Quick And Easy Polenta Recipe

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

4 cups chicken stock (vegetable stock or water will also work)

1 cup cornmeal

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup butter

Directions

Add the stock (or water), cornmeal, and salt to a medium sized saucepan and heat over medium-high heat.

Bring the cornmeal mixture to a boil, stirring consistently. Lower the heat and continue stirring until the polenta has thickened, which should take around 15 minutes.

Taste the polenta and, if needed, add additional salt and pepper.

Remove from heat. Add the butter, and any additional seasonings you’d like. (Thyme, rosemary, chives, cheese, etc.)

Nutrition

• Calories: 227 kcal
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 25 mg
• Sodium: 291 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 25 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 7 g