Side Dish

Basic Polenta is for Side Dish.

Basic Polenta takes several minutes to prepare.

Basic Polenta takes several minutes to cook.

Basic Polenta makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Basic Polenta are:

9 cups water
1 tbsp. salt
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
3 cups instant cornmeal

Here is how you make Basic Polenta:

Bring water to a boil in a large heavy pot. Add salt and reduce heat until water is simmering.Take cornmeal by the handful and add to water very slowly, controlling flow to a thin stream through your fingers. To avoid lumps, stir quickly with a long handled spoon while adding cornmeal. If necessary, stop adding cornmeal from to time and beat mixture vigorously.Cook, stirring constantly, 20 to 30 minutes. Polenta will become very thick while cooking. It is done when it comes away cleanly from the sides of the pot.Pour polenta into a large wooden board or a large platter. With a plastic spatula smooth out polenta evenly, about 2 inches thick. Let cool 5 minutes until polenta solidifies.Cut polenta into 1 inch wide and 6 inces long. Now you can bake, grill or fry the polenta. Seve hot, covered with your favorite sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings.BAKED POLENTA:Spray baking sheet with butter or oil and bake polenta for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEEGENTILE73.

The nutritional information for Basic Polenta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 210.6

• Total Fat: 6.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 888.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 3.7 g