Baked polenta with mushrooms

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6cupsPolenta, cooked
1eachGarlic clove, quartered
2tablespoonsOlive oil
1poundsMushrooms, sliced
2tablespoonsBasil, chopped
1pinchDried red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Spoon polenta into an oiled 8" X 12" baking dish & set aside.

Saute garlic in olive oil over medium-low heat until garlic begins to brown. About 5 minutes. Remove garlic with a slotted spoon & discard. Add mushrooms & saute in flavoured oil until they soften.

They will only need 5 minutes or so. Stir in the basil, red pepper, salt & pepper. Spread evenly over prepared polenta & bake for 15 minutes. Serve hot.

"Vegetarian Gourmet" Spring, 1995 Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 07-26-95