Ks Fabulous Cheesy Shrimp Grits Recipe 475

CHEESY SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a pot. Add salt and pepper. Stir in grits; reduce heat and let simmer until water is absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Cheddar cheese and butter.
• Rinse shrimp and pat dry.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Heat remaining bacon grease in the skillet over medium heat. Cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Add bacon, scallions, parsley, garlic, and lemon juice. Saute for 3 minutes.
• Spoon grits into a serving bowl. Add shrimp mixture and mix well. Serve immediately.

K'S FABULOUS CHEESY SHRIMP & GRITS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Bring 4 cups chicken broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a large saucepan; stir in grits. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20-25 minutes, stirring often. Stir together grits, 3/4 cup Cheddar jack cheese, and Colby-Monterey Jack cheese. Mix olive oil and 2 T.butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add shrimp and sprinkle with desired amount of Creole Seasoning; cook a few minutes until almost done; remove from skillet. In same skillet saute green onions, bell peppers, and garlic, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender; remove. Heat remaining T. of butter and add smoked sausage; sauté until lightly browned; remove. Stir together green onion mixture, grits mixture, sausage, shrimp, diced tomatoes, salt & pepper. Pour into a lightly greased 2-3 quart baking dish. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar jack cheese Bake for about 40 min. Let stand 10-15 min.

GARLIC SHRIMP AND CHEESY GRITS

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth, milk, and 1 teaspoon garlic to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in grits, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and thoroughly mix in Cheddar cheese; season with salt and black pepper. Set grits aside and keep warm.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 teaspoons garlic until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir shrimp into onion mixture and cook until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent in the center, about 5 more minutes. Stir in hot pepper sauce.
• Serve grits in a large serving bowl topped with shrimp mixture.

SHRIMP AND CREAMY CHEESY GRITS

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook two slices of bacon over medium heat until crisp, remove bacon from skillet, roughly chop. Wipe skillet clean and set aside to use later for the shrimp.
• In a medium to large sauce pan bring chicken broth to a boil, add grits and reduce heat to low. Cover and let grits simmer for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When grits have absorbed the liquid add cream cheese, shredded cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir mixture well, cover and remove from heat.
• Place shrimp in a large plastic bag or mixing bowl, add Old Bay, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and smoked paprika and toss until shrimp is coated.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add shrimp and cook 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp is pink and tender.
• To assemble the shrimp and grits add a heaping serving of grits to two shallow bowls. Top with shrimp, chopped green onions, chopped bacon and additional pepper.

SHRIMP & CHEESY GRITS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, over medium heat, add the milk and butter.
• Season with salt and white pepper.
• Bring the liquid to a boil.
• Slowly stir in the grits.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and continue to cook for about 1 hour or until the grits are tender and creamy, stirring every 10 minutes to prevent the grits from sticking.
• Add some water during the cooking process if the liquid evaporates too much.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese.
• Re-season with salt and white pepper if needed.
• Set aside and keep warm.
• In a sauté pan, over medium heat, heat the oil.
• Add the sausage and render for 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
• Season the shrimp with salt and black pepper.
• Add the shrimp and continue to sauté for 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the sherry.
• Place the pan back over the heat and flame the sherry, (optional- I'm chicken so I just allow it to boil for a minute) shaking the pan back and forth several times until the flame dies out.
• Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside.
• Add the stock and bring the liquid to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and mound in the butter.
• Add the shrimp back to the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in 2 teaspoons of the parsley.
• To serve, spoon the grits in the center of each shallow bowl.
• Spoon the shrimp mixture over the grits.
• **Note:For shrimp stock, when I fix boiled shrimp I save the liquid for this recipe.
• I also use the quick cooking grits and adjust the quantities to those listed on the box.

EASY CHEESY SHRIMP & GRITS

Steps:

• Boil shrimp. Use Old Bay seasoning in water to add additional flavor. 3-5 minutes in boiling water is usually plenty of time. Overcooking makes them tough. Set shrimp aside.
• Boil 3 cups water. Add grits, reduce heat to medium=low and cover. Cook 5-7 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Add remaining ingredients to grits and stir to melt cheese.
• Dish grits into individual bowls and top with shrimp.