB-12415 · Hand-built original · Cajun
Creole cream-style red beans simmered with seasoned ground beef, onion and bell pepper, thickened with roux and served over white rice.
CajunMain courseEgg-freeHigh Fiber
Main ingredient: beans
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
- Cajun seasoning, to taste
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp dry roux or jarred roux
- 4 cups chicken or beef broth, divided
- 1 (27 oz) can Blue Runner Original Creole Cream Style Red Beans
- Garlic powder, to taste
- Onion powder, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Worcestershire sauce, to taste
- Cooked white rice, for serving
- Cornbread, for serving
Method
- Brown the ground beef in a large pot or Dutch oven, seasoning it with Cajun seasoning and breaking the meat apart as it cooks.
- Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until the vegetables soften, then stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Stir in the roux, pour in 2 cups of the broth and mix everything together well.
- Season again with Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and a splash of Worcestershire sauce, and simmer uncovered until the liquid cooks down and the mixture starts to thicken.
- Stir in the can of red beans and the remaining 2 cups of broth.
- Simmer uncovered about 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick, then taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Spoon the beans over hot white rice and serve with cornbread on the side.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).