Cornmeal and Oatmeal Polenta With Tomato Sauce and Parmesan
- Total Time
- 1½ hours
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Ingredients
Yield:4 servings
- ½cup quick-cooking steel-cut oats
- ½cup polenta
- 1quart water
- Salt to taste (½ to 1 teaspoon)
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- ⅓cup freshly grated Parmesan (optional), plus additional for sprinkling
- 1cup Fresh Tomato Sauce or Simple Marinara Sauce
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
217 calories; 8 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 8 grams protein; 810 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the steel-cut oats, polenta, water and salt in a 2-quart baking dish. Stir together and place in the oven. Bake 1 hour. Remove from the oven and stir in the butter. Return to the oven for 10 more minutes. Remove from the oven and stir again. Taste and adjust salt. If desired, stir the Parmesan into the polenta, or sprinkle it on top after you spoon on the tomato sauce.
- Step 2
Spoon the polenta onto plates, make a depression in the middle with the back of your spoon, and fill it with tomato sauce. Top with Parmesan if you haven’t stirred it into the polenta.
Tip
- Advance preparation: Although this should be served right away if you want the creamy version, you can also make it ahead and then reheat as a gratin. Cut the cooled, stiff polenta into squares, or use a cookie cutter to cut into circles. Place in an oiled baking dish and drizzle on a little olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan and heat in a 350-degree oven until polenta is sizzling. Remove from the oven, pour on hot marinara sauce, sprinkle on a little more Parmesan, and serve.
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Jill
Super yummy comfort food! Better than mac and cheese. :-). I used chicken broth instead of water.
Fran Rounds
You can use regular steel cut oats. Just cook it half an hour longer.
Emily
To add more flavor, I definitely recommend using broth instead of water.
mary ann
Super tasty and attractive! My husband and I will be having this dish often!
phillip roullard
Alright, I'm game to try anything but this looks likes the cat food I feed my cat after it has come up from the cats stomach. Eeewww. No thanks.
Fran Rounds
You can use regular steel cut oats. Just cook it half an hour longer.
Emily
To add more flavor, I definitely recommend using broth instead of water.
NJ farm girl
I can’t find quick cooking steel cut oats...is there any way to use regular steel cut oats?
Gary
I’m sure that you resolved this. If not Amazon, Whole Foods and Earth Fare all carry this
Jill
Super yummy comfort food! Better than mac and cheese. :-). I used chicken broth instead of water.
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