If you love Southern cooking, then you’ll love this scrumptious copycat shrimp and grits recipe. It includes Cajun-flavored shrimp and chicken over creamy grits. What more do you need?
How To Make Copycat Ruby Tuesday's Shrimp and Grits
Looking for a shrimp and grits recipe? This Ruby Tuesday's copycat serves shrimp and chicken over creamy grits for a Southern classic.
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw shrimp, shells on
- ¼ cup ground chicken
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Cajun spice, to taste
- ¼ cup green onions, chopped, for garnish
- 2 cups cooking grits
- 1¼ cups milk
- butter, to taste
- 2 cups water, for grits
- oil, as needed
Instructions
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Season the chicken and shrimp with salt, pepper, and cajun spice.
- Heat some oil in a pan over medium heat and begin cooking the chicken pieces.
- Once the pieces are beginning to turn brown, throw in the raw shrimp and cook together until both meats are cooked all the way through.
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Meanwhile, place a pot with water and milk for grits over medium-high heat. Sprinkle some salt for flavor.
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Bring contents to a boil and slowly stir grits in. Stir occasionally to reduce lumps from forming.
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Reduce heat and cover, continuing to stir occasionally.
- Let cook for about 30 minutes or until creamy and consistent throughout.
- Season grits to taste.
- Pour grits into a bowl and spoon chicken and shrimp mixture on top and serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
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- Calcium: 152mg
- Calories: 462kcal
- Carbohydrates: 84g
- Cholesterol: 76mg
- Fat: 7g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 4mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 444mg
- Protein: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 289mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 319IU
- Vitamin C: 2mg
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