Garlic Shrimp and Cheesy Grits

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 cup quick-cooking grits

6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste

Bring chicken broth, milk, and 1 teaspoon garlic to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in grits, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and thoroughly mix in Cheddar cheese; season with salt and black pepper. Set grits aside and keep warm.

Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 teaspoons garlic until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.

Stir shrimp into onion mixture and cook until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent in the center, about 5 more minutes. Stir in hot pepper sauce.

Serve grits in a large serving bowl topped with shrimp mixture.