Recipe: Delicious Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits. These grits are creamy, dreamy, and perfect. Transfer to a large bowl, making sure to drizzle all the herbed butter from the pan over the top, and toss. Garlic and the fresh taste of lemon flavor these easy shrimp served over bowls of hot cooked grits.

Recently, the grit recipe that has gained popularity would be the lemon-garlic shrimp grits as this dish celebrates the flavor of each individual ingredient. Plate the grits in bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges if desired. You can have Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

1. It's 4 slices of thick cut bacon.
2. You need 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
3. Prepare 2 1/2 lbs of uncooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, tails off (unless you like dealing with tails while you eat).
4. It's 2 of large cloves garlic, minced.
5. You need 1/2 teaspoon of Tiger Sauce (or any hot sauce you prefer) - optional.
6. You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
7. Prepare 8 oz of Grits - I use either Garlic Cheese or Jalapeño Cheese from Palmetto Farms (you can order online), or pick your favorite.
8. You need 2 tbsp of butter.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.

This Lemon Garlic Shrimp & Grits is going to quickly become a family favorite! Buttery and cheesy grits are perfectly complemented by garlicky lemon shrimp. Shrimp and grits is a classic Low Country dish. "Low Country" implies the Gulf states, particularly Louisiana. You can serve it with my Greek Orzo (pictured below) or it also pairs deliciously with pasta, rice, veggies, grits, potatoes and salad.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits step by step

1. Cook grits according to package directions..
2. Cut bacon into bite size pieces. Cook in large skillet over medium-high until crispy. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving drippings..
3. Add garlic, shrimp, butter, and tiger sauce (if using) to skillet. Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes until shrimp are pink and no longer opaque..
4. Remove skillet from heat, and add lemon juice and parsley. Return cooked bacon pieces to pan. Stir to coat shrimp..
5. Divide the grits among shallow bowls and top with shrimp mixture. Garnish with Parmesan cheese..

This Lemon Garlic Shrimp from Delish.com is your dinner tonight. It only needs a few minutes. Once it turns pink and opaque, it's ready to eat. If you cook it for too long, it'll become rubbery. This week I seem to be fighting off a cold and my energy has been quite low.