• Place the cut chicken breast on a clean surface and use a paper towel to thouroghly dry each side of the chicken.
• Add all of the seasonings: seasoned salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and paprika, to a small bowl and mix them up until they are fully combined.
• Sprinkle the seasonings liberally over the chicken breast, coat both sides. Place flour and seasoned salt in a shallow dish or plate, and mixt to combine.
• Add the vegetable boil into the cast iron skillet and heat it up over medium heat.
• Grab one chicken breast at a time, and coat each side in the flour mixture be sure to press the flour into the chicken so that it sticks. Set the chicken aside on a cooling rack or a plate so that the flour can settle for at least 2-3 minutes.
• Gently place the chicken into the hot oil and butter in the cast iron skillet in one single layer, careful not to overcrowd the pan. Fry for 4 minutes on one side, and flip. Then fry an additional 4 minutes on the other side.
• Once the chicken is fried, remove it from the oil and place it on a cooling rack to drain excess grease. Turn the heat off in the cast iron skillet, but do not drain the oil and bits from frying the chicken.
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  Making the Grits
• Add water to a large sauce pan and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
• Slowly add the grits into the boiling water and whisk vigorously at the same time you pour the grits in. Continue to stir to ensure the grits to not get lumpy.
• Turn the heat down to low and continue to whisk the grits until they begin to thicken up, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the half and half and the milk, and mix it in until it is well combined. Cook an additional 2 minutes being sure to stir so that clumps do not form.
• Sprinkle in the salt and pepper, and add the butter.
• Stir it up until it is combined, and the butter is melted. Enjoy!
• For the Gravy
• Make gravy according to the package instructions and set it aside.
• Add the bell peppers and onions into the same skillet that the chicken fried in, and saute for 2-3 minutes, just until they are soft.
• Add in the water for the gravy (according to the package), and the gravy mix.
• Stir constantly until it is to your desired consistency.

Assemble the smothered chicken with grits

• Pour the hot grits into your bowl, then top it with the fried chicken (cut the chicken into bite size pieces if desired), then top it with that rich gravy, and enjoy!