An easy recipe for a Southern favorite!
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Ingredients
Grits
- 2 cups water
- 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup regular grits not quick cook (though I've used them and they do work)
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or other hot sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Shrimp
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 lb medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth low sodium
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice I use bottled if I don't have fresh
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
Ingredients
Grits
Shrimp
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Instructions
- Bring first 4 ingredients (Grits) to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually whisk in grits; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until thickened; add cheddar cheese and next 4 ingredients; set aside but keep warm.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon and drain on paper towels, reserve 1 tablespoon of drippings in skillet; crumble bacon and set aside.
- Sprinkle shrimp with pepper and salt; dredge in flour.
- Saute mushrooms in hot bacon drippings in skillet 5 minutes, or until tender; add green onions and saute 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp and garlic and saute 2 minutes or until shrimp are lightly brown.
- Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice and hot sauce and cook 2 more minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from skillet.
- Divide grits into 4 large, shallow soup bowls; divide shrimp mixture into four servings and place on top of grits; top each serving with crumbled bacon and serve with lemon wedges.
Recipe Notes
Stacy's Notes:
- We love this dish!
- You can add bell pepper if you like.
- I prefer to use fresh mushrooms, but was out the day I made this (and filmed for the Youtube channel) so I used canned.
- I usually use quick cook grits rather than regular (because I keep those on hand), just cook your grits according to package directions (using the ingredients listed here).
- You can cut this in half for two people, or double it for more. It takes a little extra time, but it is SO worth it!
- Enjoy!
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