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5 from 12 votes

Sausage and Cheese Grits Muffins

Serve this great muffins with eggs and coffee and you have a wonderful breakfast! Easy to make the grits adds a great texture. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: grits muffins, sausage muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Author: The Southern Lady Cooks

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound pork sausage cooked
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup of cooked quick-cooking grits (1/4th cup uncooked)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons or 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Cook sausage in a skillet like hamburger, drain and set aside. Whisk together flour, grits, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in melted butter, eggs, buttermilk with a spoon mixing well.
  • Fold in sausage and shredded cheese. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, add batter and bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Makes 12 muffins

Notes

You are using COOKED grits in this recipe. I took a 1/4th of a cup of uncooked grits.. cooked them and used 3/4th cup in this recipe.