Crock Pot Low Country Shrimp and Grits

Lorraine of AZ's Note:

From one of Gooseberry Patch's newest cookbooks ("Fall, Family & Friends") comes this very Southern recipe for Shrimp & Grits. Now I am not Southern (my DH is), but we both love grits. I do know this dish is very traditional in the Southeast. In a check on Amazon, I discovered a cookbook devoted ENTIRELY to shrimp & grits, can you believe it? This is an easy version to be made in the crock pot. Y'all, I haven't try it yet, but as soon as I find the grits (scarce here in the southwest) I'm going to -- DH can't wait!

• Total Time: 10 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 6 cups chicken broth
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups quick-cooking grits , uncooked
• 1 green pepper , chopped
• ½ cup red pepper , chopped
• 6 green onions , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 ½ lbs small shrimp , peeled & cleaned, vein removed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (3 ounces)
• 1 ½ cups shredded monterey jack cheese (3 ounces)
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chilies , drained
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine chicken broth, salt and grits in the crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW 6-8 hours.
2. Two hours before serving, saute the peppers, onions, garlic, and shrimp in the 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Add this mixture to the crock pot along with the cheeses, tomatoes with chilies, and cayenne, if using.
3. Continue to cook on HIGH an additional 2 hours.

Reviews

[Ejeremy]

Doubled this recipe and took it to a Church dinner. Received many compliments with several saying it was the best shrimp and grits they ever tasted. I thought it was delicious but certainly took more than 20 minutes to prepare, if you count the time to peel and shell the shrimp. It was a little watery, and I would consider adding some sausage.

[nclpalacios]

Very nice, a little spicy for the kids but good. I will try without the chiles next time.

[ChaChaCanCook]

Excellent! Great flour-less recipe and thanks! PS: the previous Savannah, GA review of the low land should read from the Savannah, GA "Lowcountry" :)