Pioneer Woman Cheese Grits

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 9 cups water
• 2 cups uncooked grits
• 4 eggs
• 12 tablespoons butter, cut up
• 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 garlic, cloves. minced
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 add salt to water and bring to a boil in a large saucepan or dutch oven.
• 3 pour in grits and stir to combine.
• 4 cover and cook, for quick grits about five minutes and for regular grits about 15.
• 5 remove grits from heat.
• 6 whisk eggs in a small bowl.
• 7 to temper eggs so they don't scramble, stir in two tablespoons hot grits.
• 8 mix eggs into grits and stir til well combined.
• 9 add the butter one tablespoon at a time and stir til melted.
• 10 add the cheese and stir til melted.
• 11 add in the garlic and cayenne.
• 12 pour grits into a well buttered baking dish and bake 30-35 minutes until bubbly.
• 13 let stand 10 minutes before serving as grits get firmer after the sit a minute.