Name: Cheddar-Cheese Grits with Spicy Black Beans Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2½ cups water; 1 cup milk; 2 tbsp butter; ⅛ tsp tabasco sauce; ⅛ tsp paprika; 1¼ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp cayenne; ¾ cup quick cooking grits; ¼ lb cheddar; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper; 6 Scallions; 2 cups black beans; ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth; 3 plum tomatoes

cheddar-cheese grits with spicy black beans recipe

How To Make Cheddar-Cheese Grits with Spicy Black Beans

Awaken your tastebuds with this cheddar-cheese grits made with smoky spices and quick-cooking grits then topped with spicy black beans.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2½cupswater
1cupmilk
2tbspbutter
⅛tsptabasco sauce
⅛tsppaprika
1¼tspsalt
⅛tspcayenne,plus ¼ tsp
¾cupquick cooking grits
¼lbcheddar
1red bell pepper
1green bell pepper
6scallions,including green tops
2cupsblack beans,(19 oz) canned, drained and rinsed
¼cuplow-sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
3plum tomatoes

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine the water, milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter, the Tabasco, paprika, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and ⅛ teaspoon cayenne. Bring to a boil over moderately high heat.
Add the grits in a slow stream, whisking. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, for 5 to 10 minutes until the grits are very thick. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the cheese. Cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, in a large nonstick frying pan, melt the remaining butter over moderate heat. Add the bell peppers and scallions and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the beans, broth, remaining cayenne, and the remaining salt. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until the beans are hot. Remove from heat and stir in the tomatoes.
Serve over the cheese grits.