How To Make Creamy Polenta
Have a rich and light meal with this creamy polenta! It’s a porridge-like dish made of boiled cornmeal, cream cheese and butter.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4cupswater
- 1½tspsalt
- 1cupyellow polenta,or coarsely ground cornmeal
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- ¼cupcream cheese
Instructions
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Heat salted water, with 1½ teaspoons of salt per 1 quart of water, to a boil over high heat in a thick-bottomed 2 or 3-quart pan.
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Slowly add the polenta into the boiling water, whisking while adding it to prevent any lumps from forming.
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Lower the heat to a very low simmer and add the butter. Continue to whisk the polenta until it starts to thicken. Then cover the pan and let the polenta cook for 25 minutes.
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Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. The polenta should be soft and tender when done. If not, let it cook for a little longer.
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Add the cream cheese, then stir it into the polenta. Taste and add more salt, if necessary.
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Serve with meat, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- If using salted butter, just use 1 teaspoon of salt.
- For an even creamier polenta, add more cream cheese, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 122.86kcal
- Fat: 5.71g
- Saturated Fat: 3.27g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.45g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.37g
- Carbohydrates: 15.89g
- Fiber: 0.77g
- Sugar: 0.55g
- Protein: 1.86g
- Cholesterol: 15.61mg
- Sodium: 346.32mg
- Calcium: 12.29mg
- Potassium: 38.79mg
- Iron: 0.25mg
- Vitamin A: 52.98µg
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