Name: Pepperoni Polenta Pizza Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ½ cup dry polenta; 2¼ cups water; ½ tsp salt; 2 tsp olive oil; ½ cup onion; ¼ cup green bell pepper; ½ cup marinara sauce; 10 slices reduced fat pepperoni; ⅓ cup tomato; ¼ tsp dried oregano; salt and pepper; ½ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese

How To Make Pepperoni Polenta Pizza

If you’re feeling a little experimental, try some of this pepperoni polenta pizza. A refreshing take on a popular dish yet filling and flavorful.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupdry polenta
2¼cupswater
½tspsalt
2tspolive oil
½cuponion,thinly sliced
¼cupgreen bell pepper,diced
½cupmarinara sauce
10reduced fat pepperoni slices
⅓cuptomato,diced
¼tspdried oregano
salt and pepper,to taste
½cuppart-skim mozzarella cheese,shredded

Instructions

Place the polenta, water, and salt in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 5 minutes, until thick.
Pour into a pie plate or shallow baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring until onion is soft. Set aside.
Spread the marinara sauce over the chilled polenta ‘crust’. Top with the onion and pepper mixture, pepperoni, tomato, and oregano. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Sprinkle cheese over the top, and continue to bake for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until cheese is melted.
Cut into 6 wedges, and serve hot.