When it comes to cooking, I consider myself to be adventurous. I love combining classic recipes with bold flavors to create new dishes that instantly become family favorites. With the warmer months coming, I’m been dusting off favorite family dishes and looking around for ways to add real, natural flavors to them. So it only makes sense that I decided a little makeover was needed for one of my all time favorite dishes…..shrimp and grits. Growing up in the South, it’s a dish that is ingrained with my childhood memories. In fact, it is the dish that was served at my wedding rehearsal dinner and so many other special occasions. But as any good Southern cook knows, taking a classic meal that mama used to make and breathing new life into it is how traditions continue and even better dishes are born. And so I made it my mission to find a way to add bold flavors and delicious textures to my childhood favorite while turning it into the perfect summer dish of BBQ Shrimp with Blue Cheese Grits.
One of the first things my mama taught me when I was learning to cook was the the ingredients I use matter. But right after that all important lesson, she also shared that shortcuts that add flavor are a Southern woman’s best friend. Knowing these two truths, I started my BBQ shrimp dish with fresh coastal jumbo shrimp and Stubb’s products. This line of sauces that are great for grilling, sautéing and even baking were created with real ingredients and amazing flavors to help Southern cooks like me infuse the taste of the South into each and every bite.
Once I had my ingredients pulled together and prepared, all that was left to do was take a classic recipe and get creative in order to transform my family’s dinner into a dish that was truly delightful.
What You Will Need:
1 and 1/2 Pounds of Jumbo Shrimp
Stubb’s Sweet Heal Legendary Bar-B-Q Sauce
1 Cup of Stone Ground Grits
2 Cups of Chicken Stock
2 Cups of Water
2 Tablespoons of Parsley
1 Tablespoon of Butter
1/2 Cup of Crumbled Blue Cheese
4 Cups of Fresh Spinach
2 Tablespoons of Water
2 Tablespoons of Stubb’s Sweet Black Pepper Anytime Sauce
Diced Green Onions
Skewers
How to Make It:
While this meal does require a little prep, once I was ready to cook it was easily put together and totally worth any effort that went into making it. Seriously, this is one dish that had everyone in my family drooling. To start, I peeled my shrimp and added them to my skewers.
As I finished each skewer, I added it to a clear baking dish and brushed on Stubb’s Sweet Heat Legendary Bar-B-Q Sauce. I knew that the bold flavors and subtle heat of this sauce would elevate my BBQ shrimp to a whole new level that would leave us all drooling.
After making sure all of my shrimp were covered in the amazing sweetness of Stubb’s sauce, I placed then in the refrigerator to marinate for an hour. While they were marinating, I set to work creating my blue cheese grits. Now, living in the South I know that grits are a fine art and the secret to my grits is cooking them with chicken stock. So I added my two cups of chicken stock and two cups of water to a pot and brought it to a boil. Then I slowly added in my grits and allowed them to cook for about 13 minutes until they were cooked completely.
As soon as my grits were done cooking I removed them from the heat, stirred in my parsley, butter and blue cheese and then covered them and allowed them to sit.
With my grits ready, it was time to take my prepared shrimp to the grill and cook them to perfection. After turning the grill onto medium-high heat, I placed my shrimp skewers on it and cooked them on each side for about three minutes, brushing on more Stubb’s sauce the whole time to ensure that the sweet flavor with a subtle heat underneath was cooked into every bite.
Once my shrimp were cooked to perfect and my grits ready, all that was left to do was assemble my dish. I wanted to add some color to the plate and since I try to make meals that are complete, I reached for my spinach and poured it into a large saute pan. After increasing my heat to medium-high, I added two tablespoons of water and two tablespoons of Stubb’s Sweet Black Pepper Anytime Sauce for a just a touch of flavor and allowed it to wilt until it was soft but still held it’s vibrant color.
After removing it from the stove, I placed a large spoonful of my wilted spinach on each plate and spread it out. Next, I topped my spinach with my drool-worthy blue cheese grits and finally, my perfectly delicious BBQ shrimp went on top.
After sprinkling a few diced green onions over the top of my already drool-worthy dish, I had a new take on a classic Southern dish that was full of amazing flavors.
