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Cheesy Chipotle Polenta takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Cheesy Chipotle Polenta takes 20 minutes to cook.

Cheesy Chipotle Polenta makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Cheesy Chipotle Polenta are:

1 Cup (160 g) Polenta Corn Meal
1 Cup Cold Water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder
2/3 Cup (70 g) Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/3 Cup (45 g) Grated Parmesan Cheese
3 Cups Boiling Water

Here is how you make Cheesy Chipotle Polenta:

Lightly oil a cake pan (8x8, 9x13, 7x10) depending on how thick you like your final product.In a saucepan boil 3 cups of water with salt.In a bowl mix the one cup of cold water and 1 cup of corn meal.Once the water has come to a rolling boil, add the cornmeal/cold water mixture stirring as you add. Bring the mixture back to a rolling boil stirring while you do. Once at a rolling boil, turn down to a simmer and continue to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.Stir in the cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, and Chipotle chili powder and continue to simmer and stir for about an additional 5 minutes or until a thick consistency is attained.Once the desired consistency is attained, pour the mixture into the lightly greased pan. Spread the mixture evenly and then place the pan in the fridge on a level surface to cool and congele. When ready to serve it can be cut into pieces and served cold, hot or fried. I like to take the strips and light brown in olive oil in a frypan.My serving size pieces were about 1' x 3.5" as I used a 10"x7" panNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PARAMAGNUS.

The nutritional information for Cheesy Chipotle Polenta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 52.5

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 5.3 mg
• Sodium: 180.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 2.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Cheesy Chipotle Polenta is Vegetarian