Showing posts with label Southern Food Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Food Recipes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Shrimp and Grits

Hey y'all! Happy Sunday!

Today, I want to share one of my favorite shrimp and grits recipes. Shrimp and grits is a traditional breakfast meal that has been served throughout the south for years. If you love this iconic southern dish you will enjoy this fantastic recipe I adopted from Southern Living.

Shrimp and Grits Recipe
Shrimp and Grits
Photo By: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Buffy Hargett 



Step 1

Cheese Grits

Ingredients:

(14-oz.) can low-sodium fat-free chicken broth 
1 cup fat-free milk 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
3/4 cup (3 oz.) shredded 2% reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese 
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

Directions: 

1. Bring first 3 ingredients and 1 1/3 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; gradually whisk in grits. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until thickened. Stir in Cheddar cheese and next 3 ingredients.

Step 2

Ingredients: 

bacon slices
1 pound unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp 
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour 
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 teaspoons canola oil 
1/2 cup chopped green onions
garlic cloves, minced
1 cup low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth 
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce 

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 10 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tsp. drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon.

2. Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper; dredge in flour.

3. Sauté mushrooms in hot drippings with oil in skillet 5 minutes or until tender. Add green onions, and sauté 2 minutes. Add shrimp and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes or until shrimp are lightly browned. Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice, and hot sauce, and cook 2 more minutes, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Spoon shrimp mixture over hot Cheese Grits; sprinkle with crumbled bacon.


y'all enjoy!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Sweetie Pie's Mac & Cheese

Hey y'all! Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is staying warm on this chilly winter day! 

I woke up this morning almost frostbitten from this crazy snow storm that blew through over night! It was nuts! I've never seen so much snow in my life! Y'all may not know but I am currently attending school in Utah, I accepted a scholarship to play volleyball at Southern Utah University so this has been home for the past few years. Weather like this definitely makes me miss all the mild winters in Texas!

Anyways, I realized the town became a winter wonderland overnight so I was trying to think of a delicious comfort recipe that would warm us up from shoveling the driveway all morning! When I suddenly thought of Sweetie Pie's Mac & Cheese. I got this recipe from watching Diners, Drive In's and Dives the other night and it's said to be one of the best mac and cheese recipes. So, of course I had to to try it!

Now let me tell y'all beware this recipe is extremely addicting and truly lives up to all the hype!
It's so easy that you will never want to make it from a box ever again!

Sweetie Pie's Mac & Cheese
Photo By: Food.com 

Here's a clip of the episode for a little inspiration! If this doesn't motivate you to make this mac and cheese... well then there's no hope for you!



Ingredients 
1 lb cooked elbow macaroni
1 cup whole milk
24 ounces evaporated milk
3 eggs
2 tablespoons
1 Cup butter, cut into small pieces
1⁄2 lb colby cheese
1⁄2 lb monterey jack cheese, shredded
1⁄2 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 lb Velveeta cheese, cut in chunks
salt
1 tablespoon whiter pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup shredded American cheese or 1 cup mild cheddar cheese

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°C.
2. Put pasta in 9 by 13 dish and set aside.
3. Mix milks and eggs well.
4. Add the butter and colby, montery jack, sharp cheddar and velveeta cheeses to the pasta.
5. Pour milk and egg mixture over the pasta.
6. Mix in sour cream. 
7. Season with salt , pepper, sugar and toss.
8. Sprinkle with remaining cups of American or Cheddar cheese.
9. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until top is lightly browned.