Ingredients
- 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup uncooked old-fashioned grits
- 1 cup Kerrygold shredded cheddar cheese
- SHRIMP:
- 8 thick-sliced bacon strips, chopped
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon Cajun or blackened seasoning
- 4 green onions, chopped
Reviews
I have made this recipe for 2 different parties and all of them loved it. My brother still talks about these grits months later.
I just made this recipe tonight and it was perfect!! I thought I was back in NOLA at my favorite restaurant!! I did alter the recipe slightly (used only 4 slices of regular sliced bacon and a tablespoon of minced garlic) and it still came out great.
I doubled the recipe. Kind of anticipated the salt content would be too much, so I backed off a bit. Added parsley
I have not made this yet but I am planning to very shortly as this recipe sounds heavenly. But I do have a couple questions that hopefully someone can answer. Can you use whole milk instead of the 2% milk? And for those using andouille sausage, how much did you use and did you still add the bacon? Thanks.
You can sub water for the broth. But recipe is great. To make gravy is to use tablespoon of flour after the shrimp is half way done. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add 1/4 milk and 1/4 water. Stir in, cover, and let it cook for 2 minutes.
Followed recipe, leaving out bacon. None on hand! Have ordered shrimp
I made it for the First time ever
Let me make it simple. If this is the first shrimp and grits recipe you found, look no further. If it’s not your first, make it your last. Absolute best recipe!! Sometimes I add andouille sausage but it is fabulous with or without!!
Excellent recipe. I had to make some tweaks based on the ingredients I had on hand but it was great.
DR4296, I saw a similar recipe on another site and the bacon was added to the shrimp mixture. :)