Recipes · American · Side Dishes

Dirty Rice

One serving has 415 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (293%), vitamin A (195%), folate (99%), riboflavin (83%), selenium (71%) and pantothenic acid (70%). Ready in 49 minutes.

Dirty Rice
Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 34 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (336 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, gluten, pork, poultry

Ingredients

  • 60 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 40 g Chicken livers, raw
  • 40 g Pork sausages, fresh
  • 25 g Onions, raw
  • 20 g Celery, raw
  • 20 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 3 g Garlic, raw
  • 120 g Chicken broth
  • 0.5 g Paprika
  • 0.2 g Cayenne pepper
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 0.3 g Salt
  • 5 g Scallions, raw
  • 2 g Parsley, fresh

Method

  1. Cook the rice in the chicken broth according to the rice package instructions until tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 18 minutes; set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, finely chop the chicken livers.
  3. Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it up, until browned, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the chicken livers and cook, stirring, until no longer pink inside, about 4 minutes.
  6. Stir in the cooked rice, paprika, cayenne, black pepper and salt, and cook 2 minutes to combine; scatter with scallions and parsley before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy415 kcal20%
Carbohydrates55 g
Water246 mL
Fiber2.4 g8%
Protein19 g40%
Tryptophan0.2 g
Threonine0.7 g
Isoleucine0.79 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.2 g
Methionine0.43 g
Cystine0.29 g
Phenylalanine0.83 g
Tyrosine0.61 g
Valine0.99 g
Histidine0.51 g
Fat12.7 g
Monounsaturated4.6 g
Polyunsaturated2.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.9 g
Saturated3.8 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol168 mg
Calcium57.9 mg6%
Copper0.42 mg47%
Iron7.2 mg40%
Magnesium40.8 mg13%
Manganese0.96 mg53%
Phosphorus272 mg39%
Potassium484 mg10%
Selenium39.2 µg71%
Sodium909 mg
Zinc2.8 mg35%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.62 mg56%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.91 mg83%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.2 mg66%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3.5 mg70%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.66 mg51%
Folate (vitamin B9)395 µg99%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)7 µg293%
Choline109 mg26%
Vitamin A1,365 µg195%
Vitamin C30.4 mg41%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)22.8 IU4%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K51.7 µg57%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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