Folly Island Shrimp and Grits

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking white grits
• 3 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp
• peeled
• deveined
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Instructions

1. Combine chicken broth and 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium saucepan and bring to boil.
2. Stir in grits.
3. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Mix cream cheese and half and half into grits.
5. Cover and simmer mixture until almost all liquid has evaporated and grits are tender, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.
6. Stir in green onions.
7. Remove mixture from heat.
8. Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
9. Add shrimp and saute just until shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes.
10. Stir in lime juice.
11. Remove skillet from heat.
12. Spoon grits onto center of plate.
13. Top with shrimp and drizzle with lime butter from skillet.