Step 1

Bring water and chicken broth to boil in a medium pot and season with some salt. Add grits and lower heat to medium/medium-low heat. Cover and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Once grits is cooked, take it off the heat. Stir in butter and cheeses until melted.

Step 3

Peel and devein shrimp if needed.

Step 4

Prepare ingredients by dicing bacon into small pieces, slicing shallots, green onion, and sun-dried tomatoes, and peeling garlic.

Step 5

In a medium cooking pan, over medium heat, cook diced bacon until brown and crispy. Take out bacon bits only and set them aside.

Step 6

Add shallots and sun-dried tomatoes to the pan with bacon grease. Saute until golden.

Step 7

Smash and mince garlic and add it to the pan. Saute until fragrant.

Step 8

Add chicken broth and lemon juice to the pan. Stir and bring to simmer.

Step 9

Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink and opaque on one side. Flip shrimp to the other side and let it cook until that side turns pink and opaque.

Step 10

Take the pan off heat.

Step 11

Divide prepared grits among large bowls or deep plates.

Step 12

Divide bacon bits, shrimp with broth, and some green onions among the plates, over the grits.