Sausage and Grits

Now doesn't that sound like a GREAT way to start off the morning!!  The best thing about this recipe is that you can make it the day before and heat it up in the microwave for a delicious breakfast!  Life just doesn't get any easier than this!!  And if your house is like mine in the morning, you need EASY!!!  It also freezes well!!

Apparently, I am on a Paula Deen theme for some reason because here is another one of her recipes and it is GOOD!!  My resident food expert (i.e., husband) LOVED it!!!

Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked Grits
1 lb ground pork sausage (I just got plain ole sausage - no maple flavored or whatever)
1 onion, chopped
2 4 1/2 ounce cans chopped green chilies
1 stick of butter (8 T)
2 eggs, beaten
1 cups grated Cheddar Cheese
10 dashes Tabasco sauce
1 t paprika
1/2 cup parsley

Preheat oven to 325.

Cook grits in 4 cups salted water until very thick.

Saute sausage in a large skillet, breaking into small pieces.  Add onion and chillies to the sausage (oh smells SO good!!).

Add the butter, beaten eggs, cheese and Tabasco sauce to the sausage mixture.  Stir to completely mix all ingredients.  Remove skillet from heat.

Combine the sausage mixture with the grits and mix completely.

Pour into a 13 x 9 baking dish and sprinkle cheese, paprika and parsley on top.   (Doesn't that look GOOD!!)

Bake for 1 hour.

This is so good!!  I wasn't sure I would like it with the chillies and the Tabasco sauce but this is definitely a keeper recipe!!

Enjoy!!!