Smothered Southern Grits - Big Recipe

Ingredients

• ***For the chicken and the vegetables:***
• 2 (4-ounce) chicken breasts, pounded to an even thickness
• Cajun or Creole seasoning, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• ***For the parmesan grits:***
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking corn grits, such as Bob's Red Mill® Corn Grits
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• green onions, to taste, sliced, for garnish