Momma's Shrimp and Cheese Grits recipe

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Ingredients

3 ⅓ cups water
⅔ cup uncooked grits
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter
½ teaspoon minced garlic
2 green onions, diced
1 (16 ounce) package frozen shrimp, peeled and deveined - thawed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 pinches cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup butter
¾ cup cubed processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®)

Nutrition Info

419.4 calories
carbohydrate: 6.8 g
cholesterol: 260 mg
fat: 32.4 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 25.4 g
saturatedFat: 19.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 990.6 mg
sugar: 2.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, stir grits and salt into the boiling water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer grits until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.

  2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a pan over medium heat, cook and stir garlic until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in green onions, cooking until green onions are wilted, another 4 minutes.

  3. Mix shrimp into the garlic and green onions and cook until shrimp are firm and pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

  4. Just before serving, mix 1/4 cup butter into the cooked grits, followed by processed cheese. Mix thoroughly until creamy and cheese is melted. Season with salt and black pepper.

  5. Place grits in a bowl, top with the shrimp, and pour pan sauce over shrimp and grits to serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I have tried a number of shrimp and grits recipes, but have not found one I really like. So I decided to experiment a bit and created a simple but delicious recipe that will surely please the taste buds. In New Orleans we like our cayenne pepper, so use less if you don't like so much heat.

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