Cheesy Grits And Shrimp

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup grits (not instant)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese (with or without peppers)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1 1/2 lbs shrimp (peeled and cooked)
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes (drained)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 prepare grits in broth and salt according to package.
• 2 reserve a 1/4 cup of both cheeses for topping and combine the rest.
• 3 in large fry pan saute onion, garlic, and bell pepper in the butter.
• 4 add to grits (after grits are prepared).
• 5 combine rotel, shrimp, 1/4 salt with grits.
• 6 pour into a 2-quart casserole; sprinkle with reserved cheese.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 30-45 minutes. let stand for 5 minutes and then serve.
• 8 note: this is rather spicy and i don't handle "hot" to well, so i also tried it with diced tomatoes and not rotel. it was okay, but to me better with the rotel.