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Quick creamy polenta

Name: Quick creamy polenta
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 200g Merchant Gourmet 1 Minute Cook Polenta (from Sainsbury’s and Waitrose); 100g vegetarian Parmesan, grated, plus extra for serving; Large knob of butter

Published: 30 Sep 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Use 1-Minute Cook polenta and this tasty side dish recipe will quite literally be ready in a minute! Perfect for midweek meals.

Make polenta the base of an easy (and delicious!) dinner with our polenta recipes.

Easy
October 2009

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands on time 5 mins

Use 1-Minute Cook polenta and this tasty side dish recipe will quite literally be ready in a minute! Perfect for midweek meals.

Make polenta the base of an easy (and delicious!) dinner with our polenta recipes.

Vegetarian recipes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 346kcals
Fat: 14.7g (8.4g saturated)
Protein: 15.6g
Carbohydrates: 36.8g (0.3g sugars)
Salt: 0.7g

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Ingredients

200g Merchant Gourmet 1 Minute Cook Polenta (from Sainsbury’s and Waitrose)
100g vegetarian Parmesan, grated, plus extra for serving
Large knob of butter

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Method

Pour 800ml of water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil, then pour in the polenta in a steady stream. Stir constantly over a medium heat until it comes back to the boil, then turn down the heat to very low and simmer for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper, then stir in the cheese and butter. Spoon into a serving dish, sprinkle with extra cheese and serve with the stir-fry.