Baked Hominy Grits With Cheese Food

HOMINY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, combine onion mixture, sour cream, half of the cheese, milk, chilies and cumin. Stir in hominy. , Pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

HOMINY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized bowl combine hominy, sour cream, green chilis and Monterey Jack cheese. Spread evenly into a 2 quart casserole dish. Top with Parmesan Cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden and bubbly.

HOMINY GRITS

Steps:

• Pour grits into boiling salted water and stir until it reaches the boiling point.
• Lower heat and simmer slowly for an hour, stirring frequently.
• When ready to serve, add butter and beat well for a few minutes.

BAKED HOMINY AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg. Add hominy, cheese, milk, onion, bacon, butter and pepper; mix well. Spoon into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly and top begins to brown. Let stand a few minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired.

FRIED HOMINY GRITS

Steps:

• Day before, add two teaspoons of salt to the boiling water and add the grits gradually, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, thirty to forty minutes.
• Stir in the almonds and let mixture cool to warm.
• Pack the warm grits into straight sided iced tea glasses that have been rinsed out with cold water. Chill overnight.
• Next day, loosen around the grits with a knife and allow to unmold. Cut into 1/2 inch thick circles.
• Heat the bacon drippings or lard in a heavy iron skillet.
• Dip the circles in flour and then in the eggs combined with the remaining salt and two tablespoons water.
• Fry the circles in the hot fat until browned on both sides.
• Yield: about twenty circles, 5 servings.
• Heritage cook book.

PAULA DEEN'S BAKED GARLIC CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 4-quart casserole dish.
• Bring the broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan.
• Stir in the grits and whisk until completely combined.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the grits are thick, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the cubed Cheddar and milk and stir. Gradually stir in the eggs and butter, stirring until all are combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with the white Cheddar and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.

BAKED HOMINY GRITS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine water, milk, salt, and grits in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Allow 5 minutes for quick-cooking grits and 30 minutes for regular grits Stir a little of the grits in eggs; return to saucepan and mix well with cheese.
• Pour into a buttered 1 quart casserole; dot with butter.
• Bake in 350 F for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.

CHEESE GRITS WITH HOMINY

Steps:

• Instructions Cook the grits in a large saucepan according to the package directions until thick and creamy. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the hominy, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Heat through, stirring frequently and adding a little milk if the mixture seems too thick. Stir in the cheese and continue stirring until it is completely melted. Add salt, as needed.