Creole Rice With Extra Lean Ground Beef (Aka "Clean Dirty Rice")

🧂 Ingredients

• 20 oz extra lean ground beef (96% fat free)
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped (80g)
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh garlic (approx 3 cloves)
• 1 Cup long grain white rice, dry (180g)
• 2 cups reduced soium beef stock (240ml)
• 1.5 cups celery, chopped (100g)
• 1 large (3.75") green pepper, chopped
• 1 tsp creole/cajun seasoning
• 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)

Instructions

• 1 Chop onions, celery and green pepper. Mince fresh garlic
• 2 Put 2 tsp of olive oil in pot or Dutch oven (just enough to coat bottom), heat
  on medium high
• 3 Add chopped onions to pot and cook about 3 minutes.
• 4 Add lean ground beef, cajun seasoning and salt to pot, cook about 4 to 5 minutes
  or until it's browned.
• 5 Add garlic, celery and green pepper
• 6 Add rice and beef stock to pot. Turn up heat, bring to boil
• 7 Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is
  cooked through.
• 8 Optional: Garnish with fresh chopped scallion

Nutrition Info