Baked Hominy Grits with Cheese
"A little bit of southern cooking for those of us who miss the food back home."
photo by Junebug
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup hominy grits
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Combine water, milk, salt, and grits in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Allow 5 minutes for quick-cooking grits and 30 minutes for regular grits Stir a little of the grits in eggs; return to saucepan and mix well with cheese.
- Pour into a buttered 1 quart casserole; dot with butter.
- Bake in 350 F for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Reviews
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Perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. I used 1% milk, 2% cheese and smart balance. Yum. -
This was awesome! I even added some garlic to it and it was great! Thanks -
Oh yummy! I am trying to finish the cleaning out of my pantry before the movers come and I had exactly 1 cup of quick cooking grits left. I used skim milk and 2% american cheese slices (hey! It was all I had!) and a whole lot less than 2 tbsp. of butter. (Just a little on top.) This was creamy and wonderful. A great side dish for dinner. -
Mmmmmm! My husband actually liked this too, and he's a grits-hater. Easy to make and delicious - I wouldn't change a thing. -
Oh man... SO GOOD! Creamy and fluffy and just wonderful. Super-easy and I suspect you could also refrigerate (or freeze?) after putting your grits in the baking pan until you're ready to bake. The texture was really amazing- I think it was the egg, but I think the milk had a hand in it too. I usually just make grits with water, and the milk gave it such a creamier, richer, more substantial texture and flavor. The amount of cheese was just right. This reminded me of the grits at Big Ed's in NC, a great restaurant that specializes in good ol' Southern style cooking, especially breakfasts. We had this with an okra and black eyed pea gumbo, but I think this would be fabulous with breakfast. Honestly, I don't know if I will ever be able to make grits any other way... A real 10 star recipe. Thanks so much, Tish!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again
