Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp

Gluten Free
Popular
Health score
8%
Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp
40 min.
4
580kcal

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper 
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 0.8 cup grits uncooked
  • 0.5  juice of lemon juiced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil 
  • 6 ounces garlic processed cheese cubed flavored
  • 4 servings salt to taste
  • 2 pounds shrimp fresh deveined peeled
  • 1  tomatoes diced

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Cook grits according to package directions. Stir in cubed cheese and cayenne pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
  2. Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Saute garlic and tomato until tomato begins to soften. Stir in shrimp and lemon juice.
  4. Saute until shrimp are pink. Season with salt to taste.
  5. Spread warm grits on a serving platter and pour shrimp mixture on top.

Nutrition Facts

Calories580kcal
Protein38.66%
Fat42.92%
Carbs18.42%

Properties

Glycemic Index
44.25
Glycemic Load
0.88
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
16.933478241381%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.18mg
Hesperetin
0.54mg
Naringenin
0.26mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Kaempferol
0.03mg
Myricetin
0.06mg
Quercetin
0.22mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:579.8kcal
28.99%
Fat:27.79g
42.75%
Saturated Fat:12.53g
78.31%
Carbohydrates:26.83g
8.94%
Net Carbohydrates:25.94g
9.43%
Sugar:2.07g
2.3%
Cholesterol:422.72mg
140.91%
Sodium:1221.54mg
53.11%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:56.31g
112.62%
Phosphorus:791.01mg
79.1%
Calcium:598.04mg
59.8%
Copper:0.95mg
47.59%
Zinc:4.3mg
28.65%
Magnesium:102.5mg
25.62%
Potassium:779.99mg
22.29%
Selenium:13.85µg
19.79%
Vitamin A:906.29IU
18.13%
Vitamin E:1.69mg
11.27%
Vitamin B12:0.65µg
10.83%
Iron:1.9mg
10.53%
Manganese:0.18mg
9.24%
Vitamin K:8.37µg
7.97%
Vitamin C:6.15mg
7.46%
Vitamin B2:0.12mg
7.17%
Vitamin B6:0.11mg
5.59%
Vitamin B1:0.06mg
4.01%
Vitamin B5:0.36mg
3.62%
Fiber:0.89g
3.55%
Vitamin B3:0.58mg
2.93%
Folate:10.51µg
2.63%
Vitamin D:0.26µg
1.7%
Source:Allrecipes