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Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) is for Side Dish.

Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) takes 20 minutes to cook.

Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) are:

1 cup coarse-ground cornmeal or polenta
3.5 to 4 cups water
1 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp unsalted butter (optional)

Here is how you make Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush):

Over medium heat in a medium sauce pan or saucier (sloped sides, very useful), add 1 tsp kosher salt to boiling water. *SLOWLY* whisk in cornmeal in a steady stream. Keep whisking a little bit after all is added. When it's bubbling, turn heat down to low, put the lid on, and set a timer for 10 minutes. When timer goes off, reset for another 10 minutes (and start it), then remove lid from polenta and stir vigorously for about 1 minute (watch the timer--when it gets to 9, you've stirred for 1 minute). Put the lid on and let it go for the other 9 minutes. Repeat when the timer goes off again. How long it takes to cook depends on how coarse your cornmeal is, really. Test after second stir. As long as the cornmeal isn't hard, cook to the consistency you like. Serving Size:?6

The nutritional information for Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 90.6

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
• Sodium: 398.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 1.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush) is Gluten Free