Recipe Box, Maple Sausage Cheese Grits

the Painted Apron

11 years ago

Okay, this more of an idea than a brilliant culinary creation…

It’s just sausage mixed with cheese grits

But!!!

You jazz up the flavor profile by using Maple sausage and your favorite tangy cheeses

Brown the sausage

make the grits according to package directions

Here’s where the fun begins! Add butter and lots of cheese

I used up some cheeses I had on hand, shredded sharp white American and Gouda sandwich slices

You can use sharp cheddar of course, but try something different like Gruyere, Manchego, Asiago to create a unexpected flavor to excite the tastebuds

Season well with salt and pepper and put the lid back on the grits and set aside for a few minutes to let the cheese and butter melt

Stir the cooked sausage into the grits

Cover dish and refrigerate for up to 2 days if desired. Bake at 350 until heated through, 30-45 minutes, before serving

Serve with fresh fruit and/or scrambled eggs if desired

Maple Sausage Cheese Grits

Amp up your breakfast grits with sausage!

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword breakfast, breakfast casserole, brunch, grils casserole, grits, maple sausage

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 35

Servings 8

Ingredients

1 pound Maple breakfast sausage
4 T unsalted butter
6 oz flavorful cheese grated, such as Asiago, Gruyere, Manchego, Gouda, Smoked Gouda, or Sharp Cheddar,
salt and pepper
Grits

Instructions

Make grits according to package directions.
Meanwhile brown sausage and drain.
Combine cooked grits and sausage.
Add butter, cheese and season well. Cover pan and let cheese and butter melt. Stir.
Place mixture into a greased casserole dish. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.
Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-45 minutes until heated through. Serves 6-8

Notes

Serve alone, with fruit, or with fried, scrambled or poached eggs

You can also cut the chilled grits into slices and saute the slices in a little butter

throw an egg in the pan

and top your grits cake with a lovely fried egg

A very sunny way to fuel up!

Dad would love this for Father’s Day!

This is a great make ahead dish for busy weekends. We enjoyed this at our recent Weekend Getaway, it was so easy to make before our guests arrived and then pop in the oven 2 days later for Sunday breakfast~

Another easy do ahead breakfast dish with maple sausage is this Cinnamon Roll & Sausage Bread Pudding