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Polenta Crostini takes several minutes to prepare.

Polenta Crostini takes several minutes to cook.

Polenta Crostini makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Polenta Crostini are:

# Olive Oil, 1 tbsp (remove)
# Yellow Cornmeal, 1 cup (remove)
# Water, 4 cups

Here is how you make Polenta Crostini:

Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add cornmeal, stirring constantly with a whisk until cornmeal begins to absorb liquid (about 2 minutes). Reduce heat to low; cook 25 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in cheese.Spoon cornmeal mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread into an even layer. Cool to room temperature; Preheat oven to 400°.Cut polenta into 20 pieces. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° 45 minutes, turning after 25 minutes. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Cut into cubes.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RYEAXL1.

The nutritional information for Polenta Crostini is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 70.1

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 5.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
• Protein: 1.2 g