Quick polenta with sausage ragu
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1½ | quart | Water |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Instant polenta |
| 1 | cup | Parmesan cheese; grated |
| 2 | cups | Sausage ragu, jarred or frozen |
| 8 | ounces | Mozzarella cheese cut in 1/4\" slices |
Directions
Recipe by: 365 Easy Italian Recipes - ISBN 0-06-016310-0 Preparation Time: 0:55
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Use 1 Tbs butter to greas an 18 x 12-inch baking pan. In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil over high heat. Stir polenta into boiling water in a slow steady stream.
Reduce heat to medium and continue stirring 5 mins, or until thickened to the consistency of hot cereal. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 3 Tbs butter and ½ cup Parmesan cheese.
2. Spread half the hot polenta into buttered baking pan. Top with half the ragu. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and half the mozzarella. Spread on remaining polenta and ragu and top with remaining mozzarella and ¼ cup Parmesan. Bake until heated through and lightly golden, 20 to 25 mins.