Southern Chicken Scampi with Creamy Parmesan Grits

🍗 Southern Chicken Scampi with Creamy Parmesan Grits: Comfort with a Kick
Take everything you love about Italian chicken scampi—garlicky butter sauce, tender chicken, fresh herbs—and pair it with a Southern staple like creamy, cheesy grits, and you’ve got a dish that’s downright irresistible. Southern Chicken Scampi with Creamy Parmesan Grits is where comfort food meets elegance. It’s rich, bold, and soul-satisfying, with just the right amount of Southern flair.

Whether you’re hosting guests, treating yourself to a fancy-at-home dinner, or just craving something a little indulgent, this dish delivers big flavor with minimal fuss.

🍴 Why You’ll Love This Dish
✅ Southern-style comfort meets Italian flavor

✅ Creamy grits make the perfect buttery base

✅ Garlic-butter-wine sauce = total flavor bomb

✅ Weeknight-easy, weekend-worthy

🛒 Ingredients:
For the Chicken Scampi:
1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders

Salt & black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons butter

6 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)

½ cup dry white wine or chicken broth

Juice of 1 lemon

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried)

Optional: Grated Parmesan or extra butter for finishing

For the Creamy Parmesan Grits:
1 cup stone-ground or quick-cooking grits

4 cups chicken broth or water

1 cup heavy cream or whole milk

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons butter

Salt and pepper to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
Step 1: Make the Grits
In a medium pot, bring chicken broth to a boil. Slowly whisk in the grits.

Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened (about 20–25 minutes for stone-ground, 5–7 minutes for quick grits).

Stir in butter, cream, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Keep warm while you cook the chicken.

Step 2: Cook the Chicken
Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.

Sear chicken on both sides until golden brown and cooked through (about 3–4 minutes per side). Transfer to a plate and keep warm.

Step 3: Make the Scampi Sauce
In the same skillet, reduce heat to medium and melt the butter. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; sauté until fragrant (about 1 minute).

Deglaze the pan with white wine (or broth), scraping up brown bits. Simmer until slightly reduced (3–4 minutes).

Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Return chicken to the pan and spoon sauce over top.

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