Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Add something tasty to your family's Italian cuisine night! Serve vegetables with polenta - a dish that's ready in about 30 minutes!
Polenta with Italian Vegetables
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole-grain yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 cup cold water
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 2 teaspoons canola or soybean oil
- 4 medium zucchini or yellow summer squash, sliced (about 4 cups)
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
- 1 can (about 14 ounces) artichoke hearts, drained
Instructions
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Step1Beat cornmeal and cold water in 2-quart saucepan with wire whisk. Stir in boiling water and salt. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cheese until smooth; keep polenta warm.
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Step2Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook zucchini, bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in basil and artichoke hearts. Serve vegetable mixture over polenta.
Nutrition
210
Calories
6g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 210
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 430mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 660mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 26%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 50%
- 50%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 3 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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