Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups chicken stock

• ¾ cup old fashioned grits

• ¼ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed

• 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese, or more to taste

• ¼ cup butter

• 8 slices bacon, chopped

• 1 tablespoon minced shallot

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

• 1 splash white wine

• 3 tablespoons butter

• 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 2 cups chopped spinach

• 1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms

• ¼ cup sliced green onions

• 2 cups heavy cream

• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste

• salt and ground black pepper to taste