Cheesy Grits

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Cheesy Grits

Recipe By : http://www.diabetes.org/ada/rcptoday.html
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Diabetic American Diabetes Association
Breakfast & Brunch

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups water
1/2 cup quick grits
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon reduced-fat margarine
2 tablespoons chopped green chiles -- or picante sauce
1 egg -- separated
1/4 cup skim milk
nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring water to boil in heavy sauce pan. Stir in
grits. Return to boil, then reduce heat, partially cover, and cook for 5 minut
es. Stir occasionally.

Add cheese a little at a time until it melts. Add margarine and chiles. Stir
well. Beat egg yolk with milk and stir into grits.

Whip egg white until stiff and fold into grits.

Pour into a 5 x 5-inch casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bak
e 45 minutes until a knife inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and let
stand 5 minutes before cutting.

2 servings/Serving size: 1 cup

Exchanges: All breakfast menus this week have 350 calories total and include:

2 Starch servings 1 Fruit serving 1 Skim Milk serving 1 Fat serving

In some menus, one Meat serving has been used in place of either the Skim Milk
serving or one of the Starch servings.

Recipe for Wednesday, 8/19/98

This year, go back to school with a quick and delicious breakfast from the cook
book Month of Meals Classic Cooking, one of our newest meal planning publicatio
ns, featuring 28 days of entire breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with fat, cal
orie and exchange information automatically figured for you.

Breakfast: 1 cup Cheesy Grits 1/2 grapefruit

MC formatted by Barb at Possum Kingdom using MC Buster & SNT on 8/23/98


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