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  • Serves: 6 Servings

Grits Florentine

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Category: Side Dishes

 Ingredients List

  • 10 oz Frozen chopped spinach
  • 1/2 c Thinly sliced green onions
  • 3 oz Shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 ts Pepper
  • 1/4 ts Nutmeg
  • 2 c Water
  • 2/3 c Enriched Hominy Quick Grits*
  • -- (Quaker or Aunt Jemima)
  • 1/2 ts Salt (optional)
  • 1/2 c Dairy sour half and half
  • -OR- sour cream
  • 3 sl Bacon; crisply cooked
  • -- and crumbled

 Directions

Cook spinach with onions according to package directions. Drain
thoroughly; stir in cheese, pepper and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat,
stirring frequently, until cheese melts; remove from heat.

Bring water to a boil; slowly stir in grits and salt. Reduce heat; simmer
2 to 4 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently. Stir grits into
spinach mixture. Add sour half and half; cook until heated through.
Spoon into 1-qt. serving dish. Sprinkle with bacon.

*NOTE: To substitute Quaker or Aunt Jemima Enriched Hominy Grits, increase
water to 2-1/2 cups and simmer time to 12 to 14 minutes. Proceed as
recipe directs.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving:
* calories 181
* carbohydrates 17 g
* protein 8 g
* fat 9 g
* calcium 170 mg
* sodium 340 mg
* cholesterol 25 mg
* dietary fiber 3 g

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