Cajun Shrimp and Grits

If you love comfort food, you’ll love this Cajun shrimp and grits with bacon. Creamy grits, spicy shrimp, and smoky bacon come together for a cozy, crowd-pleasing dish that’s great for brunch or dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: dinner, Entree, Shrimp

Keyword: cajun shrimp and grits

Servings: servings

Calories: 460.07kcal

Equipment

Skillet
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

3 cups Water
1 cup Milk
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal

For the Shrimp

1.5 lbs Shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail off
1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
½ Red Onion, diced
4 strips Smoked Bacon, chopped and cooked
3 tablespoon Garlic, minced
1 ½ tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
Parsley to garnish

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Instructions

In a large saucepan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Be sure to add in 2-3 tablespoon of salt to the water.
Stir in 1 cup of yellow cornmeal to the boiling water, add cup of milk and stir. Turn heat to low and cover for 15-20 minutes until the grits have thickened.
If using cooked bacon, add olive oil to the pan along with red bell pepper and onion.
Saute for 3-5 minutes until translucent. Next, add in the bacon and garlic, allow to heat for 1-2 minutes.
Next, in a medium sized bowl, add shrimp, olive oil, cajunseasoning, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
Stir to combine. To the skillet, add in your shrimp and cook until pink and cooked through.
If you are not using cooked bacon and need to cook the bacon, be sure to do that step first.
Remove the bacon, allow to cool and chop.
Use the oil from the bacon to saute the onion and pepper. Then proceed with the directions.

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