Beef / Pork

Brats in Dirty Rice is for Dinner.

Brats in Dirty Rice takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Brats in Dirty Rice takes 80 minutes to cook.

Brats in Dirty Rice makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Brats in Dirty Rice are:

2 cups of rice
16 oz. pkg of beer brats
16 oz. of ground venison (extra lean ground beef can be substituted)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 15 oz. can black beans
1 15 oz. can dark read kidney beans
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes with chilies
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon cumin (ground)
1 tablespoon Hungarian smoked paprika
4 teaspoon of chicken flavored soup base

Here is how you make Brats in Dirty Rice:

Brown the venison in a cast iron skillet and set aside. Cut the brats into bite-sized chunks and brown in the same skillet. When the brats are just about ready, add the onion and continue cooking to the onions begin to look translucent. Add the venison to this and mix well. Put this mixture into stock pot.Using a 2 quart measuring cup and a strainer, strain the kidney and black beans, and the diced tomatoes, reserving the juice. Put the tomatoes and beans into the stockpot with the meat and onions. Add enough water to the bean and tomato juice to get 5 cups of liquid. Add the chicken soup base to this and mix well. Add the liquid to the stockpot.Heat to simmering.While the stockpot is heating up, brown the 2 cups of rice in the cast iron skillet. (medium high heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning or popping the rice) By the time the rice has a nice golden brown tint, the pot should be simmering. Add the rice to the stockpot. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and stir it up.Heat to a boil. Then, turn heat to the lowest setting, cover and cook for approximately 45 minutes. After the 45 minutes, it should be ready.Serving Size: makes 16 one cup servingsNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TOODLES40.

The nutritional information for Brats in Dirty Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 220.0

• Total Fat: 9.8 g
• Cholesterol: 21.0 mg
• Sodium: 915.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 14.7 g