Creamy Southern Shrimp and Cheese Grits
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Creamy Southern Shrimp and Cheese Grits

1. Water - 3 ½ cups
2. Quick-cooking grits - 1 cup
3. Farmers cheese - 3 ounces
4. Goat cheese - 2 ounces
5. American cheese - 1 slice
6. Butter - 2 tablespoons
7. Vegetable oil - 2 teaspoons
8. Tomato, diced - 1 large
9. Green onions, sliced - 2
10. Garlic, minced - 1 clove
11. Bacon drippings, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon
12. Fresh shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed - 1 pound
13. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pound
14. Half-and-half, or more to taste - ¼ cup
15. Dry sherry - 1 tablespoon
16. Green onion (green tops only), sliced - 1

How to cook deliciously - Creamy Southern Shrimp and Cheese Grits

1. Stage

Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan and slowly whisk in grits; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened and tender, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir farmers cheese, goat cheese, and American cheese into grits until cheese has melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.

2. Stage

Melt butter with vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir tomato, 2 green onions, and garlic in the hot skillet until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in bacon drippings until combined. Cook and stir shrimp with vegetables until bright pink, about 5 minutes; season to taste with salt and black pepper.

3. Stage

Mix grits into shrimp mixture and stir in half-and-half until smooth. Simmer the mixture to blend flavors, about 5 minutes, and add sherry. Simmer 3 more minutes before adjusting salt and black pepper. Garnish with sliced green tops of 1 green onion before serving.