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Rice Dressing Recipe

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By Rosie Published: October 11, 2018 Updated: October 22, 2023
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The best darn rice dressing, made easy. Also called a mild dirty rice!

Delicious rice dressing recipe prepared by Rosie

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  1. Scroll down for my rice dressing recipe, and don’t forget to share this recipe on Pinterest!
  2. Rice Dressing Recipe


 

Hey folks! It was requested that I made some good old fashioned rice dressing. Some people are unfamiliar with “rice dressing” simply because most people refer to this dish as dirty rice. Well let me clear that up a bit. In the past I’ve shared a few “dirty rice” recipe, however they are shortcut recipes. Meaning, I didn’t use a lot of ingredients for true authentic dirty rice, simply because I wasn’t sure if people were truly ready for that dish yet. True southern dirty rice is spicy. It’s spicy with a lot of ingredients that some people just can’t handle. I’m talking lots of red pepper flakes, gizzards, chicken livers, and more spiciness.  If ya’ll are ready for the real deal dirty rice, let me know. BUT until then, let me show you how to make some bomb rice dressing, which is like the cousin to dirty rice.

Rice dressing prepared in a skillet

Rice dressing is extremely similar to dirty rice. We still use the rice, chicken livers, and chicken gizzards. We even add the bell peppers, and onions. What we don’t add is the heat. This is a mild rice dressing recipe. However if you’d like to add some heat to this rice dressing you can!

This easy rice dressing recipe packs tons of flavor in one skillet.

Scroll down for my rice dressing recipe, and don’t forget to share this recipe on Pinterest!

How to make southern rice dressing - an easy traditional southern rice dressing recipe from I Heart Recipes

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Rice Dressing Recipe

This delicious southern rice dressing recipe is a perfect side dish for a family dinner.
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Rice Dressing
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked white or brown rice made prior
  • 1/4 lb chicken gizzards
  • 1/4 lb chicken livers
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 medium bell peppers, diced I used red and green
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 2 1/2 tsp creole seasoning
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp ground black or white pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 lb cooked shredded chicken

Instructions

  • Drizzle the oil in a large pan, then turn the heat to medium.
  • Season the gizzards and livers with kosher salt and pepper.
  • Next, once the oil is nice and hot, add in the gizzard, and cook until done.
  • Once the gizzards are done, remove them from the pan and add in the chicken livers, and cook until done.
  • Once the chicken, and gizzards are done, finely chop them then set to the side.
  • Now toss the chopped onions, celery, and peppers into the pan and fry until they are tender.
  • Now add the gizzards and livers back into the pan, and mix until everything is well combined.
  • Toss in the chicken, and fold the ingredients.
  • Pour in the chicken broth, then mix the ingredients.
  • Now add in the rice, and sprinkle in the creole seasoning, and garlic powder.
  • Let everything cook for abut 10 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off, and serve!

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  1. Karen says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:55 pm

    5 stars
    I am going to try this next week

    Reply
  2. Margaret Sordahl says

    October 11, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    Anxious to try some of those yummy looking recipes!

    Reply
  3. Davie Parker says

    October 14, 2018 at 6:00 am

    Please send me recipe for pig feet

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      October 14, 2018 at 5:05 pm

      Sorry. Recipes are not individually sent upon request.

      Reply
  4. M. Shanelle says

    December 4, 2018 at 10:26 am

    5 stars
    Hi! I LOVE your site! My Great Grandma used to make rice dressing when I was a little girl. Have you ever heard of it having oysters in it? I sent to try your recipe but dont know what type of oysters to add. Just curious to know if you have any suggestions.

    Peace and Blessings to you and your family

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      December 6, 2018 at 3:31 pm

      Hi Shanelle. I never put oysters in this dressing, so I can’t give my input. Sorry hun!

      Reply
  5. Bernadette Kimbrough says

    March 13, 2019 at 7:45 am

    I needed some new receipts. Thank You

    Reply
  6. Benton C Lambert says

    July 13, 2019 at 3:04 pm

    This food is delicious I know it is I missed this kind of food boudin and everything

    Reply
  7. Tamar Smith says

    September 29, 2021 at 6:05 am

    It’s time for you to drop that authentic dirty rice recipe that brings all the heat, cousin!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 30, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      I think you’re right!

      Reply
      • Nikki says

        October 26, 2021 at 8:06 pm

        5 stars
        Yes please drop the dirty rice recipe cousin Rosie

        Reply
  8. Danielle Guidry says

    November 14, 2021 at 8:15 am

    5 stars
    Yes lawd this recipe right here is bomb Thanksgiving ain’t Thanksgiving if you don’t have rice dressing Hey cousin Rosie do you have a seafood rice dressing recipe?

    Reply
  9. Cheroa says

    November 14, 2021 at 11:21 am

    5 stars
    This looks DELICIOUS just like all of your recipes! I’d love the recipe to dirty rice. We can definitely handle it in this Gullah family!

    Reply
  10. CLIFF TIGERT says

    March 20, 2024 at 4:22 pm

    5 stars
    This Southern Rice Dressing recipe is to die for, I think I used 3 stalks of celery because that is what this white boy had. This seems to be a cross between Cajun Dirty rice and a dressing for Thanksgiving to go with the turkey. Way better than the dirty rice of Popeye’s and mouth watering for any soul food such as smothered pork chops and smothered Ox Tails. I just had a Pinterest Cajun seasoning mix and it flavored it well and am looking forward to your seasoning mix. Soul food and southern cooking is what I was brought up on in East Texas. I lived about a mile from where Earl Campbell lived, although about 4 years older than the Tyler Rose.

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