Vegetable Polenta Bake for One (or Two)
- 1/2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 whole Small Onion
- 1/2 teaspoons Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Small Zucchini
- 1 whole Small Yellow Squash
- 1 cup Greens (i.e. Kale Or Chard), Chopped
- 1 cup Pasta Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1/4 cups Yellow Cornmeal
- 1 cup Water
- 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Onion Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 ounce, weight Mozzarella (string Cheese Works)
- 2 Tablespoons Parmesan, Grated
- Heat oil in a pan, add onion and cook for a few minutes (until translucent).
- Add garlic, zucchini and yellow squash and cook for a few minutes (it shouldnt be cooked all the way).
- Next add greens and stir around until they start to wilt.
- Add pasta sauce and stir until greens have cooked down.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley.
- In a small pot or sauce pan, combine cornmeal, water, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Once cornmeal starts to thicken (a.k.a.
- polenta), keep stirring until the polenta starts to come off the sides.
- Take a small baking dish, spread half of the sauce/vegetable mixture in the baking dish, then on top of that spread half of the polenta.
- Next top with half the string cheese/mozzarella and half of the parmesan.
- Repeat.
- Bake in the toaster oven for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Either eat it straight from the dish for another single lady (or gent) meal or serve on a plate with a simple green salad.
olive oil, onion, garlic, zucchini, chard, pasta sauce, fresh chopped parsley, yellow cornmeal, water, garlic, onion powder, salt, string cheese works, parmesan
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/vegetable-polenta-bake-for-one-or-two/ (may not work)