Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole – dirty rice loaded with chicken, smoked sausage, and parmesan cheese. SO good and SUPER easy to make! Zatarain’s Dirty Rice, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, parmesan cheese, cooked chicken, smoked sausage, and french fried onions. Can make in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later. A great dish for your Mardi Gras parties! #cajun #mardigras #casserole #rice #freezermeal #chicken #smokedsausage
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Mardi Gras is in full swing. I’ve been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and it is a sight to be seen! SO crazy! I don’t have any plans to head down to the Big Easy this year, so we will be celebrating at home this year with this AMAZING Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole. This casserole is SO good! Dirty rice loaded with chicken, smoked sausage, parmesan cheese, and french fried onions. YUM! We had this for lunch last week and are making it again this weekend. We just love it!
How to Make Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole with Chicken & Smoked Sausage
Can You Freeze Rice Casserole?
This Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole is a great make-ahead recipe. The rice takes a while to cook, so I like to make this the day before we eat it. I assemble the casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later.
I usually freeze the casserole unbaked, but you can freeze the baked casserole also. To bake the casserole after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed below. To reheat the frozen casserole, thaw completely, cover with foil and bake at 350ºF for 30 to 40 minutes, until heated through.
What to Serve with Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole
This casserole was a HUGE hit at our house. I cannot wait to make this again. I absolutely LOVED all the flavors in this casserole. We served this casserole with some green beans. We finished the meal off with some King Cake! YUM! Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this delicious casserole:
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Cajun Dirty Rice Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (8-oz) box Zatarain’s Dirty Rice
- 1 lb smoked sausage, chopped
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup undiluted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 (2.8-oz) can French fried onions
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, cook smoked sausage until starting to brown. Add dirty rice mix and water called for on the package. Prepare dirty rice according to package directions.
- Remove dirty rice and sausage from heat. Stir in cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and parmesan cheese.
- Spread rice mixture into prepared baking dish. Top casserole with onions.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- Need Gluten-free Cream of Chicken Soup? You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can make in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later.
- To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
- Can use turkey smoked sausage.
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Winner, winner, both the teenager and I loved it!
I made this recipe on 02/26/2022 and it was amazing. The entire family loved it! We will definitely make this one again. This first time, I made it just like the recipe. Definitely recommend!
I’m going to do a seafood version with shrimp, crawfish and lump crab. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Easy recipe. I added milk & lemon to help with the saltiness & topped with cheese, instead of french onions. Recipe was still a little to salty for my liking. Next time i will use shrimp, instead of sausage.
Made this the other night and it was a big hit. I added a T cajun seasoning before throwing it in the oven cause it was a bit plain, and made it in my dutch oven so I wouldn’t have to transfer it to another dish. The husband asked for it to go in our regular rotation and I’m definitely okay with that
Loved this! I used the 12oz dirty rice and adjusted the other ingredients accordingly. I used Cajun andouille sausage to add some spice and a rotisserie chicken because I’m lazy 😂! It was so easy and it was delicious!
Made this and it was delicious!! I did add a can of hot green chili’s to it because we like spicy.
My family loves this!!!
The entire family loved this recipe. Easy and delicious!! Thanks!!
I tired this casserole last week. It was aMaZiNg! Both my husband and I loved it. 🙂