Grits Recipe With Sausage And Cheese
Cheesy Grits Ingredients
Garlic salt – one fourth of a teaspoon
Water – two cups
Grits – half cup
Jalapeno pepper – two teaspoon (remove the seeds and chop them fine).
Cheddar cheese – two tablespoon (use low fat variety) Shred the cheese into fine pieces.
Turkey – two ounces (boil the turkey in a cooker) Drain the excess water and grind the turkey into a paste. You can substitute turkey with pork sausage.
Black pepper – as required
Green onion slices – one tablespoon
Method Of Preparation
- Boil some water in a saucepan.
- Add the corn grits and keep stirring the mixture.
- Increase the flame for two minutes.
- Bring down the flame and cook for about five to seven minutes.
- The mixture thickens, due to the absorption of the excess water.
- To the corn grits, add the jalapeno pepper, cooked turkey sausage, black pepper powder, green onion and garlic salt.
- Scoop out into serving cups and garnish with low fat cheddar cheese.
- You can also use an oven to prepare this dish.
- Cook the sausage.
- Add the grits onto the casserole and add the cheese.
- Bake the casserole for half an hour in an oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit. Do not cover the baking dish. Allow it to cool, prior to serving.
Health Tips
- This is a tasty and healthy brunch preparation. You can serve sausage and cheesy grits with French toast and a bowl of mixed fruits. This will greatly increase the nutritional value of your meal
- Cheesy grits and sausage requires twenty five minutes for its preparation and this recipe will provide you with two servings.
- This preparation contains dairy products and is not recommended for individuals with allergy or hypersensitivity. You can alter the recipe so that it either excludes the cheese or use a dairy free cheese substitute instead.
- Each serving of the cheesy grits and sausage provides 226 calories.
- It is a high sodium recipe, which contributes to 444mg of sodium, per serving.
- The preparation provides 7 grams of total and 2 grams of saturated fat, along with 42 mg of cholesterol.
- It also provides 12 grams of protein and 2 grams of dietary fiber.
- The carbohydrate contribution is 30 grams, with a gram of sugars.
- Cheesy grits and sausage is an easy to prepare recipe, which is diabetes friendly.