Cheese Grits with Chicken Sausage and Shiitake Mushrooms

Name: Cheese Grits with Chicken Sausage and Shiitake Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter or margarine, divided; 227 grams pasteurized prepared cheese product, cubed; 255 grams fully cooked smoked chicken sausage with apples and Chardonnay; 1 teaspoons dried rosemary; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 177 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking grits; 0 teaspoons seasoned salt; 170 grams shiitake mushrooms; 710 milliliters water

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Cheese Grits with Chicken Sausage and Shiitake Mushrooms a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 321 calories, 11g of protein, and 23g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Only a few people really liked this morn meal. If you have butter, water, quick-cooking grits, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Cut sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices; cut slices into quarters.

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Sausage

Cut stems from mushrooms and, if desired, reserve for another use; cut mushroom caps into slices.

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Mushrooms

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add sausage, and saut 7 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Butter

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Remove sausage from skillet.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Add mushroom caps to skillet, and saut 5 minutes or until tender.

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Mushrooms

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Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a Dutch oven. Gradually stir in grits; return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until thickened.

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Water

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Add remaining 7 tablespoons butter and cheese; cook, stirring often, 5 minutes or until melted and blended.

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Remove from heat; stir in eggs, rosemary, and seasoned salt until blended. Stir in sausage and mushrooms; pour mixture into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.

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Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes or just until set.

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Oven

Sprinkle top with olives, if desired.

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Olives

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Gerhard's Smoked Chicken Sausage with Apples & Chardonnay.

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Chardonnay

Apple

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Servings:

118milliliters

butter or margarine, divided 227grams

pasteurized prepared cheese product, cubed 255grams

fully cooked smoked chicken sausage with apples and Chardonnay 1teaspoons

dried rosemary 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten 177milliliters

uncooked quick-cooking grits 0teaspoons

seasoned salt 170grams

shiitake mushrooms 710milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.