Cheesy Garlic Grits

Name: Cheesy Garlic Grits
Ingredients: 1 cup grits, coarse ground cornmeal (yellower and coarser the better, if white is all you have, use it if you must); 2 cups whole milk (or double and ignore the water); 2 cups water (Or use chicken or veggie stock in place of water and or or milk); 1 12 teaspoons kosher salt (more or less to taste); 12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (more or less to taste); 4 ounces butter; 2 teaspoons garlic powder (I use granulated garlic, if you use garlic salt, reduce the salt!!!!); 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (save 1/4 of it for the top); 4 eggs, beaten; jalapeno, diced; nuts, chopped; onion, chopped

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 cup grits, coarse ground cornmeal (yellower and coarser the better, if white is all you have, use it if you must)
2 cups whole milk (or double and ignore the water)
2 cups water (Or use chicken or veggie stock in place of water and or or milk)
1 12 teaspoons kosher salt (more or less to taste)
12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (more or less to taste)
4 ounces butter
2 teaspoons garlic powder (I use granulated garlic, if you use garlic salt, reduce the salt!!!!)
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (save 1/4 of it for the top)
4 eggs, beaten
jalapeno, diced
nuts, chopped
onion, chopped

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

In a saucepan, heat the milk and water to boiling, reduce heat.
3

Let the cornmeal run through your fingers while you are stirring it into the liquid.
4

This will keep you from having lumps.
5

When it is all incorporated, add the eggs and butter, while stirring.
6

Stir in 3/4 of the cheese, salt, pepper and garlic.
7

Pour into a 9x13 casserole (oiled, buttered, sprayed or silpat).
8

Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
9

Bake until heated through and set and a knife comes out cleanly.
10

Check at 20 minutes.