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Pumpkin Polenta Recipe
This comforting, creamy pumpkin polenta tastes like autumn has arrived. It's soft, velvety, and melded together with the flavors of savory goat cheese, crunchy spinach, earthy sage, warm pumpkin, and roasted butternut squash. It'll warm you to your core!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 413 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 1 small butternut squash cut into cubes - roast the seeds, if you'd like
- 2 2 teaspoons olive oil divided
- 1 1 teaspoon butter
- ½ ½ medium yellow onion finely minced
- 1 1 clove garlic
- 1 1 cup polenta
- 4 4 cups whole milk see notes
- 1 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 4 tablespoons goat cheese
- 4 4 cups spinach
- 1 1 cup canned pureed pumpkin not pumpkin pie mix
- 1 1 teaspoon dried sage
Instructions
- Turn your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Put the butternut squash on the tray and toss it with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Put the pan into the oven (you don't need to wait for it to finish preheating) and roast the squash for 25-30 minutes, or until it is tender.
- Add the remaining teaspoon of oil and the butter to a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is soft and brown, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Add the polenta, milk, and sea salt to the pot with the onions. Bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook the polenta, stirring occasionally, until it resembles mashed potatoes, about 12-15 minutes.
- Stir in the goat cheese, spinach, pumpkin, sage, and roasted butternut squash. Season to taste with sea salt.
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Notes
- For an extra creamy treat, substitute whipping cream for some of the milk.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
413kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
73g
(24%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
780mg
(33%)
Potassium
1418mg
(41%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
33039IU
(661%)
Vitamin C
52mg
(58%)
Calcium
461mg
(46%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 413
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 413kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 73g | 24% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 780mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 1418mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 33039IU | 661% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 461mg | 46% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.