{"id":3045,"slug":"shrimp-and-cheese-grits","title":"Shrimp and Cheese Grits","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["3–4 strips thickened smoked bacon, diced","1 pound large shrimp","6 servings of grits","1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese","¼ cup butter","½ large sweet onion, cut into thin strips","½ yellow bell pepper, cut into strips","½ red bell pepper, cut into strips","2–3 cloves garlic, minced","¼–½ teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste (optional)","juice of one lime"],"ingredients_norm":["thickened smoked bacon","shrimp","grits","sharp cheddar cheese","butter","sweet onion","yellow bell pepper","red bell pepper","garlic","hot sauce","juice of lime"],"steps":["Fry bacon until crisp, remove and set aside.","Sauté onions, garlic, and peppers in bacon grease, add lime juice and hot sauce and set aside.","Prepare grits per the directions on box. Add cheese and butter when done cooking to allow for them to melt, then set aside.","Stir when done melting.","Sauté the shrimp until they turn pink, about 2–3 minutes.","Place the grits and cheese in large serving container and place the shrimp down the center of the container."],"categories":["Breakfast recipes","Southern U.S. recipes","Camping recipes","Fried recipes","Recipes using bacon","Recipes using cheddar","Recipes using onion","Recipes using shrimp","Naturally gluten-free recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using red bell pepper","Recipes using yellow bell pepper","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using hot sauce"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Shrimp_and_Cheese_Grits","source_ref":"4525178","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Shrimp_and_Cheese_Grits&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"80f0b1d7b624713948e271103edbe1887fd5069021f8e6367279159c5ef10f85","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:21Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/shrimp-and-cheese-grits"}