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Grits Recipes and Information

Grits recipes and resources, including pages offering grits for purchase and history of grits.

Creole and Cajun Grits: Sweet, Savory, Fried and Creamy

Grits seem to find their way to the Cajun table at least once each day. These links lead the reader to recipes for grits just about any way they can be enjoyed: sweet, savory, with syrup...even with tomato sauce!

Grits with Syrup: Sin or Salvation?

I'll never get tired of grits with a pool of melting butter in the center, and crunchy pecans sprinkled on top, with a hearty drizzle of syrup drizzled over everything.

Grits With Sausage and Eggs

A southern breakfast favorite--grits with sausage and eggs!

Fried Grits

This versatile recipe for frying grits offers numerous options, both sweet and savory.

Grits - What do You Put on Your Grits?

So you like cheese on your grits? Gravy? How about syrup? Must they have butter? Tell us about your favorite toppings for grits!

Baked Cheddar Cheese and Garlic Grits

These are baked cheese grits with Cheddar cheese and a little garlic powder, along with eggs, milk, and butter. These are flavorful baked cheese grits with garlic, a great side dish to a big brunch or breakfast, or serve with dinner.

Baked Spicy Cheesy Grits

These grits conveniently bake in the oven while you're trying to get the rest of the dinner on the table. This is a great recipe for a crowd, as it is as easy to make for 12 people as it is for a fewer number.

Breakfast Grits: Southern Comfort in the Morning

Grits can be served with accompaniments that can make them sweet or savory. It's fun to serve something that allows each diner to invent their own creation. It's not unusual for a guest to have a bowl of grits garnished with something sweet, then go for a heftier serving with eggs and cheese.

Shrimp and Grits

Recipes for Shrimp and Grits, a southern favorite.

Sliced Ham With Cheese Grits - Ham Recipe With Grits

Sliced ham with grits and shredded cheese. Use a blend of Monterrey Jack and Cheddar cheeses for htese tasty grits.

Spicy Shrimp and Grits Recipe - Shrimp and Creamy Grits

Delicious shrimp and grits, made with creamy grits, mushrooms, green onions, big shrimp, and tomatoes. This recipe is a delicious and easy shrimp and grits recipe.

Creamy Havarti Grits Recipe - Delicious Havarti Cheese Grits Recipe

Havarti cheese grits recipe, made with Havarti cheese, chicken broth and cream, butter, quick grits, and seasoning. Delicious grits make a great substitute for rice or pasta.

Creamy Grits Recipe - Delicious Savory Grits With Cream and Chicken Broth

Creamy grits recipe - delicious savory grits with cream, seasonings, and chicken broth, along with water and butter. These creamy grits are great with shrimp or seared scallops, tender slices of meat, or lamb chops.

Goat Cheese Grits Recipe - Goat Cheese Grits With Parsley

Goat cheese grits are made with goat cheese, parsley, butter, milk, and basil. Goat cheese grits recipe with parsley and basil.

Shrimp and Grits With Coconut Curry Sauce - Shrimp and Grits Recipe

Shrimp and grits with coconut curry sauce, along with cooked spinach and broiled shrimp.

Southern Grits Bread Recipe - Spoonbread With Grits, Egg, and Milk

A simple grits spoonbread recipe, made with cooked grits, milk, and butter, along with egg and salt.

Cheese, Chicken, and Grits Casserole - Grits Casserole Recipe With Chicken and Cheese

This grits casserole is made with cooked grits, cheese, diced cooked chicken, corn chips, and other ingredients. A tasty grits casserole recipe with cheese and chicken, along with corn chips and celery and mushrooms.

Cheese Grits With Ham - Grits Recipe Baked With Ham and Cheese

A grits casserole with ham, a souffle-type casserole made with cooked grits, shredded cheese, ham, green onions, Tabasco, and eggs.

Fried Grits Cakes with Eggs

Grits recipe with eggs and onions and ham. This recipe is fried grits with onion, country ham and red pepper, fried and topped with poached eggs.

Cheese Grits Recipe - Dot's Cheese Grits

Grits are mixed with cheese and garlic, along with eggs and milk and butter. Baked grits with garlic cheese.

Grits With Cheddar Cheese and Bacon and Artichoke Hearts - Grits Recipe With Bacon

Grits with cheddar cheese and bacon, along with artichoke hearts and other seasonings. Baked cheese grits with bacon and artichokes.

Grillades and Grits Recipe - Beef With Grits

Grillades and grits, a traditional Louisiana brunch or breakfast dish, made with beef, grits, and vegetables.

