Bahamian Breakfast Staple | Tuna and Grits | Easy Step-By-Step Recipe

fresh tuna

🥗Healthier: seared tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and widely available.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Water can be used to reduce costs while still cooking grits.

Boil 1 and 1/2 cups of water in a pot and salt it generously with about 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt.

Once boiling, add grits to the water, ensuring an equal distribution of grits and water when lifted with a spoon.

Cover the pot and reduce heat to about 4, letting it cook.

Open a can of tuna in water, drain it, and place it in a bowl.

Add the juice of half a lime, adjusting based on the lime's size and juiciness.

Season the tuna with a pinch of salt and some pepper sauce to taste.

Mix in about 2 and 1/2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, adjusting based on preference.

Taste the tuna mixture and adjust lime and mayo as needed.

Stir the grits occasionally and let them simmer for about 10 minutes until fully cooked.

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