Main Dishes

Shrimp and Sharp Cheddar Cheese Grits

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Luscious shrimp (that you can make as spicy as you choose) over creamy, cheesy grits. Good Southern style comfort food!

4
2 slices bacon
1 pound raw shrimp, unpeeled, medium size
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
2 cups fresh spinach, firmly packed
Roma tomato, chopped
Sharp Cheddar Cheese Grits (also posted on my recipes)
1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 10 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tsp. drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon. 2. Peel shrimp; devein, if needed. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper; dredge in flour. 3. Sauté mushrooms in hot bacon drippings and oil in skillet for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add green onions, and sauté 2 more minutes. Add shrimp and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes, or until shrimp are lightly browned. 4. Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice, and hot sauce, and cook 2 more minutes, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. 5. Add spinach and cook until slightly wilted. 6. Spoon shrimp mixture over hot Sharp Cheddar Cheese Grits; sprinkle with crumbled bacon and chopped Roma tomatoes.
Nutritions

Calories
216

Sodium
1062mg
44% DV

Fat
8g
12% DV

Protein
19g
38% DV

Carbs
11g
4% DV

Fiber
3g
12% DV