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Grits Florentine Recipe


This Grits Florentine Recipe is one of many in our collection of Low Fat Recipes. these are culled from various sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they all have in common with this Grits Florentine Recipe, is that they can all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.




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Grits Florentine Recipe




Ingredients:

10 oz frozen chopped spinach
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
3 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 cup water
2/3 cup enriched hominy quick grits* - (q, u, a, ker or aunt
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 cup dairy sour half and half or- sour, c, ream
3 slice bacon, crisply cooked - and cru

Instructions:

Cook spinach with onions according to package directions. Drain
thoroughly; stir in cheese, pepper and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat,
stirring frequently, until cheese melts; remove from heat.

Bring water to a boil; slowly stir in grits and salt. Reduce heat;
simmer 2 to 4 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently. Stir grits
into spinach mixture. Add sour half and half; cook until heated
through. Spoon into 1-qt. serving dish. Sprinkle with bacon.

*NOTE: To substitute Quaker or Aunt Jemima Enriched Hominy Grits,
increase water to 2-1/2 cups and simmer time to 12 to 14 minutes.
Proceed as recipe directs.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving: * calories 181 * carbohydrates 17 g
* protein 8 g * fat 9 g * calcium 170 mg * sodium 340 mg *
cholesterol 25 mg * dietary fiber 3 g

Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!" Reprinted with permission from The Quaker
Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

Servings: 6




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