Best Memphis Style Sausage Grits Recipes

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JIM DANDY'S SAUSAGE AND CHEESE GRITS CASSEROLE



Jim Dandy's Sausage and Cheese Grits Casserole image

This recipe came from the Jim Dandy Quick Grits bag. I make it Christmas morning every year and we all love it. It can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, just bake a little longer.

Provided by Coles Mom

Categories     Breakfast

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb breakfast sausage, cooked and drained
4 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick-cooking grits
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup milk
4 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350. Grease a 2 quart glass baking dish. In large saucepan, combine water and salt. Bring to a boil. Gradually stir in grits. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 2.Brown sausage.
  • 3. Remove grits from heat. Add butter and 1 cup of cheese, stir until melted. Add sausage, eggs, and pepper; mix well. Pour mixture into greased baking dish. Sprinkle remainder of cheese on top.
  • 4. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE CHEESE GRITS



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This is a great, flavorful way to prepare grits. You can also use mild sausage and less or no hot sauce if you prefer not to have the extra spice. This can also be prepared up to the baking stage, and refrigerated or frozen until ready to finish.

Provided by homechef

Categories     Side Dish     Grain Side Dish Recipes     Grits

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage
4 cups water
1 cup quick-cooking grits
4 ounces shredded Gouda cheese
3 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
3 eggs, beaten

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Cook the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until the sausage is crumbly and lightly browned. Drain off the grease and place the sausage in a bowl. Meanwhile, bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Stir in the grits, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir constantly for 5 minutes until the grits are tender, or follow package directions.
  • Stir together the sausage, cheese, butter, hot pepper sauce, and eggs. Fold in the grits until combined, then spread into an ungreased, small casserole dish. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.6 g, Cholesterol 127.9 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 15.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 541.3 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

SAUSAGE-GRITS LASAGNA



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 cups water
2 cups quick grits
6 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
2 pounds ground sausage
1 can meat flavored spaghetti sauce
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 pound sour cream

Steps:

  • In medium saucepan, bring water to a boil, add grits, and cook until thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes. Spread grits into 2 (13 by 9 by 2-inch) baking pans. Let cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In medium skillet, cook onion and bell pepper in olive oil, until tender. Set aside. In medium skillet, cook sausage until cooked through. Add onion and bell pepper and combine thoroughly. Add spaghetti sauce to sausage mixture. Over low heat, simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Cut grits horizontally into 2 (13 by 9-inch) rectangles. Place 1 rectangle in bottom of a 13 by 9-inch casserole dish; add 1/2 sausage mixture, then dollop 1/2 of sour cream over sausage mixture, top with 1/2 of mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers.
  • Cook for 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

GRITS 'N' SAUSAGE CASSEROLE



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You could call this the "so good casserole" because that's what people say when they try it. It's a Southern specialty.-Marie Poppenhager, Old Town, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 1h45m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups water
1 cup quick-cooking grits
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
2 pounds bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
3 large eggs
1-1/2 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Slowly whisk in the grits and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a large bowl, combine grits, sausage and 1-1/2 cups cheese. Beat the eggs and milk; stir into grits mixture. Add the butter, pepper and remaining salt., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 calories, Fat 24g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 110mg cholesterol, Sodium 621mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 13g protein.

MEMPHIS-STYLE SAUSAGE GRITS



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Pat: I'm a grits man. Have been my whole life. And it always surprises me when I travel to different parts of the country and taste grits that they are not sweet. In coffee shops and home kitchens throughout Memphis, we stir in sugar to make them sweet. Then we crumble a few sausage patties and stir those in, too. I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for something hot, sweet, and salty. My aunt Leona from Detroit stirs chopped poached eggs into her sausage and grits! To me, that seems like the ultimate grit combo. Top it with a dash or two of hot sauce, and you can't find a better feel-good breakfast for a Southern boy.

Yield serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon vegetable oil or bacon fat
Two 4-ounce sausage patties
1 cup quick-cooking grits
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Hot sauce (optional)
2 poached eggs (optional)

Steps:

  • Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Meanwhile, heat the oil or bacon fat in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage patties and fry until they are browned and no longer pink in the middle, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the sausage to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
  • When the water is boiling, stir in the grits, butter, sugar, and salt, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 4 minutes.
  • Crumble the sausage patties into the grits. Serve the grits topped with a dash or two of hot sauce, and chopped poached eggs, if desired.

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