Garlic Shrimp and Cheesy Grits |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Shrimp cooked with garlic and onion are served over garlic cheese grits. This is a dish for garlic lovers. Serve with garlic bread, or your preference of bread. Ingredients:
2 cups chicken broth |
1 cup milk |
1 teaspoon minced garlic |
1 cup quick-cooking grits |
6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese |
salt and ground black pepper to taste |
1 tablespoon butter |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
1 onion, chopped |
2 teaspoons minced garlic |
1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined |
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste |
Directions:
1. 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.
2. Remove from heat and thoroughly mix in Cheddar cheese; season with salt and black pepper. Set grits aside and keep warm.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Serve grits in a large serving bowl topped with shrimp mixture.
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