Grits And Cheese Chili Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking hominy grits
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 3 green onions, with green tops thinly sliced
• 1 large egg, beaten (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 (4 ounce) cans whole green chilies, drained, patted dry

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 bring 3 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• 3 slowly stir in the grits; simmer until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 4 remove from the heat, stir in the cheese, onions, eggs or egg substitute, and pepper sauce.
• 5 arrange the chiles in a 9-inch pie plate in spoke fashion, with the larger ends against the edges of the plate and the tips toward the center.
• 6 pour the grits mixture evenly over the chiles.
• 7 bake 30 minutes or until set.
• 8 let stand 5 minutes.
• 9 cut into wedges and serve warm.