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Cheesy Polenta with Summer Vegetables

This is the perfect brunch recipe to spice things up and elevate your simple garden veggies with some three cheese polenta! Whip it up in under an hour!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4
Calories 348 kcal

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Frying Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Cornmeal
  • 5 cups Water
  • 2 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Pepper
  • ½ tbsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Shallot diced
  • 1 Garlic Clove minced
  • 2 medium Zucchini diced
  • 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 4 oz Goat Cheese
  • 2 oz Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 oz Blue Cheese

Instructions
 

  • First, bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle half of the salt into the boiling water. Then add the cornmeal into the boiling water and stir. Reduce the heat down to low. Stir the polenta every 10 minutes, and continue to cook for 45 minutes.
  • Next, preheat a large frying pan over medium high heat with olive oil. Then, dice the shallot, mince the garlic, and dice the zucchini. First, add the shallot to the pan and sauté for 3-5 minutes. Then, add the garlic and continue to sauté for another minute. Add in your diced zucchini and cherry tomatoes and season with the pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and the other half of the salt. Cover the frying pan with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Continue to sauté for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
  • Once the polenta is done cooking, add in the butter, goat cheese, parmesan cheese, and blue cheese and stir until well incorporated.
  • In a bowl, add 1 cup polenta and 1 cup sautéd vegetables over the top of the polenta. Serve while warm!

Notes

One great thing about this recipe, is that you can make it what you want it to be. You can really change up the cheeses or the veggies! If you don't have one of the cheese don't be afraid to swap it out for something else; same for the vegetables! This recipe is simple and can be swapped out pretty simply!

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 44.1gProtein: 12.3gFat: 14.9gSaturated Fat: 7.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 42.6mgSodium: 888.7mgPotassium: 422.5mgFiber: 3.3gSugar: 6g
Keyword brunch, easy, quick, vegetarian
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