Creamy Southern Garlic Cheese Grits
Recipe: #25566
February 05, 2017
Categories: Beverages, Southern, One-Pot Meal, Gluten-Free No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (360.4 g)
- Calories 407.6
- Total Fat - 22.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.8 g
- Cholesterol - 67.5 mg
- Sodium - 1058.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 34.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 0.8 g
- Protein - 19.4 g
- Calcium - 536 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Melt the butter in pot.
Step 2
Finely mince the garlic and add it to the melted butter, cooking just until tender.
Step 3
Add water.
Step 4
Just as the water is about to boil, turn down to medium and stir in the cream.
Step 5
Add the salt,and pepper.
Step 6
And then slowly add in the grits, stirring with a whisk constantly the entire time you are adding them in.
Step 7
When the grits begin to bubble, turn heat down to a medium low simmer, and continue cooking, stirring often, until mixture is thickened and creamy, about 5 minutes
Step 8
Stir in the cheese.
Step 9
Cook the grits only long enough for the cheese to melt. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Step 10
Serve with a couple dashes of hot sauce if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.