- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Onionmedium, chopped
- ½ Green bell pepperchopped
- ½ Red bell pepperchopped
- 2 Andouille sausagecut into 1” pieces
- 2 cloves Garlicminced
- 2 Chicken Breastcut into 1 inch pieces
- Kosher Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- 1 can 15 oz Tomato sauce
- 2 cups Chicken stock
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 ¼ cup White ricelong-grain
- 3 Green onionsliced
Cajun Rice Bake
Back in college, I started a tradition with my friends and roommates that I would cook up a big feast on Mardi Gras. This Cajun Rice Bake was served at the inaugural meal I made and it has been on the Mardi Gras table ever since. It is bursting with flavor and you can easily double the recipe to feed a crowd.
Start by sautéing onions and peppers in olive oil. Add the sausages and brown well to bring extra flavor. Once the sausage is brown, add chicken and Cajun seasoning and cook well before mixing in rice, chicken broth and a can of tomatoes. Bring the mixture to a simmer before transferring to the oven to bake for 35-45 minutes.
To make the Cajun Rice Bake, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cajun Rice Bake
1 | Heat the oven | |
Preheat the oven to 375 °F. | ||
2 | Sauté onions and bell pepper | 5 |
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a Dutch oven or large ovenproof pan. Sauté ½ a chopped red bell pepper, ½ a chopped green bell pepper and 1 medium chopped onion until they start to soften. | ||
3 | Add the sausages | 3 |
Place 2 chopped andouille sausages in the pan or Dutch oven and cook until browned all over. | ||
4 | Mix in garlic | 1 |
Stir in 2 minced cloves of garlic and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant. | ||
5 | Add chicken | 5 |
Mix in 2 chopped chicken breasts and a teaspoon of Cajun seasoning. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook, until the chicken is cooked through, stirring often. | ||
6 | Add rice, tomato sauce, chicken broth and cheddar cheese | 10 |
Add 1 ¼ cups of long grain rice and stir well. Pour 1 can of tomato sauce and 2 cups of chicken broth. Add 1 cup of cheddar cheese and bring the mixture to a simmer. | ||
7 | Bake | 45 |
Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for about 35-45 minutes, until the rice is cooked through. Once cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan. | ||
8 | Serve | 1 |
Serve warm, garnished with green onions. | ||
Recipe Reviews
This has everything I wanted, the smell is killing me and I am typing this as I wait for it to bake!
I really liked it and it didn't take long to make as well, fast and really tasty thank you!
I dropped in some cherry tomatoes along with the onions and the pepper, it turned out perfect!!!
Thanks Jelena for the great recipe, last I did was the stuffed chiken and now this, honestly you're great!
Thank you for the great recipe, I enjoyed it very much!
This was just amazing, I can't describe it in any other words.
Simply delicious, everything about it was perfect and I am now stuffed.
The mix of garlic and onion while cooking gave off such a strong smell, that was the part that made me sure about it.
If any of you have seen ratatouille, that scene with Anton Ego tasting it? Yeah that was me eating this lol
Killer recipe I loved it! cajun recipes for the win!
I never before tried baking rice, the idea alone when I read it seemed kinda silly but I'm glad to find out how wrong I was, it tasted great.
I have tasted good foods, but this one was on a league of its own.
Everybody in the family loved it and I now have something new in the menu, huge crowd pleaser.
It turned out amazing, literal perfection!
I did not expect it to be so good, I mean yeah I see chicken and sausage in it but it far exceeded my expectations.
Not what I expected but it was still tasty either way.
Thanks it was good but might stick to making just grape salad so i don't get to fat haha.
OMG this is truely one of the best things I've ever made, it was fantastic thank you <3
It was tasty but I didn't add the green onions as I don't really like it.
I loved it, even while I was cooking it, the amazing aroma of it was all around the place and still is, making this again definitely, thank you so much.
Well done! Verified!
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