Pumpkin Polenta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 202.6
  • Total Fat: 9.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 457.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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Introduction

Creamy polenta, perfect base for roasted veg's or any hearty sauce/stew Creamy polenta, perfect base for roasted veg's or any hearty sauce/stew
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    4C WATER
    1 CAN PUREED PUMPKIN
    1 1/4 C COARSE GROUND CORNMEAL/POLENTA
    1C UNSWEETENED SOY MILK (OR OTHER NON DAIRY MILK)
    4TBSP EARTH BALANCE BUTTERY SPREAD
    2 TBSP NUTRITIONAL YEAST
    1 TSP SALT
    PEPPER TO TASTE

Tips

YOU MAY NEED MORE OR LESS SALT DEPENDING ON IF YOUR PUREED PUMPKIN HAS IT. SALT TO TASTE, BUT KEEP IN MIND IT'S BETTER TO UNDERSALT THAN OVER SALT.


Directions

BRING WATER AND ONE CUP PUMPKIN TO A BOIL. MAKE SURE THE PUMPKIN IS WELL COMBINED AND SMOOTH. ONCE BOILING REDUCE HEAT AND ADD POLENTA. STIR CONSTANTLY UNTIL IT STARTS TO THICKEN (ABOUT 15 MIN) ONCE ALL THE WATER IS ABSORBED AND THE CORNMEAL GRANUALS ARE FULL OF WATER, ADD 1C SOYMILK, STIR UNTIL ALL ABSORBED. ADD REMAININD PUMPKIN, EARTH BALANCE, STIR UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD NUTRITIONAL YEAST, SALT AND PEPPER, UNTIL WELL COMBINED

Serving Size: MAKES 6 - 1C SERVINGS

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AAFKUTIE.