Recipes Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Grits Grits a Ya Ya 4.9 (57) 43 Reviews 7 Photos A friend of mine made this grits a ya ya dish for a Mardi Gras dinner. It was so delicious, I just had to have the recipe. Submitted by Irene Updated on October 21, 2022 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 7 7 7 7 Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients Grits: 3 ½ cups chicken stock ¾ cup old fashioned grits ¼ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese, or more to taste ¼ cup butter Shrimp Sauce: 8 slices bacon, chopped 1 tablespoon minced shallot 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 splash white wine 3 tablespoons butter 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 cups chopped spinach 1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms ¼ cup sliced green onions 2 cups heavy cream 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Prepare the grits: Bring chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Slowly pour grits into stock while stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer until grits are tender and thick, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in heavy cream to thin out the grits. Stir in Gouda cheese and butter until melted and smooth. While grits are cooking, make the shrimp sauce: Place bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat; cook until bacon fat is rendered, about 3 minutes. Stir in shallot and garlic; cooking and stirring until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine and stir in butter, cooking and stirring until butter has melted. Drop shrimp in the skillet; cook and stir until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 3 minutes. Stir in spinach, mushrooms, and green onions; cook and stir until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes more. Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon. Stir in heavy cream to the sauce. Simmer until the cream is reduced by about a third, about 10 minutes. Season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Return shrimp to the skillet to heat through. Serve shrimp with sauce over the prepared grits. I Made It Print 89 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 839 Calories 71g Fat 22g Carbs 30g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 839 % Daily Value * Total Fat 71g 90% Saturated Fat 39g 193% Cholesterol 322mg 107% Sodium 1109mg 48% Total Carbohydrate 22g 8% Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Total Sugars 2g Protein 30g 59% Vitamin C 8mg 9% Calcium 272mg 21% Iron 3mg 17% Potassium 533mg 11% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.