Grits You’ll Go Nuts For – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• ¾ cup pecan halves
• 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. coarse kosher salt
• Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 4 cups water, plus more as needed
• ½ cup stone-ground grits
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, more for garnish
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter