Cheesy Baked Polenta

Tender inside, with a delicious baked crust. So tasty! Polenta with cheese is a simple Italian dish, essentially a thick corn casserole. When warm, it is soft, tender, with a bright cheese taste. It can be served with fresh vegetables, with any sauce or as a side dish for fish, meat, chicken.
cook time: 1h
Ruby Colston
Cheesy Baked Polenta

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

115
Calories
5g
Fat
13g
Carbs
4g
Protein

Ingredients (7 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Butter (plus for mold lubrication) 25 g
Water 800 ml
Corn grits 200 g
Hard cheese 130 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make polenta with cheese? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Choose good quality cheese, the taste of the dish will depend on it. Any cheese is suitable — hard, semi-hard, soft, like mozzarella. The main thing is that it is tasty, of high quality, without milk fat substitutes and melts well. You can take more or less at your discretion. Turn on the oven to 180 degrees in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Cook corn porridge. Boil water in a suitable size saucepan with a thick bottom. Add salt. Add corn grits to the water and stir. Cook the porridge over low heat with frequent stirring, as the corn porridge will noticeably stick to the bottom as it thickens during cooking. From time to time you can add a little boiling water to help the cereal boil better. The cooking time will depend on the grinding of the cereal. The finer it is, the faster the porridge will cook.

Step 3

Step 3
Grate some of the cheese on a fine grater, cut the rest into small pieces. I took 2 types of hard cheese with different flavors.

Step 4

Step 4
The porridge turns out quite thick. Add butter to hot polenta and stir.

Step 5

Step 5
Add some grated cheese. Mix everything well.

Step 6

Step 6
Grease a baking dish with a small amount of butter. Add corn porridge and smooth it out. I have a mold with a diameter of 23 cm.

Step 7

Step 7
Place pieces of chopped cheese into the porridge.

Step 8

Step 8
Top the polenta with the remaining grated cheese.

Step 9

Step 9
Bake the polenta in an oven preheated to 180 C until the cheese melts, about 10-15 minutes. The time will depend on the operating characteristics of your oven.

Step 10

Step 10
Serve polenta with cheese warm with any sauce or as a side dish. Bon appetit!

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