CHEESE SHRIMP GRITS RECIPES

CHEESY SHRIMP AND GRITS RECIPE | MYRECIPES

Cheesy Shrimp and Grits Recipe | MyRecipes image

This quick and easy shrimp and grits recipe will wow your family as a weeknight meal or impress guests at a dinner party. The vein of the shrimp runs along the back of the shrimp, just below the surface, and is actually the digestive tract. It won't cause you harm to eat, but can taste gritty (and you definitely don't want that), so it's best to remove it. To see how to do so, click here.

Provided by Julia Dowling Rutland

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups chicken broth
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, chopped
2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
6 green onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced

Steps:

Bring chicken broth to a boil over medium-high heat; stir in grits. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in salt and next 3 ingredients. Set aside, and keep warm.
Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon from pan.
Cook shrimp in same pan over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until almost pink, stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice and next 4 ingredients, and cook 3 minutes. Stir in bacon.
Spoon grits onto individual plates or into shallow bowls; top with shrimp mixture. Serve immediately.

MOMMA'S SHRIMP AND CHEESE GRITS RECIPE | ALLRECIPES

Momma's Shrimp and Cheese Grits Recipe | Allrecipes image

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.

Provided by NOLAMom

Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Grits

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3?? cups water
? 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®)

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 419.4 calories, CarbohydrateContent 6.8 g, CholesterolContent 260 mg, FatContent 32.4 g, FiberContent 0.3 g, ProteinContent 25.4 g, SaturatedFatContent 19.8 g, SodiumContent 990.6 mg, SugarContent 2.7 g

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