Polenta, Sausage & Pepper Bake
- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
* Parmesan Cheese, grated, 1 tbsp * Oregano, ground, 1 tbsp * Pepper, red chili flakes, 0.25 tsp or to taste * Salt, 0.25 tsp * Garlic, 2 cloves - minced * Onions, raw, 100 grams - sliced * Peppers, sweet, red, raw, sliced, 100 grams - sliced * Pacific Natural Foods Organic Crushed Tomatoes, 6 serving * Bertolli EVOO (1 tbsp), 3 serving * Crystal Farms Mozzarella, 100 grams * Food Merchant's Brand Polenta Traditional Italian, 500 gram(s) * Jennie-O Italian Turkey Sausage, 218 gram(s)
1 Preheat oven broiler on high. Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a 2-3 qt saucepan on medium heat. Add tomatoes and oregano, simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes.
2 While the tomatoes are cooking, in a large frying pan, heat 1 Tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Cover the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage, stirring and breaking it into small pieces as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Cover the pan and cook until vegetables are tender and the sausage is cooked through, about 5-8 more minutes. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
3 While the sauce is cooking, coat the bottom of a 9X9-inch baking pan with a 1/2 Tbsp oil. Add the cooked polenta (or slices) to the pan. Coat the top of the polenta with the remaining 1/2 Tbsp oil. Broil the polenta about 4 inches from the heating element until golden brown and crispy, about 10-15 minutes.
4 Pour sauce over broiled polenta, then arrange Mozzarella slices over the top and return the casserole to the broiler. Broil until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RIMAJO.
2 While the tomatoes are cooking, in a large frying pan, heat 1 Tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Cover the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage, stirring and breaking it into small pieces as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Cover the pan and cook until vegetables are tender and the sausage is cooked through, about 5-8 more minutes. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
3 While the sauce is cooking, coat the bottom of a 9X9-inch baking pan with a 1/2 Tbsp oil. Add the cooked polenta (or slices) to the pan. Coat the top of the polenta with the remaining 1/2 Tbsp oil. Broil the polenta about 4 inches from the heating element until golden brown and crispy, about 10-15 minutes.
4 Pour sauce over broiled polenta, then arrange Mozzarella slices over the top and return the casserole to the broiler. Broil until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RIMAJO.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 334.7
- Total Fat: 17.6 g
- Cholesterol: 36.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,162.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
- Protein: 20.0 g
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