By: EatingWell

Photographer: Burris, Ken

Publish Date: 2008-10-01

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings, 3/4 cup polenta & 1 cup vegetables each

Total Time: 40 minutes

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Recipe Description:

Creamy Gorgonzola polenta (Italian cornmeal

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 2 14-ounce cans vegetable broth, or reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
2. 1 cup water
3. 3/4 cup cornmeal
4. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
5. 2/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
6. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
7. 3 tablespoons minced garlic
8. 2 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
9. 2 small yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced
10. 2 tablespoons flour
11. 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Recipe Steps:

1. Combine 2 1/2 cups broth and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in cornmeal and pepper until smooth. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until very thick and no longer grainy, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in Gorgonzola; remove the polenta from the heat.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in zucchini and squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften and brown in places, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables; stir to coat. Stir in the remaining 1 cup broth and bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the vegetables are tender, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir in basil; serve the sauté over the polenta.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 264 calories; 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat, 5g mono unsaturated fat); 20 mg cholesterol; 27 g carbohydrates; 11 g protein; 5 g fiber; 356 mg sodium; 351 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin C (40% daily value), Calcium (15% dv).

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 high-fat meat, 1 1/2 fat

Carbohydrate Servings: 1 1/2

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Dinner

Cuisine(s)

Italian

Mediterranean

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Special Health Consideration(s)

Low Calorie

High Fiber

Low Sat Fat

Low Cholesterol

Low Sodium

Heart Healthy

Healthy Weight

Diabetes Appropriate

Seasons & Occassions

Summer

Spring

Main Ingredient(s)

Dairy & Soy

Cheese

Technique(s)

Quick

Saute

Dish Type(s)

Main Dish

Recipe Disclaimer(s):

Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.