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Creamy cheesy casserole baked to golden perfection with melted cheese topping.

Baked Creamy Cheese Grits

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 436 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/4 cups stone ground grits
  • 1 1/2 cups Pepper Jack cheese shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups cheddar Jack Cheese shredded
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large Dutch oven.
    Boiling chicken broth in a blue Dutch oven for Baked Creamy Cheese Grits.
  • Slowly whisk in the grits.
    Whisking grits into chicken broth for Baked Creamy Cheese Grits.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low, whisking occasionally. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the grits begin to thicken.
    Whisking Baked Creamy Cheese Grits in a blue Dutch oven.
  • Add 1 cup of each cheese, half-and-half, hot sauce, salt, pepper, cayenne, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine. Remove from the heat.
    Adding cheese, half-and-half, and spices to creamy cheese grits in a blue pot.
  • Remove from the heat. Whisk the eggs and add them to the grits.
    Preparing to whisk eggs into the creamy grits for Baked Creamy Cheese Grits.
  • Whisk until smooth and combined
    Whisking the creamy cheese grits mixture in a blue Dutch oven until smooth.
  • Pour the grits into a 2-quart baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
    Creamy cheese grits poured into a white baking dish, ready for baking.
  • Bake for 30 minutes in the oven.
    Baking creamy cheese grits in a white baking dish.
  • Cover the grits with remaining cheese and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until melted and bubbly.
    Baked Creamy Cheese Grits in a white baking dish, topped with shredded cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 436kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 23gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 19gSodium: 1910mg
Keyword Baked Creamy Cheese Grits
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