garlic shrimp and cheesy grits

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• 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.