Creamy Grits
Creamy Grits are quick and easy to make with a few simple ingredients. Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 172kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 4-3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup 2% milk Or use whole milk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter Or use margarine.
- 1 cup Quick 10-Minute Grits Do not use instant grits.
- 1/4 teaspoon salt More or less as preferred.
- ground black pepper (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan on top of the stove, pour in water, milk, unsalted butter (or margarine), and salt.
- Warm over medium-high heat until mixture is vigorously boiling. About 5 minutes.
- After mixture boils, reduce heat to low-medium. Pour in dry grits.
- Immediately stir together with a whisk or large spoon until clumps have broken apart and grits are smooth.
- Simmer over low-medium heat for 12 minutes or until desired consistency.
- THIN GRITS: Immediately remove from heat.
- THICK GRITS: Remove from heat after simmering 14 minutes. Allow grits to cool about 5 minutes. They will thicken as they cool.
- Remove cooked grits from heat. Taste a cooled sample. If desired, add more salt and season with ground black pepper.
- Serve HOT.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 319IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg