Medium Dinner

Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp

Name: Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 39 min
Total time: 61 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 0.75 cups uncooked grits; 6 ounces garlic-flavored processed cheese , cubed; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic , minced; 1 tomato , diced; 2 pounds fresh shrimp , peeled and deveined; ½ lemon , juiced; salt to taste

Total Time

1h 1m

22m prep · 39m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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These cheese grits with shrimp are my version of a South Carolina coastal specialty. It will make a grits lover out of anyone!

Ingredients

0.75 cups uncooked grits
6 ounces garlic-flavored processed cheese , cubed
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic , minced
1 tomato , diced
2 pounds fresh shrimp , peeled and deveined
½ lemon , juiced
salt to taste

Instructions

1

Cook grits according to package directions. Stir in cubed cheese and cayenne pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
2

Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic and tomato in hot butter-oil mixture until tomato begins to soften. Stir in shrimp and lemon juice. Sauté until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque. Season with salt.
3

Spread warm grits on a serving platter and cover with shrimp mixture.