Lowcountry Shrimp and Cheese Grits

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 326.5

Total Fat: 14.2 g
Cholesterol: 18.6 mg
Sodium: 502.1 mg
Total Carbs: 39.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 10.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lowcountry Shrimp and Cheese Grits calories by ingredient

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 c polenta (or yellow grits or cornmeal)

16 oz. Fat free half and half

16 oz. water

2 tbsp EVOO

1 tsp unsalted butter

1 sm onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1/2 c Shredded Parmesan Cheese or other cheese

Directions

1) In a medium saucepan, bring half and half and water to a boil. With liquid boiling, sprinkle in polenta while stirring liquid. Stir in salt and keep stirring until entire mixture boils again. Reduce heat to maintain a steady simmer and cover. Stir every few minutes until thick and tender (traditionally polenta is stirred constantly while cooking--go ahead and do this if you like, but it's not absolutely necessary). This will take about 7 minutes. Turn off heat add cheese, stir and cover with lid while preparing shrimp.
2) Meanwhile, heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until tender, then toss in shrimp. Season with salt and pepper, and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink. Stir shrimp mixture into grits, and continue cooking for a few minutes. Or you can place the cheese polenta on plate and top with the shrimp. Serve hot.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHUCKLES0719.