Mexican Cheese Grits

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 4.5 ounce chiles green drained chopped canned
• 8 ounce pasteurized cheese product prepared
• 2 large eggs 
• 2  garlic cloves pressed
• 1 cup regular grits uncooked
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 small bell pepper red chopped
• 12 ounce cheddar cheese shredded divided

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Cook grits according to package directions. Stir in cheese product until melted. Stir together milk and eggs; stir into grits mixture.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion and next 3 ingredients, and saut until tender. Stir onion mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese, and ground red pepper into grits mixture.
3. Pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes; sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, and bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until cheese melts.
5. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Velveeta Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product.