Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• ¾  cup heavy cream
• Kosher salt
• Fresh black pepper
• 1 ½  tsp minced garlic

Directions

1. Add the following to a pot, stir with a whisk, and bring to a boil over medium high heat:
   • 4 cups chicken broth
   • 0.75 cup heavy cream
   • Kosher salt
   • Fresh black pepper
   • 1.5 tsp minced garlic
2. Once a rolling boil has been achieved, whisk in 1.25 cup Quaker Oats Old Fashioned grits (come in the cylindrical container).
3. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about five minutes.
4. Whisk in in 4T of unsalted butter, cover.
5. Simmer for five more minutes.
6. Whisk in an eight-ounce block of shredded smoked gouda cheese; cover.
7. Remove from heat. Let stand for five minutes.