Cheese (& Pumpkin) Grits

Name: Cheese (& Pumpkin) Grits Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 6 cups water; 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 1/2 cups grits; 1 pound Velveeta light cubed; 3 eggs beaten; 1 cup canned pumpkin

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 90

Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

6 cups water1/2 cup butter1 1/2 tsp. salt1 1/2 cups grits1 pound Velveeta light, cubed3 eggs, beaten1 cup canned pumpkin

Directions

In a large pan, bring water, salt and butter to a boil. Once it is boiling, add the grits while stirring and cook until the mixture is thick. When it is thick, add the eggs and Velveeta and stir until the cheese is melted. Towards the end, it is best to stir with a whisk until you are sure the lumps of Velveeta are gone. Stir in pumpkin. Pour into a greased, 9x13 pan. Bake for 90 minutes at 250 degrees. I do this in a crockpot on low at Thanksgiving so my oven is available for my other side dishes that need a higher temperature. This makes about 24 half cup servings. It's cheesy, delicious, and my kids don't know I've hidden a vegetable in it. I am experimenting to lower the amount of butter which I expect to be successful.

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNYCHERIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 98.5
Total Fat: 6.5 g
Cholesterol: 44.6 mg
Sodium: 510.4 mg
Total Carbs: 5.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 4.8 g

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Member Reviews

MARYTEX
Very tasty & easy to make. I used less butter...1/4 cup...and next time will 1/2 that again to 2 T. May experiment with cheeses, too. I used the 1 cup pumpkin called for & didn't taste the pumpkin in the final product. Next time I'll use the whole can. May try adding a little cayenne or paprika. - 11/30/10
SPACECOASTGIRL
what's the history on this dish! I love grits with anything and my daughter loves pumpkins and we have some growing right now in the garden! - 4/14/09
CARNEY8
Butter? All that salt? THREE eggs? And Velveeta, even tho' it's LIGHT????
How in the sam hill is this "healthful?"
I enjoy grits but I wouldn't touch this recipe with a ten-foot pole...or walking stick! - 11/22/07

Reply from JENNYCHERIE (6/30/08)
The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter--for 24 servings. That's approximately 2 teaspoons of butter per serving. The original recipe (before I modified it to make it healthier) called for 1 1/2 cups but I cut it back significantly & made other changes to make a bad recipe better.
KTLASERS
I'm very excited about this recipe! - 11/1/07
CRAIGEMOEN
Sounds great! I love grits! - 11/1/07