Treat your taste buds to our Cheesy Shrimp and Grits with a Twist recipe! In less than an hour, you can enjoy this delicious cheesy shrimp and grits dish.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 tsp. drippings from skillet.
- Add 1 tsp. of the reserved drippings to medium saucepan. Stir in onions; cook on medium heat 5 to 6 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1 cup chopped tomatoes; cook 3 min., stirring occasionally. Add peppers and 1/2 cup broth; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
- Spoon cooked vegetable mixture into blender; blend until smooth. Return to saucepan; stir in remaining tomatoes and 2 Tbsp. half-and-half. Remove from heat.
- Bring remaining broth to boil in separate saucepan. Stir in grits; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
- Crumble bacon. Add to grits along with the VELVEETA and remaining half-and-half; stir until VELVEETA is completely melted. Spoon into serving bowl; cover to keep warm.
- Add shrimp to remaining reserved bacon drippings in skillet; cook on medium heat 4 to 5 min. or until shrimp turn pink, turning after 3 min. Stir in vegetable mixture; simmer 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve over grits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 910 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 15 g
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