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Sausage and Grits

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 10

Ingredients

1

cup uncooked grits

1

pound ground sausage

1

onion, chopped

Two 4 1/2-ounce cans green chilies, chopped

8

tablespoons (1 stick) butter

2

eggs, beaten

2

cups grated Cheddar cheese

10

dashes Tabasco

1

teaspoon paprika

1

/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

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Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cook grits in 4 cups salted water until thick. Sauté sausage, breaking it into small pieces. Sauté onion in sausage fat; drain. Add onion and chilies to sausage. Add butter, eggs, cheese, and Tabasco to grits. Combine grits mixture with sausage mixture. Pour into a 13 × 9-inch casserole dish and garnish with additional small amounts of cheese, chilies, paprika, and parsley. Bake for 1 hour. Can be refrigerated up to 2 days before baking. Freezes well.

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