Meat Lovers Super Creamy Jailhouse Rice Recipe Is a Comfort Food Favorite Casseroles Dinner Side Dishes Beef Pork Grains Budget

If you've never had jailhouse rice before, let us highly recommend it. A variation of the traditional Cajun-style dirty rice, jailhouse rice is a creamy rice casserole recipe that's full of ground beef and sausage. It's a simple southern recipe for meat lovers that tastes like the south in your mouth, and it's a comfort food favorite. 

This hearty ground beef recipe starts in a skillet, then is finished in the oven. What a fun way to change up your dinner routine! The creamy rice dish is made with ground beef, sausage, onion, celery, garlic powder, chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup and white rice. The two soups are what make this rice casserole super creamy. 

This easy Jailhouse rice casserole recipe can be served as a main dish for dinner or as a side dish with your favorite proteins. Rock on!

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound Italian sausage (bulk or remove it from the casings)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 10 ounces (1 can) cream of mushroom soup
• 10 ounces (1 can) cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups white rice (uncooked)

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• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Skillet
• Salt and Pepper
• Baking Dishes
• Mixing Bowl
• Nonstick Cooking Spray
• Airtight Containers
• Kitchen Towels
• 13x9-inch Baking Pan

Recipe Notes

• If you're not a fan of Italian sausage, you could double the ground meat instead.
• Instead of ground beef, you could use ground chicken, pork or turkey.
• Instead of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup, you also could use cream of celery or cream of broccoli soup. 
• Instead of chicken broth, you also could use vegetable, turkey or beef broth.
• To reduce sodium, use low-sodium soups and broth.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave or oven.

Here's how to make it:

1. Cook the ground beef and sausage in a large skillet or saucepan, breaking up the meat as it cooks, until cooked through and browned. Remove to a plate.
2. To the same skillet, add the onions and celery. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Put the meat back into the pan. 
3. Add the chicken broth, both soups, garlic powder and rice. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Mix well. 
4. Pour into a 13x9-inch baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil. 
5. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 35 to 40 minutes. Uncover and bake about 10 to 15 minutes more. 
6. Allow to cool a few minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 234

Total Fat: 15.9g

Saturated Fat: 3.1g

Cholesterol: 34mg

Sodium: 808mg

Total Carbohydrate: 21.9g

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g

Total Sugars: 1.9g

Protein: 11.4g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 24mg

Iron: 7mg

Potassium: 211mg

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