In each and every bite, the sweet heat of the Stubb’s sauce was the star and it combined perfectly with the slight tang of the blue cheese grits and the spicy flavor that the Stubb’s Anytime Sauce had added to the spinach.
And when all three foods were combined into one bite, it was Southern perfection like this mama has never knows.
Whether you’ve grown up on amazing Southern dishes like me or just want to bring a taste of the South into your own kitchen, I highly encourage you to discover cooking with delicious Stubb’s products that are made with bold flavors and natural ingredients. Start with Stubb’s Legendary Bar-B-Q sauces then continue on to spice rubs, marinades and Anytime Sauces that are made with real ingredients and goodness in the way that only Stubb’s can!
Tell me, what’s your favorite Southern dish and how could you make it even more delicious with help from Stubb’s Legendary Bar-B-Q sauces, spice rubs, marinades and Anytime Sauces?
That sounds delicious. I think I need to make these over the weekend 🙂
Your BBQ shrimps looks so delicious! I love this dish, there are so many wonderful flavors and textures in one terrific meal.
I hadn’t even thought to BBQ shrimp before! That sounds so good! Thanks for sharing!
Grits makes everything taste better. This recipe looks so delicious. It’s ideal for all those summer barbecues.
Shrimp and grits sounds fantastic, but it is actually one dish I have yet to try. I love the unique spin you incorporated.
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I absolutely love BBQ shrimp!!! It’s one of my favorite grill dishes during the summer. I have never had grits, so that I will have to try this summer.
I love barbequing and I love shrimp! Can’t wait to try out this dish for the summer.
I love trying out new marinades, it makes cooking (especially grilling) so much more exciting and fun! These marinades sound awesome and I definitely would love to try these!
Gosh this looks so good. We love Stubbs but we haven’t tried their Sweet Heat flavor yet. It sounds great!
This sounds like a really great meal to eat right up, I love shrimp. I haven’t tried blue cheese in a long time, but willing to try again 😉
What a great recipe idea! I will have to try to make this, a unique twist using BBQ Shrimp and blue cheese grits, never thought to do that!
Yum, the shrimp looks amazing! I’m not a huge fan of grits but I could see myself using some rice.
I love shrimp and I love grits. I don’t see a reason not to love this recipe!
I’ve personally tasted a couple of Stubb’s sauces and they are simply amazing for meat and grills. BBQ and shrimp in one is always a winner for me. Thanks for the recipe, this might be “the” favorite southern dish for me!
This looks really delicious and nice option to serve with the upcoming party season
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I love shrimp. This recipe looks amazing.
I love this recipe, it looks so mouth-watering and I’m about to drool! I am going to try this on the weekends and hope my hubby will love it!
I love shrimps! This recipe is so perfect for tonight’s dinner, maybe, I can cook our dinner for tonight! Can’t wait to try.
These pictures are so damn good; mouth watering and delicious. Most of the good looking foods require a lot of hard work, but this recipe is so simple. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful. yummylicious looking s=dish and flavours. I never ever thought to mix Blue cheese and grits let alone add shrimp. how creative!
Oh man, if I could still eat shrimp, I’d totally make this! Definitely trying the grits, though.
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I just had grits for the first time over the weekend and I’m definitely going to need to have them again. This looks amazing!
Im a lover of all things shrimp related and Ive never tried anything like this. Sound and looks amazing, will be trying the recipe out. Thanks for sharing.
Well, I have been eating grits my whole life and never thought about putting blue cheese in there! I love this recipe, great photos too!
Omg looks amazing, I would love to eat this. I love shrimp and blue cheese so why not put them together right? haha
This looks so good! I am going to have to try this out. That shrimp looks amazing! I bet the sauces are great too.
Yum! Shrimp and grits you are talking my language. This looks delicious!
I love blue cheese and so do as shrimp, great thing they can compliment each other. You’ve got a talent there, I love this recipe!
This looks fabulous! My family loves shrimp so much, especially grilled.
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The flavors of BBQ and bleu cheese? Perfect upgrade to classic shrimp and grits! This looks so good.
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Those shrimp look amazing and delicious. I’ll have to get some of that BBQ sauce and make the blue cheese grits as well.
Mm I love cheese grits. The shrimp looks really good too.
I love how much we use our grill in the summer time! This recipe sounds delicious we going to have to make this soon.
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