Cheese Grits Breakfast Bake. Visit the Official Pop-Tarts® Website For a Full List of Pop-Tarts® Flavors. I can't resist this breakfast casserole. It brings all of my favorites into one dish: creamy grits, tangy cheese, rich eggs and flavorful sausage.
They are baked with sausage, eggs, and cheese in this fantastic breakfast casserole. Every home cook needs a baked cheese grits casserole recipe in his or her collection. This one is mine and it is SO GOOD! You can cook Cheese Grits Breakfast Bake using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Cheese Grits Breakfast Bake
- Prepare 1 lb of raw bacon, cut across the length into bite sized pieces.
- You need 6 of eggs beaten in a cup.
- It's of Salt and pepper.
- Prepare of Grits:.
- You need 2 cups of water.
- You need 1/2 cup of quick grits.
- You need 2 tbsp of butter or margarine.
- It's Dash of salt.
- You need Dash of garlic powder.
- Prepare 1/2-3/4 cup of shredded cheese.
- Prepare 1 of beaten egg.
These cheesy grits are great with breakfast or ANY meal! It wasn't until we moved to Mississippi that I fell in love with cheese grits. I think I tried buttered grits. Cheesy grits casserole takes the ultimate comfort food, creamy grits, mixes it with a dose of butter, cream, and lots of freshly shredded cheddar cheese.
Cheese Grits Breakfast Bake instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. In a cold iron skillet set on medium heat, render your bacon til crispy. Drain off most of the drippings. Spread the bacon bits in a single layer in bottom of skillet off the heat..
- Salt and pepper the beaten eggs, set aside..
- In a pan, bring 2 cups water and salt to a boil. Pour 1/2 cup of grits into boiling water, stirring. Turn heat to low and cover. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Take off the heat..
- Add cheese and garlic powder to grits and stir. Temper the last egg in a cup with some hot grits then pour into pot and stir..
- Assemble the skillet by pouring the 6 beaten eggs over the bacon, then pour the grits over the eggs. Slide it into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the grits are set. Let it sit for a minute before you cut it..
Pour into a greased baking dish and watch it bubble away in the oven until a thick golden cheese crust appears on top of creamy, buttery, cheese grits underneath. Just scoop and serve alongside freshly fried. Stir in chopped smoked sausage and half of sharp cheese. Spoon into dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Stir in water and salt, increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.
