Cheesy, Cajun Style Southern Shrimp and Grits | Easy & Quick Recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be more affordable.

Start by rendering down the cajun sausage and country ham in a skillet until browned.

Add unsalted butter to the skillet.

Incorporate crushed garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Add heirloom tomatoes and roast them slightly in the skillet, breaking them up as they soften.

Add gulf shrimp to the skillet and cook until they turn pink and opaque, being careful not to overcook them.

Prepare the grits by boiling heavy cream and water with salt in a pot, then add sugar grits and cook for about 20-30 minutes until creamy.

Serve the grits in a bowl topped with the shrimp mixture.

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