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Layered Polenta Casserole Recipe
A layered Polenta casserole dish. You can also use grits instead of polenta in this dish.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 342 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
For the Polenta Layer:
- 1 cup polenta
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- pinch salt
- pinch Black Pepper Ground
For the Tomato, Olive Layer:
- 10 olives whole or sliced
- 1 cups tomato sauce
- pinch salt
- pinch Black Pepper Ground
- basil optional
For the White Sauce (Bechamel):
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- pinch salt
- pinch Black Pepper Ground
For the Topping:
- parmesan
Instructions
- For the Polenta, cook the Polenta, water, milk, butter, salt, and pepper together. Keep on low heat and stir continuously for about 5 minutes.
- Keep your attention towards the Polenta, cause it can burn on really quickly and cooks up super fast. Remove it from the heat once it starts to boil up.
- Spread half amount of the polenta into a baking dish to create the first layer.
- For the white sauce, heat up a saucepan with the butter.
- Continue adding in the White flour. Keep on stirring with a whisk on slow heat.
- Then pour in the milk. Stir well, season and keep on whisking the sauce till it gets thick by itself. Remove from the heat and keep aside.
- Preheat your oven to 350 Celsius/ 180 Fahrenheit.
- Mix the Tomato Sauce with the olives, basil, salt, and black pepper
- Spread the mixed tomato sauce over the polenta layer
- Then add the remaining polenta to form the layer over the tomato paste.
- Then spread the white sauce over the polenta to create a creamy layer.
- At last spread the Parmesan Cheese over the white sauce.
- Bake the casserole dish for about 15 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit/180 Celsius.
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Notes
- Use a homemade or readymade tomato sauce. I made my own chunky tomato sauce by adding whole onions to it for texture. You can add regular ragu as well.
Nutrition Information
Calories
342kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
612mg
(26%)
Potassium
438mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
875IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
4.3mg
(5%)
Calcium
168mg
(17%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 342
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 342kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 612mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 438mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 875IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 4.3mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 168mg | 17% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.