Sausage Cheese Grits Casserole

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cups hot, cooked grits
• 1 lb. bulk pork sausage

  cooked, crumbled and drained well
• 2 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

  shredded (10-oz.)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups 2% milk

  I used 2% but any kind will work
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter

  melted
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Instructions

• 1 Cook grits according to package directions.
• 2 Set aside.
• 3 Meanwhile, fry sausage until no longer pink.
• 4 Use a hamburger chopper to break the meat down in small pieces while frying.
• 5 Drain and set aside.
• 6 In a large bowl, mix grits, sausage and cheese.
• 7 Beat eggs and milk in a separate bowl; stir into grits.
• 8 Add butter and garlic powder.
• 9 Transfer to a greased 9x13” baking dish.
• 10 Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.
• 11 Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• 12 Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center
  comes out clean.
• 13 Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

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