May be served as an entrée or side dish.

Yankee Grits

1 pound Italian sausage
1 pound regular breakfast sausage
1 large green pepper, chopped fine
1 large onion chopped; vidalia or other sweet onion is preferable
6 servings old fashioned grits, prepared according to package directions
Butter to taste

1. Brown and drain sausage.
2. Cook grits with salt, pepper and butter according to package directions. Stir in green pepper and onions. Add browned sausage and cheese and stir until cheese melts.

Makes 6 servings.

As an entrée, serves 6. As a side dish, serves 12.

Recipe provided courtesy of National Hot Dog And Sausage Council. Recipe created by Donna Ferraro of Charlotte, North Carolina.