Shrimp and Cheesy Grits with Bacon



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Prep Time:
30 mins

Cook Time:
30 mins

Total Time:
1 hr

Servings:
4


Ingredients

  • 1 ½cupschicken broth
  • 1 ½cupsevaporated milk
  • ¾cupquick-cooking grits
  • ½teaspoonsalt
  • 1cupshredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1cupchopped raw bacon
  • 2tablespoonsbacon drippings
  • 1pounduncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½cupdiced green bell pepper
  • ½cupdiced onion
  • 1tablespoonshredded Cheddar cheese, or as desired

  • Directions

    Pour chicken broth and evaporated milk into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in grits and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer grits, stirring often, until thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese until melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.

    Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in the hot skillet until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from the skillet.

    Return the skillet to medium heat. Cook and stir shrimp, bell pepper, and onion in hot bacon drippings until shrimp are bright pink and no longer translucent inside and bell pepper is tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir cooked bacon into shrimp mixture.

    Spread grits into a serving dish, top with shrimp mixture, and garnish with 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    446 Calories
    24g Fat
    17g Carbs
    39g Protein

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