Recipe: Tasty Shrimp and Creamy Queso Grits

Shrimp and Creamy Queso Grits.

You can cook Shrimp and Creamy Queso Grits using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shrimp and Creamy Queso Grits

1. Prepare 16 of shrimps, peeled and devained.
2. Prepare 1 cup of water.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1 cup of heavy cream.
5. Prepare 6 tbsp of quick grits.
6. It's 1/3 cup of Quesadilla cheese.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of saffron.
9. You need 1 tbsp of Adobe Con Sazon.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of Creole sesoning.
11. Prepare of cayenne pepper.
12. Prepare 3 tbsp of green onions, chopped.

Shrimp and Creamy Queso Grits step by step

1. In a medium pot, add heavy cream, water and salt on medium-high heat..
2. Once the cream mix starts to steam, add in the grits and cook for 3 minutes..
3. Once the grits start to thicken add in cheese and cook for another 2-3 minutes until cheese has melted and grits are at desired thickness. Be sure to turn the heat down to medium-low and constantly stir the grits until the cheese has melted completly..
4. While the grits are cooking, in a seperate pan add butter and melt on medium-low heat..
5. In a bowl season shrimp with below seasonings..
6. Once butter has melted add in saffron and stir for 30 seconds before adding in the shrimp. Cook on medium-high heat for 5 minutes, or until shrimp has cooked through and is pink. Then toss in green onions, and remove from heat..
7. Serve grits topped with shrimp and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper!.

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