Name: Cheesy Polenta with Grilled Sausages and Summer Vegetables Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: For Polenta:; butter; 5 cups water; 1¼ cups polenta; 3 tbsp butter; 1 tsp salt; ⅔ cup cheese Italian blend; For Sausages and Vegetables:; oil; 8 Italian sausages; 3 medium zucchini; 3 medium summer squash; 4 small tomatoes; olive oil; salt and pepper

cheesy polenta with grilled sausages and summer vegetables recipe

How To Make Cheesy Polenta with Grilled Sausages and Summer Vegetables

Cheesy polenta is the Italians’ leveled up version of a corn porridge. It goes perfectly with the grilled sausages and summer vegetables- squash & zucchini.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Polenta:

butter,for the baking dish
5cupswater
1¼cupspolenta
3tbspbutter,cut into little cubes
1tspsalt
⅔cupcheese Italian blend

For Sausages and Vegetables:

oil,for the grill
8Italian sausages
3mediumzucchini,(about 1 lb), cut on the diagonal into ¼ inch thick slices
3mediumsummer squash,(about 1 lb), cut on the diagonal into ¼ inch thick slices
4smalltomatoes,halved
olive oil,for brushing the vegetables
salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 3-quart baking dish.
In the baking dish, stir the water, polenta, cubed butter, and salt together. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in half of the cheese. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes longer, or until the polenta is thick and porridge-like. Turn on the broiler and broil for 1 to 3 minutes, or just until the cheese bubbles and browns.
For charcoal grills, fill a grill chimney with charcoal and light it. When the coals are hot (they should be covered with a layer of fine gray ash) empty the coals into the grill and push them to one side of the grill to make higher heat and lower heat cooking zones. Set the grate in place and cover the grill. Preheat the grate for 5 minutes.
For gas grills, heat one burner to high and one to low (225 degrees F). Fold a small piece of paper towel to make a 2-inch square, and pour a few tablespoons of oil into a shallow bowl. With tongs, dip the square into the oil, and brush the grates.
Place the sausages on the grill and cook, turning often, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are browned and cooked through (150 degrees F is the ideal internal temperature.) Move them on the cooler side of the grill if they brown too quickly but are still raw inside. As soon as they reach the desired temperature, transfer them to a plate and cover loosely with foil to keep them warm.
Brush the zucchini slices, summer squash slices, and tomato halves with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the zucchini and summer squash on each side until the slices are tender and there are grill marks on the sides.
Grill the tomatoes, with the cut sides down, until they have grill marks and are warm but not falling apart. Use the cool side of the grill to moderate the heat if necessary.
Place a spoonful of polenta on each plate. Top with a sausage, a tomato half, and a few slices of zucchini and summer squash.