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Polenta with Sausage and Mushrooms

Polenta with sausage and mushrooms is more than just a meal; it's an experience. The combination of creamy polenta, savory sausage, and earthy mushrooms creates a dish that's both comforting and impressive.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American/Italian
Servings 6
Calories 580 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ polenta
  • 3 ½ cups chicken stock
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ½ cup full-fat cream
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • ½ cup parmesan
  • 500 g 1 pound pork sausages
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 rosemary sprig chopped leaves
  • 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • ¾ cup mozzarella

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat. Saute onions for 5 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 10 minutes more. Season with salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary. Mix in cut sausages and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
    1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 rosemary sprig, 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms, 500 g 1 pound pork sausages
    stir frying ingredients to make polenta with sausage and mushrooms
  • In a large pot, heat up some chicken stock and start slowly pouring in polenta, while whisking constantly. Cook for 15 minutes under the lid, pour in milk and cream, cover and cook for 10 minutes more. Season with salt, pepper, parmesan and mix in butter.
    1 ½ polenta, 3 ½ cups chicken stock, 1 ½ cups milk, ½ cup full-fat cream, ½ cup parmesan, 3 tablespoon butter
    stirring together ingredients in a stovetop pot to make polenta with sausage and mushrooms
  • Transfer polenta into the baking dish, top with ½ of mozzarella, add sausages and mushrooms and sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
    ¾ cup mozzarella, 2 tablespoon parsley
    layering ingredients into a baking dish to make polenta with sausage and mushrooms

Nutrition

Calories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 26gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 1.058mgPotassium: 580mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1.027IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 283mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Mozzarella, mushroom, parmesan, Polenta, sausage
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