Funeral Grits
Created by TxGriffLover on October 24, 2011
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 45m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #1251
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted (plus more for the dish)
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups milk, whole
- 1 cup grits, stone-ground (or coarse ground grits)
- Coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated (sharp cheddar cheese, about 6 ounces)
- 4 eggs, large (lightly beaten)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350º. Butter a large casserole
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Step 2: In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the water and milk and bring to a boil over med-high heat. Stir in the grits and return to a boil. Season with salt & pepper.
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Step 3: Decrease the heat to low, and simmer until creamy and thick, 45-60 minutes. Remove from heat. Add the cheese and 2 T butter. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt & pepper and stir to combine.
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Step 4: Add the eggs, cayenne, jalapeno, and green onions and stir well. Spoon the mixture into the prepared casserole. Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove to a rack to cool slightly before serving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (238.8 g)
- Calories 192.4
- Total Fat - 10.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.8 g
- Cholesterol - 133.9 mg
- Sodium - 2712.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 4.6 g
- Protein - 14.5 g
- Calcium - 390.3 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg