Polenta

So what is polenta? Well, I asked myself that very question when I picked it up on the pasta isle at Walmart. It looked very interesting indeed. It was packaged like a tube of ground hamburger but it's yellow as it's made from corn meal. It's a substitute for pasta and very popular in certain parts of Italy. At our house we like to try new things.

I put together this fun polenta dish that was very tasty! I used my own homemade bottled sweet spaghetti sauce from garden grown tomatoes. Here is quick version of it.

Polenta

• 1 pkg of Polenta
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 cups crushed tomatoes
• 1cup tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp dried parsley
• 1 cup shredded Mozzarella

Heat a skillet to medium high. Add oil. Slice polenta and add to hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Add a pinch of salt. Remove from heat.

In a separate frying pan add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder and cinnamon. Stir and let simmer on medium high until it becomes a thick sauce.

Arrange polenta slices on a platter and top with sauce. Sprinkle cheese and parsley over top. Enjoy!