Old Bay Cheddar Grits
Created by JostLori on March 6, 2017
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #25740
Ingredients
- 12 ounces andouille sausage (cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices)
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup quick-cooking grits
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese (WHITE, shredded about 1 cup)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley leaves, minced (for garnish)
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, stirring often, until browned in places, about 4 minutes. Add bell pepper and garlic and cook, stirring often, until vegetables soften, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and salt and cook, stirring often, until tomatoes burst, about 4 minutes. Add butter and cook, stirring constantly, until melted. Cover to keep warm.
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Step 2: Meanwhile, bring 2 2/3 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan. Whisk in grits and cook, whisking often, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add cheese and Old Bay and cook, whisking constantly, until cheese melts.
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Step 3: Serve grits topped with andouille mixture and parsley.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (194.7 g)
- Calories 479.1
- Total Fat - 33 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.5 g
- Cholesterol - 72.9 mg
- Sodium - 1131.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 1.7 g
- Protein - 20.8 g
- Calcium - 285 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 16.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg