Folly Island Shrimp and Grits

More sharing options

Share on Twitter

4.5 of 5 (4)

Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 591.1

Total Fat: 31.4 g
Cholesterol: 522.3 mg
Sodium: 1,492.4 mg
Total Carbs: 20.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 55.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Folly Island Shrimp and Grits calories by ingredient

Introduction

Sinfully good Sinfully good

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

2.5 cups canned low-salt chicken broth

4 tablespoons (.5) stick butter

.75 cup quick-cooking white grits

3 tablespoons lite cream cheese

2 tablespoons half and half

.5 cup chopped green onions

1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Directions

Combine chicken broth and 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medioum saucepan and bring to boil. Stir in grits. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix cream cheese and half and half into grits. Cover and simmer mixture until almost all liquid has evaporated and grits are tender, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes. Stir in green onions. Remove from heat.

Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and saute just until shrimp are cooked throught, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Remove skillet from heat. Spoon grits ontion center of plate. Top with shrimp and drizzle with lime butter from skillet.

Recipe from Bon Appetite. Serves 2 ( I usually get 3-4 servings because the recipe is so rich).

Suggestion: serve with sauted or steamed asparagus.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOTIVATEDONE.