Shrimp cooked with garlic and onion are served over garlic cheese grits. This is a dish for garlic lovers. Serve with garlic bread, or your preference of bread.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup quick-cooking grits
- 6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
Directions
- Bring chicken broth, milk, and 1 teaspoon garlic to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in grits, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and thoroughly mix in Cheddar cheese; season with salt and black pepper. Set grits aside and keep warm.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 teaspoons garlic until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Stir shrimp into onion mixture and cook until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent in the center, about 5 more minutes. Stir in hot pepper sauce.
- Serve grits in a large serving bowl topped with shrimp mixture.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
| Calories 268 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 15g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat 8g | 41% |
| Cholesterol 155mg | 52% |
| Sodium 665mg | 29% |
| Total Carbohydrate 10g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 4g | |
| Protein 22g | |
| Vitamin C 5mg | 24% |
| Calcium 287mg | 22% |
| Iron 2mg | 13% |
| Potassium 264mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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