Mix Up Your Cheeses for This Rich, Cheesy Grits & Shrimp

It’s a melty, gooey dish full of flavor. If you’ve never made cheesy grits before, here’s the recipe to try.

Lydia Martinez, with Cache Valley Creamery, shares the mix of cheeses that will give it a rich, complex taste.

For more information, visit cachevalleycreamery.com.

Cheesy Grits and Shrimp

INGREDIENTS

Chessy Grits 

• 2 c chicken stock
• 1 c heavy cream
• 1 c corn grits
• 3 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 c Cache Valley Creamery® Sharp Cheddar(shredded)
• 1 c Cache Valley Creamery Gouda(chopped) 

Shrimp 

• 4 strips of bacon(cooked until crispy, chopped)
• 1 lb raw deveined shelled shrimp
• Black pepper
• Seafood or Cajun seasoning
• 4 cloves of garlic(minced)
• 4 tbsp parsley(chopped)
• 4 green onions(finely sliced)
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp worchesteshire sauce
• 1 tbsp water
• 3 tsp lemon juice 

METHOD

1. In medium sauce pan, bring chicken stock and heavy cream to a boil. 
2. Stir in the grits using a whisk. Constantly stir for the first minute or two in order to avoid clumps. Keep a steady stir until the girts start to thicken and it gets harder to stir. This normally takes 5 minutes.  
3. Add water, butter and both Cache Valley Creamery Cheeses. Stir until everything is mixed in. When you remove the whisk, the whisk should have melty stringy cheese hanging from it. Remove from heat and place the lid on the sauce. Set aside until everything else is cooked. 
4. In a medium sized frying pan start to cook the bacon. Cook until crispy, leave the bacon fat in the pan. Set bacon aside on paper towel. Chop into small pieces. 
5. Put the shrimp into the pan. Fry for 3 minutes. Sprinkle with black pepper and seafood seasoning.  
6. Add garlic, parsley, green onions, smoked paprika, worcesteshire, water, and lemon juice. Cook the shrimp until they turn pink and curl. Should only take another few minutes. 
7. In a nice shallow serving bowl, scoop 1 cup of cheesy grits. Add 4-5 pieces of shrimp. Take a spoonful of the pan sauce and drizzle around the bowl. Sprinkle bacon on top.  
8. Enjoy the dish!