Grits a Ya Ya

Name: Grits a Ya Ya
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 3 ½ cups chicken stock; ¾ cup old fashioned grits; ¼ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed; 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese; ¼ cup butter; 8 slices bacon, chopped; 1 tablespoon minced shallot; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 splash white wine; 3 tablespoons butter; 🍤 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 cups chopped spinach; 1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms; ¼ cup sliced green onions; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 dash hot pepper sauce; 🧂 Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cost $20, save $15

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
6 Servings
$20

Grits a Ya Ya

Cost $20, save $15

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
6 Servings
$20

INGREDIENTS

Base Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups chicken stock
- ¾ cup old fashioned grits
- ¼ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed
- 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese
Sauce Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 splash white wine
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 🍤 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- 1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- 🧂 Salt and ground black pepper to taste

STEPS

Bring chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.

Slowly pour grits into stock while stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer until grits are tender and thick, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in heavy cream to thin out the grits. Stir in Gouda cheese and butter until melted and smooth.

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat; cook until bacon fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.

Stir in shallot and garlic; cook and stir until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes.

Pour in white wine and stir in butter, cooking and stirring until butter has melted.

Drop shrimp in the skillet; cook and stir until they are bright pink on the outside, about 3 minutes.

Stir in spinach, mushrooms, and green onions; cook and stir until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes.

Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon.

Stir in heavy cream to the sauce. Simmer until the cream is reduced by about a third, about 10 minutes. Season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper.

Return shrimp to the skillet to heat through.

Serve shrimp and sauce over the prepared grits.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

839

Calories

30
Protein
22
Carbs
71
Fats

💡 Use smoked Gouda cheese for a distinct, rich flavor.Cook the grits slowly and stir constantly to prevent clumping.Adjust the seasoning of the shrimp sauce with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to match your taste preferences.