Name: Baked Polenta with Sausage and Mushroom Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Water - 3 ½ cups; Polenta or yellow cornmeal - 1 cup; Salted butter, melted - 3 tablespoons; Garlic, finely chopped - 3 large cloves; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Finely chopped onion - ¼ cup; Sliced white mushrooms - 1 (10 ounce) package; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 3 tablespoons; Sliced cooked Italian sausage - 2 cups; Chicken stock - ½ cup; Diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano - 1 (14.5 ounce) can

Ingredients for - Baked Polenta with Sausage and Mushroom Sauce

1. Water 3 ½ cups

2. Polenta or yellow cornmeal 1 cup

3. Salted butter, melted 3 tablespoons

4. Garlic, finely chopped 3 large cloves

5. Salt ¼ teaspoon

6. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

7. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup

8. Olive oil 1 tablespoon

9. Finely chopped onion ¼ cup

10. Sliced white mushrooms 1 (10 ounce) package

11. Salt ¼ teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

13. All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons

14. Sliced cooked Italian sausage 2 cups

15. Chicken stock ½ cup

16. Diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano 1 (14.5 ounce) can

How to cook deliciously - Baked Polenta with Sausage and Mushroom Sauce

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Prepare polenta: Stir water, polenta, butter, garlic, salt, and pepper together in an 8-inch square baking dish.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until most of the water has been absorbed, about 40 minutes.

4 . Stage

While the polenta is baking, prepare sauce: Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook for 7 minutes.

5 . Stage

Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Pour in sausage, chicken stock, and diced tomatoes; simmer for 15 minutes.

6 . Stage

Remove polenta from the oven and stir in Parmesan cheese. Spoon sauce over polenta and serve.