If you love cheese with a hint of spice, this cheesy fire-roasted hatch chile cheese grits with a fried egg will make you hungry. Top with a fried egg, chives, and jalapeños for a spicy treat.
Get ready for more spice with this delicious Hatch Chile Hummus recipe.
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Today, I am going to make cheesy grits for breakfast. I am loving this new fresh mozzarella I found by Stella Cheeses. Fresh cheese has a richer flavor...and it melts beautifully in this recipe. If you haven't tried fresh mozzarella, you are in for a treat.
I have breakfast on my mind today.
Most mornings are so rushed that we don't have time for a delicious hearty breakfast. Now that it is summer, mornings are more relaxed. We have time to get back to basics and enjoy a meal together (when the kids actually get up before 10:00 in the morning!)
I am on the tail end of using up the hatch chiles I fire-roasted a few months ago. I fire roasted them in bulk and then froze the extras. I love their peppery flavor. They are spicy, but not too spicy.
If you are new to hatch chiles, or want to watch my video on how to fire roast hatch chiles, you will want to read all of my hatch chile tips and tricks.
I decided to add the hatch chiles and fresh mozzarella to the grits I was cooking. I love the flavor of corn and hatch chiles together, and I knew they would work well with the egg. (My kids balked at the jalapenos, so add at your own risk!)
Break the yolk and that yummy runny egg flavor meshes beautifully with the creamy grits.
Ingredients:
- Fresh mozzarella cheese
- Fire-roasted hatch chiles
- Milk
- Eggs
- Olive oil
- Chives
- Jalapenos
Instructions:
Making grits stovetop is really easy!!
Cook the grits according to the package. When they are almost ready, add milk, hatch chiles, and diced fresh mozzarella cheese. Cook on low for 10 minutes until the milk is cooked in and the mozzarella cheese is melted throughout.
Fry your eggs sunny side up so the yolk can be broken over the cooked grits. Put the egg on top of the cooked grits and garnish with fresh chives and jalapeno.
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📋 Recipe
Cheesy Roasted Hatch Chile Grits with Fried Egg
Easy hatch chile cheddar grits with eggs
Ingredients
- Grits
- 1 package fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fire roasted hatch chiles
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- fresh chives
- jalapenos
- salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot, cook the grits according to package instructions. (I used 1 cup grits to 3 cups water with 1/2 teaspoon salt.)
- When the grits are almost done, add milk, chiles and cheese.
- Cook an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted throughout the grits.
- In a frying pan, add oil and allow the pan to heat up.
- Cook 4 fried eggs, sunny side up.
- Use salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread grits on a plate and top with an egg.
- Sprinkle chives on top.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 190Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 142mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 10g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
Ashley Matsko
Thank you for mentioning Hatch Green Chile! We would love to send you a free box of our Hatch Green Chile as a thank you. If you're interested, please send me an email.
Lauren @ Hall Nesting
I can't believe I haven't add some spice to my cheese grits sooner!
Sandi Gaertner
I love spicy 🙂
Sharon @ What the Fork Food Blog
Oh this looks likes it is so yummy! I will take this tomorrow in bed! 😉
Sandi Gaertner
🙂
Ginny McMeans
I got to live the the south for a while and fell in love with grits. Add hatch chilies and you took it over the top.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Ginny 🙂
Tracy
My "home" is 20 minutes from Hatch, New Mexico - love anything and everything involving green chile! I hoard cans of chile every time I visit and bring them back to Scotland with me (can't really fly with fresh/frozen, sadly.)
Sandi Gaertner
Oh wow...I am so jealous Tracy. That must be hard to not have the fresh hatch chiles you are used to.