Cheese grits

Grits, a pouch of cheese sauce, a lot of pepper. Southern breakfast, no Southerner required.

Serves 415 minutes, mostly stirring

What to buy

• Bob's Red Mill Organic Corn Grits / Polenta, 24oz (Pack of 1) - Vegan, Kosher SNAP EBT one cup from the bag $4.83checked yesterday
• Velveeta Cheese Sauce, 1 Box of 3 Pouches Original, 12 oz SNAP EBT one pouch, stirred in at the end $3.28checked yesterday
• Amazon Saver, Black Pepper, 2.25 Oz SNAP EBT more than you think $1.69checked 2 days ago
• Frank's RedHot Hot Sauce, Original, Made with Cayenne Peppers, Ready-To-Use SNAP EBT a few shakes $3.54checked today

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From your kitchen

a pot, a whisk or a spoon, salt, four cups of water.

What to do

1. Four cups of water, a big pinch of salt, boiling. Whisk in the cup of grits slowly so it does not clump.
2. Low heat, lid half on, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes. It spits; that is normal.
3. Off the heat. The cheese pouch in, stirred until it disappears. Pepper, Frank's. Eat it hot; cold grits are a different food.

If you want to show off

• SPAM Jalapeño Canned Meat, Protein Food, Shelf Stable Food, 12oz x1 SNAP EBT the jalapeno Spam, diced and fried, on top - grits and Spam is a real breakfast $3.72checked 2 days ago
• Campbell’s Country Style Sausage Gravy, 13.8 oz Can SNAP EBT sausage gravy over the grits, for the ambitious $2.69checked 2 days ago
• Amazon Grocery Fire Roasted Diced Green Chiles, Mild, 4 Oz SNAP EBT green chiles stirred in with the cheese $0.84checked today