Garlic Lemon Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits
Garlic Lemon Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits

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Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Lemon-garlic shrimp brighten up creamy parmesan grits, for a dish that just so happens to be healthy. Grits are cooked with Parmesan cheese and butter to make a decadent base for the shrimp. Lemon garlic shrimp is the best, so when paired with delicious grits its a win win situation.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have garlic lemon shrimp with cheddar cheese grits using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Garlic Lemon Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits:
  1. Make ready 3/4 cup Fast cooking grits ,
  2. Take 1 1/4 pounds Shrimp , medium size , peeled and deveined
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup cheddar cheese Grated ,
  4. Take pound Unsalted butter shrimp ,   tablespoonsMedium , peeled and deveined ,
  5. Get 3 1 2 large cloves Garlic , crushed ,
  6. Prepare 1/2 lemon juice lemon Fresh ,
  7. Make ready tablespoon lemon rind Grated ,
  8. Get Salt Pepper and
  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons Parsley , rough chopped ,

Not only that, but the garlic will also taste better because it is fried and not boiled. I did use less cheese, but other than that I followed the recipe and this dish was amazing. I did use the smoke Gouda, and also sautéed garlic in a little white wine. Ours has a ton of cheddar, which gets mixed in with butter at the very end.

Instructions to make Garlic Lemon Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits:
  1. Bring 3 cups of water to boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, cover.
  2. Once at boil, uncover and slowly whisk in grits, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. 
  3. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally until thicken, about 5 minutes. 
  4. Once thickened, stir in graded cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon butter. Remove from the heat adding salt and pepper to taste. Cover to keep warm.
  5. In a bowl, season shrimp with salt and pepper.
  6. Heat large skillet on medium-high heat adding remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Once butter is melted add shrimp and crushed garlic and cook gently stirring until shrimp are are pink.
  7. Remove from heat and add juice from half a lemon, 2 tablespoons of water, lemon rind and chopped parsley coating shrimp with sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Divide grits into bowls and top with shrimp. 
  9. Deglaze skillet 2 tablespoons of water. Spoon remaining sauce from skillet over shrimp and grits.

I did use the smoke Gouda, and also sautéed garlic in a little white wine. Ours has a ton of cheddar, which gets mixed in with butter at the very end. Season shrimp with oregano and paprika then add shrimp, green onions, and garlic to skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Peel and eat the shrimp, then dip the bread into the butter in the bottom of the pan.

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