Cheese Grits
May 10, 2024 12:14 PM
The Creamiest Cheese Grits Recipe Ever – Our best southern grits are loaded with cheese and butter for the most incredibly creamy and super cheesy grits recipe! Enjoy for breakfast or as silky, savory dinner side dish with your favorite proteins.
“Kiss my grits!“
If you’re a Southerner, you’ve surely heard or uttered this phrase at least once in your life. If you haven’t, well, then bless your heart!
Typically used as a sassy expression akin to “kiss my you-know-what,” the saying can also be playfully used by savvy chefs who know how to make the creamiest, cheesiest, absolutely best smack-your-mama-good grits.
Loaded with cheese, served in a large bowl, and topped with more cheese, the Creamiest Cheese Grits just beg to be dug into with a big spoon. Don’t be surprised if family and guests want to kiss the cook after you serve this grits recipe!
Ingredients:
- 3 cups milk 2% or whole
- 2 cups water
- 1 ¼ cups old fashioned corn grits (coarse white cornmeal)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (or I like half cheddar and half pepper jack)
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
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