Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish that combines white rice with chicken livers and/or pork sausage, bell peppers, onions, celery, and seasoning. Here we’ve made a “lighter” version by substituting the white rice for brown rice and ground turkey and turkey kielbasa (sausage) in place of the livers and pork.

Start by preparing the brown rice (I used low sodium chicken broth in place of the water). While the brown rice is cooking, “dry roast” the chopped kielbasa on a hot, dry skillet until browned. Remove the kielbasa from the skillet and place on a paper towel. Then cook the ground turkey in the same skillet until just browned. Set aside. Saute diced onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic, creole seasoning, dried thyme, and a dash of cayenne in a pot until tender, then add in the ground turkey. Pour in about a half cup of chicken stock and allow it to cook until almost evaporated, then fold in the kielbasa and brown rice. Salt to taste and garnish with fresh parsley.