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Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans is for Dinner.

Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans takes 25 minutes to cook.

Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans are:

1/2 cup of grits
10 oz of shrimp
1 cup of 1% or nonfat milk
1 cup of water
1 cup of vegetable broth divided
2 tablespoons + 1 tsp of margarine (60 calories per tbls)
1 and 1/2 cups of fresh green beans
3 slices of center cut bacon

Here is how you make Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans:

Combine milk, water and 1/2 cup of the vegetable broth. Bring to a slow boil. Slowly add grits. Turn down heat and let cook for about 5 minutes. You want the grits to have a kind of creamy consistency. Add more water if they are too thick. Stir in 1 tsp of the margarine, keep warm.Fry bacon in a nonstick pan until crispy. Put on paper towel to cool. IN THE SAME PAN THE BACON WAS IN add the green beans and water. Let cook until as evaporated by 75%. When the beans are bright green, put in a serving bowl and crumble bacon over the beans. Keep warm and set asidePut two tablespoons of margarine in a bowl with dried parsley, oregano, and half of the garlic clove. Microwave for 30 seconds, set aside.Put the shrimp in a nonstick pan sprayed with olive oil spray (like Pam). Season as desired. When shrimp is almost done, put the remaining vegetable broth in to deglaze the pan. Shrimp is done when pink and opaque, coiled up.Place a cup of grits on a plate, then half of the shrimp, and then 1 tablespoon of the melted margarine. Serve with green beans.Enjoy!!!Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MRSPOTTER-TRU.

The nutritional information for Shrimp and Grits w/ Bacon Green Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 506.7

• Total Fat: 16.0 g
• Cholesterol: 232.7 mg
• Sodium: 661.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 41.7 g