Baked Garlic Cheese Grits - Garlic Cheese Grits Recipe

A garlic cheese grits recipe with cheddar cheese and eggs and paprika. Garlic cheese grits, baked.

Garlic Cheese Grits Recipe with Cheddar Cheese and Garlic

Grits recipe with Cheddar cheese and garlic, a very popular way to prepare grits in the South.

Grits With Cheese and Green Chile Peppers - Chile Grits Recipe

Baked grits with chile peppers, cheese, and seasonings. A grits recipe, baked with chile peppers and tomatoes.

Fried Grits Recipe - Easy Fried Grits

Fried grits are cooked then refrigerated until firm, then sliced and fried. Serve fried grits like polenta, with a topping, or as a side dish.

Grits Casserole Recipe With Cheese - Grits Casserole with Cheddar Cheese

Grits and cheese casserole, made with stone ground grits and cheddar cheese, along with milk and seasonings.

Polenta Recipe with Cornmeal for Crockpot or Slow Cooker

Polenta recipe cooked in crockpot or slow cooker. This polenta recipe uses cornmeal and butter.

Bulgur Pilaf Recipe for Crockpot or Slow Cooker

A bulgur pilaf recipe for the crockpot. Bulgur pilaf recipe includes mushrooms and green onions.

Shrimp and Grits Recipe

Shrimp and grits, with shrimp, cooked grits, and bacon and tomatoes. Shrimp and grits recipe from McGentry, with bacon and tomatoes.

Easy Breakfast Bake Recipe - Breakfast Casserole with Grits and Eggs

A breakfast casserole made with eggs, grits, sausage, and cheese. An easy breakfast casserole recipe.

Grits and Grillades Recipe - Grits and Grillades of Beef

A recipe for grits and grillades of beef. Grits and grillades recipe, a great southern recipe.

Baked Grits with Cheese - Grits Casserole Recipe

These grits are baked with cheddar cheese, butter, eggs, and milk.

Fried Grits and Ham

Recipe for fried grits with ham. Grits are layered with good country ham, chilled, then cut and fried.

Polenta Casserole Recipe

This is a recipe for polenta casserole with chick peas, basil, garlic, tomatoes and spinach. Recipe is baked in the oven with mozzarella cheese on top.

Chicken with Grits - Recipe for Chicken and Grits

Chicken with grits cakes. An easy grits and chicken recipe

Baked Polenta Recipe - Easy Baked Polenta

Recipe for baked polenta, made with cornmeal and parmesan cheese.

Hominy Recipe - Pork and Hominy Chili Recipe

Pork and hominy chili with bacon and pork shoulder along with hominy, ancho chile peppers, corn, oregano, garlic, and other ingredients.

Hominy with Cheese Recipe - Canned Hominy with Cheese and Butter

This is a hominy recipe with hominy, cheese, butter, and milk. An easy hominy recipe cooked in a skillet.

About Grits

A little about grits, including some history and how grits are processed from corn.

Baked Grits

These grits are baked with cheddar cheese, butter, eggs, and milk.

Chef Nick's Cheese Garlic Grits

A wonderful dish that is a favorite for Derby Day ( or anyday ) Brunch.

Dot's Cheese Grits

Cheese grits recipe baked with grits, garlic cheese, jalapeno cheese, eggs, and butter. A cheese grits casserole recipe from Dot.

Fried Grits with Ham

Recipe for fried grits with ham. Grits are layered with good country ham, chilled, then cut and fried.

Grits and Grillades with Beef

This recipe comes from our forum. Ingredients include thinly sliced beef round, tomatoes, grits, rice, bell pepper, and more.

Grits, Country Ham & Sweet Pepper Cakes

Grits recipe with eggs and onions and country ham. This recipe is grits cakes with onion, country ham and red pepper, fried and topped with poached eggs.

How To Cook Grits

Basic cooking instructions, grits with water and butter, along with directions for adding egg and using boiled grits to make fried grits.

Shrimp and Grits

Recipes saved from the forum. Shrimp and grits recipe from McGentry, with bacon and tomatoes.

Spoonbread with Grits

A variety of recipes for cornbread; this is a Virginia spoonbread made with cornmeal and grits.

Where to Buy Grits

Here are several sources for grits, including stone ground grits.

Are Yankee Grits True Grits?

A different look at grits. To southerners, the thought of putting syrup on grits makes them gag. Worse than that, it makes them just plain mad. And you don't want to get a southerner mad at you in regard to anything related to food.

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