Name: Baked Polenta with Fresh Tomatoes and Parmesan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Water - 2 ¼ cups; Milk - 1 cup; Butter - 1 tablespoon; Quick-cooking polenta - 1 cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - 1 cup; Fresh basil leaves, chopped - 2; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2; Butter, chilled and cut into pieces - 1 tablespoon; Tomatoes, sliced - 2; Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup; Fresh basil leaves, chopped - 2

Ingredients for - Baked Polenta with Fresh Tomatoes and Parmesan

1. Water 2 ¼ cups

2. Milk 1 cup

3. Butter 1 tablespoon

4. Quick-cooking polenta 1 cup

5. Grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup

6. Fresh basil leaves, chopped 2

7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2

8. Butter, chilled and cut into pieces 1 tablespoon

9. Tomatoes, sliced 2

10. Grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup

11. Fresh basil leaves, chopped 2

How to cook deliciously - Baked Polenta with Fresh Tomatoes and Parmesan

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.

2 . Stage

Place the water, milk, and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the polenta and stir with a wooden spoon until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup Parmesan cheese and 2 chopped basil leaves; season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the polenta to the prepared baking dish and arrange the remaining chilled pieces of butter over the top.

3 . Stage

Bake the polenta in the preheated oven until bubbly and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.

4 . Stage

Decoratively arrange the slices of tomato over the top of the polenta, spread the remaining basil leaves over the tomatoes, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

5 . Stage

Return to the oven and bake until the tomatoes are warm and the Parmesan cheese is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes.