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Vegetable Polenta

September 4, 2008 by Adria Ali 1 Comment

 

 

 

     Many times, our night time meals are full of carbohydrates.  If you disect most of the carbs in American dinners; they are full or yeast.  Things like bread and pasta not only add that soft fluffy texter to your food, they also add fluff to your gut! 

 

 

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 70 minutes

Nutrition Score per serving:

(1 stack plus ¼ cup sauce): 301 calories, 7 g fat (21% of calories), 3 g saturated fat, 50 g carbs, 10 g protein, 3 g fiber, 167 mg calcium, 3 mg iron, 456 mg sodium

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 ½ cups finely ground cornmeal
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped
fresh rosemary
Cooking spray
1 large zucchini, sliced diagonally
1 large tomato, very thinly sliced
3⁄4 cup shredded
part-skim mozzarella
1 cup jarred marinara sauce
Fresh basil or rosemary for garnish (optional)

 

Directions

  • Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan and add cornmeal. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Mix in basil and rosemary.
  • Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Spread out cornmeal to ¼-inch thickness with spatula. Refrigerate 45 minutes, then cut into 12 squares.
  • Place one square of polenta on a small plate. Top with a few slices of zucchini, tomato, and 1 tbsp. mozzarella. Repeat layering once, then top with third polenta square and 1 tbsp. cheese. Repeat process for 3 more servings, using up all of the vegetables.
  • Heat marinara sauce on low in a small saucepan. Place polenta stacks, one at a time, in microwave for about 2 minutes, or until cheese has melted. To serve, spoon ¼ cup marinara over and around each heated polenta stack. Garnish with herbs if desired (source).

Tip:This dish takes just 15 minutes to prepare if you make the polenta a day ahead of time.

Keep in mind that certain stores sell polenta already prepared!  Stores like Trader Joes have the polenta (both yellow and white) already prepared and in the pasta section. 
   Try taking the yeast out of your food.  You might be surprised at how much it changes your figure.
Adria Ali

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About Adria Ali

I am the author of this web page and I have been a personal trainer for over 13 years. I currently hold a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (exercise science), as well as all of the certifications from National Academy of Sports Medicine. I also have a background in sports training as well as internships in physical therapy and Occupational Therapy. I got into personal training to help people like my mom who struggled with her weight her whole life.


DISCLAIMER: The purpose of FitTipDaily.com is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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  1. Hungry says

    September 5, 2008 at 11:23 am

    EEWWWW

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