Cajun Sausage and Rice Casserole Recipe

A black casserole dish filled with rice, sausage, and chopped vegetables, garnished with green onions. A serving spoon is placed inside the dish. Scallions and garlic sit nearby.

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Cajun Sausage and Rice Casserole Recipe

This Cajun sausage and rice casserole bakes garlic sausage, the trio of onion, bell pepper, and celery, and long-grain rice in one dish. It's a hands-off way to get real Cajun flavor on the table.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cajun rice casserole, cajun sausage and rice casserole, one dish rice casserole, sausage and rice bake, sausage rice side dish

Servings: servings

Calories: 405kcal

Author: Chef Jenn

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter divided
1 pound bulk garlic sausage or bulk country-style pork sausage
1 yellow onion about 1.5 cups, diced
1 medium green bell pepper diced, about 1.5 cups diced
3 celery ribs diced, about 2 cups celery
1 large garlic clove minced
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
½ teaspoon smoked hot paprika
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
1¾ cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons green onions sliced
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish or 2-quart casserole dish with 1 teaspoon of the butter.
Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 6 to 7 minutes, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks.
Add the remaining butter, onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften.
Stir in the Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper until the sausage and vegetables are evenly coated.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Stir in the uncooked rice, then pour in the chicken stock and mix well.
Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
Rest the casserole for 5 minutes, then top with green onions and parsley before serving.

Notes

Recipe Card Tips

Salt is adjustable. Cajun seasoning blends vary widely in sodium, if yours runs salty, cut the added kosher salt in half and taste after baking.
Stick with long-grain white rice. Instant or quick-cooking rice turns mushy over this bake time.
Keep the foil sealed tight for the full 30 minutes, then rest 5 minutes before uncovering. That rest is what finishes cooking the rice evenly.

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