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Cheese Grits Casserole. Grits aren't just for breakfast. Mix with cheese, chicken stock, half and half and a little bit from cayenne pepper. A great Southern side dish.
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Cheese Grits Casserole

The original post was published March 2011.  I've updated the embarrassingly bad photographs and made the recipe instructions more clear.  I didn't change the recipe ingredients.  They were then, and still remain, perfect.
Author: Jackie Garvin

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked grits
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • A couple shakes of Tabasco sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Add butter, milk, stock, garlic powder and 1 cup of cheese to grits. Stir until smooth and heated well. Temper the eggs by adding some of the hot grits mixture, then add the egg mixture to the pot. Add Tabasco sauce and mix well. Pour into greased casserole dish .
  • Top with remaining cheese and bake for one hour at 350 degrees , or until the casserole is set.
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