Baked Polenta with Cheese
Baked polenta with cheese is a rustic and very easy dish to prepare. The fine taste and texture of the polenta are enhanced by piquant parmesan.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 804kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup polenta
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded parmesan
- 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and salt it
- Cover the pot with a lid, and bring water to a boil
- Gradually add in the cornflour, stirring constantly
- Reduce heat to low and allow the polenta to simmer slowly for 15 minutes
- Stir often
- In the meantime preheat the over to 360F
- When the polenta is halfway cooked (the indicated 15 minutes), turn off the stove
- Use bakeware such as ramekins or clay pots to bake polenta
- Put a piece of butter on the bottom of the baking dish
- Pour 2 tablespoons of polenta at the bottom
- Cover polenta with ricotta and parmesan
- Add more polenta on top of the cheese
- Cover with lots of sherdded/grated parmesan
- Insert the pots into the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 360F
- If the parmesan doesn't go golden by when the time expires, turn on the fan and cook for an additional couple of minutes
- Remove from oven and serve with pleasure