Add something Italian to your meal. Enjoy corn in this polenta side dish - a hearty meal!
Polenta Sauté
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn (from 1-lb bag)
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup whole-grain cornmeal
Instructions
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Step1Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, heat all ingredients except cornmeal to boiling. Gradually add cornmeal, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 8 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture pulls away from side of saucepan.
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Step2Pour polenta into baking dish. Cool 15 minutes. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
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Step3Heat oven to 250°F. Cut polenta into 8 pieces. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook 4 pieces of polenta at a time in skillet about 5 minutes on each side or until light brown. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; keep warm in oven while cooking remaining pieces.
Nutrition
150
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 320mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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