Sausage, Pepper, and Grits Casserole

Name: Sausage, Pepper, and Grits Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters butter; 411 grams diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, drained; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Tbsps grape jelly; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 355 milliliters reduced-sodium or organic chicken broth; 237 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking grits; 2 larges red bell peppers, sliced; 1 medium size red onion, sliced; 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 539 grams package mild Italian sausage; 227 grams cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 8 servings Cheese Grits Crust

The recipe Sausage, Pepper, and Grits Casserole could satisfy your Southern craving in approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 521 calories, 23g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up onion, grape jelly, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn.

Instructions

Prepare Grits Crust: Bring milk and 1 cup water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat; add grits, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese and next 3 ingredients; remove from heat.

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Cheese

Crust

Grits

Water

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot grits mixture into eggs; add egg mixture to remaining hot grits mixture, stirring until blended.

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Grits

Egg

Prepare Sausage Filling: Preheat oven to 37

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Sausage

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Oven

Cook sausage in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat 7 to 8 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Sausage

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Remove sausage from Dutch oven, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in Dutch oven.

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Sausage

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Dutch Oven

Saut bell peppers and onion in hot drippings 5 minutes or until tender.

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Bell Pepper

Onion

Add garlic, and saut 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Cut sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Stir together tomatoes, bell pepper mixture, and sausage in a large bowl.

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Bell Pepper

Tomato

Sausage

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Bowl

Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium heat; whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until smooth and medium brown. Gradually whisk in broth, and bring to a boil, whisking constantly.

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Butter

Broth

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Dutch Oven

Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in jelly and next 3 ingredients. Stir into sausage mixture, and spoon into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Gently spread Cheese Grits Crust over top.

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Sausage

Cheese

Crust

Grits

Jelly

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Baking Pan

Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Let casserole stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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. The Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.