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Cheesy Baked Grits with a Creamy Mashed Potato Middle

Cheesy Baked Grits with a Creamy Mashed Potato Middle
Prep Time BG 15

Prep Time

minutes

Cook Time BG 55

Cook Time

minutes

Total Time BG 70

Total Time

minutes

Serving BG 6

Serving

size

Recipe from: Lake Whitney Elementary

Ingredients

Baked Cheesy Grits:

  • 2 C milk
  • 2 T butter
  • 1 C grits, uncooked
  • ½ tsp salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ¼ C parmesan cheese         

Creamy Mashed Potatoes:

  • 4 medium potatoes
  • ¼ C milk
  • ½ C sour cream
  • ½ C cream cheese
  • 1 T green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp salt

Preparation

Baked Cheesy Grits:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Bring milk to boil in a pot over medium heat. Add ¼ C butter and stir until melted. Gradually stir in the grits, keep stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and add salt and pepper. Stir in the cheddar cheese until melted.
  4. Place ¼ C grits mixture into 12 muffin pan cups.
  5. Sprinkle evenly with parmesan cheese.
  6. Bake 30 minutes. Let cool until firm and remove baked cheesy grits patties from muffin pan.

Creamy Mashed Potatoes:

  1. Peel and cut potatoes into evenly sized pieces. Add to boiling water and boil for 10 minutes uncovered.
  2. Drain water from potatoes and add milk, sour cream, cream cheese, green onions, and salt. Mash together until smooth.

Serving instructions: Top one Cheesy Grit Patty with 2-3 spoonfuls of Creamy Mashed Potatoes then top with another Cheesy Grits Patty. Top your “Dinner Cookie” with another dollop of Mashed Potatoes and garnish with sour cream and slivers of green onions.     

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