If your from the South, odds are that you know what grits are…and that you love them as much as I do. Down here we eat them pretty much anytime, whether it be breakfast or dinner, although they are a traditional breakfast food. I thought I’d share my super quick and easy recipe for how I make my delicious and insatiable cheddar cheese grits. You only need a few ingredients and about 10 minutes.What I used:
Let me begin to say that this recipe is for one (hefty) serving size. For multiple serving sizes, you just need to double or triple the ingredients. I will caution that grits, like with rice and oatmeal, a little bit goes a long way.
1 cup of water
1 dash of salt
1/3 + about half of a 1/3 cup (7/12) of grits
1/2 cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 tbsp of salted butter
1 dash of black pepper
How I did it:
Begin by boiling water salted water. Once at a boil, stir in grits. Continue to stir until smooth and reduce heat to low. Reducing the heat is extremely important to do after stirring the grits in, because they cook fast and can burn quickly.
Once heat is reduced, add in your butter, black pepper, and little more salt if you desire. You can also add in 1/3 cup of Sour Cream for an extra creamy consistency. Unfortunately, I did not have any on hand the day I made these grits, so I had to go sans sour cream. Stir in your cheddar cheese until it is completely melted and your all done!
The yummy end result:
I topped mines with a little more shredded cheddar cheese, because I can never get enough of it! I enjoyed these savory grits with a tall glass of chocolate milk and basked it the deliciousness of them. As I mentioned before, don’t be afraid to think outside the box and serve these anytime of the day. They are great with shrimp and fish, if you’re serving them up as a side for dinner.
Do you have any staples you love to make from where your from? Or a dish (or side) that you could literally eat any time of the day? – I’d love to hear!
xxoo,
Oh my goodness! This sound amazing! I’m not a big cook (I’m trying to learn!) but I think I could manage to prepare this recipe! I think I might try this weekend
Thanks so much! They really are delish!
Girl the picture of your cheese grits has been following me all over Bloggerville…now that I’ve clicked and read I think I may go make some…you’re right we (southern folks..even the transplants like myself) eat them anytime of the day. Whats a bowl of grits without cheese? Not mine! LOL
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Lol, that picture will totally draw you in! I couldn’t agree with you more about the cheese! I don’t take my grits any other way.
I have tried to make grits a million times and they always come out terrible! I am just no good at it!
Grits, just like most grains can be quite tricky and finicky to cook. They’re very easy to mess up, so trust that its not an uncommon thing! I often times mess up plain white rice. I can do the flavored rices, rice pilaf, couscous, etc., but when it comes to plain white rice I can never seem to get it right.
Looks yummy! I love anything with cheese
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Thanks so much! Me too, I’m a huge cheese and chocolate fan. I love both with just about anything.
I absolutely love cheesey grits! Thanks for the recipe!
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Me too! Your very welcome!
Love me some cheese grits. Wish I could grab a spoon and dig in!
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I’m tell ya…they’re good stuff!
That looks delicious! I love grits, I love cheese! LOL! Will be making this soon. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much and you’re very welcome! Always happy to share!
Wow! That is a quick and easy meal to prepare! Busy moms like me working a full time job and managing a household can use any time saving delicious recipe like this. Thank you for sharing!! Oh, and BTW… I love cheese!!
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I’ve never had grits, but that looks really good!
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Thanks so much! You’re not alone, many haven’t since they tend to be most popular in the South. Slowly, but surely they are becoming popular all over though.
Oh my, lunchtime was the wrong time to look at this! I’m from the UK (visited via pin it party), so no idea what grits are, but this looks amazing! Off to go and get something cheesy for lunch now
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Lol, just what you needed, right? Its like going grocery shopping when you’re hungry! I guess the closest thing I could think of that you might have in the UK that’s close to grits would be porridge. However, you typically don’t sweetened grits. They are more of a savory dish. Lunchtime cheesiness is always a good choice however!
These look fantastic. Having moved to New England, grits are one of the things that I end up making for myself. Now I know what is on the menu for breakfast tomorrow.
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Thanks so much! I didn’t even realize that grits were a common food in the New England area. I’ve always only heard of them being associate with the south. I bet there are so really delicious and creative New England inspire flavors you could add to grits to make them super tasty.
They are not common in New England, I moved here from Houston.
Your picture made my mouth start watering.
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Ah…okay that makes so much for sense! In that case, yes…you have to bring some of the south with you to the East coast! Thanks so much again!
I have never tried grits but that looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with the Monday Parenting Pin it Party
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They are delicious! You definitely have to give them ago. You make sans cheese or add whatever other ingredients to them tailored to your taste buds.
OK I saw your recipe in the link up and literally ‘ran’ over here to check it out! HUGE grits fan, but I have always made them plain or like polenta ( with truffle oil and porcini mushrooms). I am absolutely going to be making this now, it looks delicious!
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Thanks so much! I actually like plain grits too, but they have to have sour cream and be super creamy! I have never had them with truffle oil or procini mushrooms, but again that’s the versatility of grits. You can eat and prepare them almost any way.
Cheese can be in my menu every single day if i could. They look great!
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Cheese grits? Wow! This looks so delicious! It looks like really delicious corn bread, but this is really great!
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Thanks so much! Grits literally go good with just about anything. Biscuits, cornbread, whatever your heart desires! I love the versatility of them.
I have never had grits before, believe it or not. These look delicious with the cheese. I am going to have to try this recipe.
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We love cheese grits, but the ultimate topping for them is crumbled bacon.
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My husband is a huge bacon lover. I think if we had bacon or bacon bits in the house he’d actually eat grits. I eat enough for the both of us though!
My Hubs was just saying the other day that he wanted me to make him some grits. I need to try these ones for him.
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I am not a grits kind of person and I live in Louisiana but these looks good!!
I have never had grits before, but those look good. Is it sad every time I hear the word grits I think of the movie “My cousin Vinnie” lol!
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I love grits, unfortunately I am allergic to them. That is one thing I miss from my childhood is cheese grits.
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That looks awesome!
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Thanks so much!
I’m from the South… we love our grits! These look great!
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This looks creamy and yum. obviously we are not from the south and haven’t tried this yet
I haven’t had good cheese grits since I was a kid. I think it is time to make some.
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Sounds like your well overdue for some grits!
This is an easy recipe that looks great. This southern gal would love to try it. I can’t eat grits plain. I have to add some sort of flavor to them and I have to mix a scrambled or over medium egg in when it hits my plate. I pinned it to my Pinterest board. Thank you for linking up to the Traffic Jam Weekend.
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Wow, this looks amazing! I’ll be checking it out!
Thanks so much!
I hate to admit this… but I’ve never tried grits before. But I can say I’ve heard of them. But for the rest of the people in the state I live in (Utah) most have never heard of Grits. So, I’m sharing these …loving all of the cheesiness! (=
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I can completely believe that! Outside of the South, grits are very common or popular at all. You can do so much with them though! They’re a little known treasure in the culinary world.
Thanks so much for sharing!
I’ve never had grits before but this looks delicious!
Thanks so much! You should definitely give them a go!
I can’t believe I’m going to admit that I have never tried grits! I must change that right away! Thanks for sharing this with Saturday Night Fever!
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Lol, trust that you are not alone! As always, very happy to have linked up!
These grits look so good, Tenns! I love that you put sharp cheese on them–that’s my favorite topping for everything! Thanks for sharing this at Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop!
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Thanks so much! Yes, sharp is the best! I do occasionally use American, but that’s when I get grits out at a restaurant. When I make them myself I always use sharp cheddar, wouldn’t have it any other way!