Sausage And Grits Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup uncooked grits
• 1 lb bulk breakfast sausage (if you need to use links, finely dice the cooked links)
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans green chilies, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 10 drops tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 2 cook the grits in 4 cups of salted water until done (follow package directions) saute the sausage and onions, breaking the sausage into small pieces.
• 3 drain the grease from the sausage and onions.
• 4 add the chilies, butter, eggs, cheese and tabasco to the cooked grits.
• 5 combine the sausage and onions with the grits mixture.
• 6 pour everything into a 9"x 13" casserole and garnish with the paprika and parsley.
• 7 the mixture can be refrigerated for up to two days before baking (bring to room temperature before baking to use the same bake time).
• 8 bake at 325°f for one (1) hour.
• 9 this also freezes well.