# Shrimp and Grits

Creamy cheesy shrimp and grits recipe!

- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 10 local South Carolina shrimp
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch Old Bay
- 1 pinch onion powder
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 pinch paprika
- 1 pinch spicy Cajun seasoning
- 4 slices diced bacon
- 1.5 lb unicorn grits
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 pieces butter
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup diced bell peppers
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper

## Instructions

1. Peel and devein shrimp. Season with salt, pepper, Old Bay, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and Cajun seasoning. Refrigerate.
2. Crisp diced bacon in a cast iron pan.
3. In a pot, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add grits, salt, butter, and heavy whipping cream. Reduce heat, cover, and stir frequently.
4. Remove bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Add diced bell peppers and shrimp to the bacon fat.
5. Once shrimp is almost cooked, add heavy whipping cream and let it thicken.
6. Stir in cream cheese and shredded cheese into grits.
7. Add a knob of butter to the grits.
8. Spoon grits into a bowl, top with creamy shrimp mixture, bacon, fresh parsley, and cracked black pepper.

## Equipment

- cast iron pan
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY3QKuUA/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/64aa4fe2-1ddd-4145-9d0d-8807b46135c0
- Extracted: 2025-01-06

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