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Cheesy Gluten Free Shrimp and Grits

Ingredients

Cheese Grits

  • 1 cups grits I used Rice Grits, but corn can be used
  • 1 cup gluten free chicken broth
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Shrimp

  • 2 pieces bacon cut up
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 teaspoons gluten free cajun seasoning
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Cheese Grits

  • Combine all ingredients EXCEPT cheese in a small pot.
  • Bring to boil over medium heat.
  • Stir to combine.
  • Lower heat to low.
  • Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add cheese and stir.

Shrimp

  • Zest lemon until you have about 1/2 a teaspoon.
  • Sprinkle lemon zest and cajun seasoning over shrimp. Set aside.
  • Cook bacon in a pan. Remove the bacon, leaving the grease.
  • Add the shrimp to the pan, cook for about 2 minutes on each side over medium heat.
  • Squeeze lemon over shrimp.
  • Toss and continue cooking until shrimp are cooked through.
  • Turn of heat and remove shrimp and add one tablespoon butter to the pan.
  • Allow butter to melt with lemon juice and seasonings.
  • Add back shrimp. Stir to coat.

Serving

  • Serve cheese grits topped with shrimp and bacon.