Recipe

Three Cheese Polenta With Sauted Shiitakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Danadooley / All my dishes 8 months ago I love polenta, mushrooms and cheese. This is vegetarian comfort food I guess. Can't say much more except that I'm drooling all over my laptop keypad. Next time I'll get my bib on before I start browsing. From MSN Lifestyle. Prep:5m Cook:30m Servings:4	Danadooley
	cheese ricotta mascarpone parmesan mushrooms polenta

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Ingredients

4 1/2 cups water, more if needed

Salt

1 1/3 cups coarse or medium cornmeal

5 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan

1 cup whole-milk ricotta

1 cup mascarpone cheese

1 tablespoon butter

1 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps cut into 3/4-inch slices

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1/8 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

Directions

In a medium saucepan, bring the water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Add the cornmeal in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Whisk in 3 tablespoons of the oil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon,until the polenta is thick, about 20 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan. Remove from the heat but cover to keep warm.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta, mascarpone, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Put in the refrigerator.

In a large frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil with the butter over moderately high heat. Add the mushrooms, garlic, and 1/4teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and pepper.

Stir the polenta. It should be thick but still pourable. If it’s too thick, stir in more water. You may need as much as a cup. Using a large spoon or a medium ice-cream scoop, put three mounds of the cheese mixture onto each of four plates.

Ladle the hot polenta over the mounds of cheese and top with the mushrooms. Serve.

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Comments

jett2whit 8 months ago said:
Looks like some fancy cheese grits with some mushrooms on it. sounds pretty good!
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danadooley 8 months ago said:
Yeah jett, I always suspected that polenta and grits were blood cousins lol I guess you've just confirmed it for me. Since I love polenta, I'm sure I could just as easily fall madly in love with grits ;)

bluewaterandsand 8 months ago said:
Sounds very good. I like anything with mushrooms.

lunasea 8 months ago said:
Good heavens - how luscious and pretty are they? I'm going to make these for a special meal I'm planning. Oh yeah....yumm. Thanks, Dana hon...you've now become part of my party.

shirleyoma 8 months ago said:
I love Polenta!! this sounds fantastic!! got my 5

cakelady 8 months ago said:
I love polenta.....and shiitake mushrooms...you've got my 5. Great post!

jenniferbyrdez 8 months ago said:
You have my attention. Polenta, grits, all the same. Love this. Thanks Dana.

catbot79 8 months ago said:
I, too, love all varieties of cornmeal, and think this dish looks tops. I have this and a couple of other recipes for polenta cakes... and a big box of polenta... so I'm about to be in a very happy place, ha ha ha :) Thanks for sharing this, Dana!

kidaria 8 months ago said:
What a yummy combination!

sparow64 8 months ago said:
LOVE this!! Mushrooms and cheese...can never go wrong!! Great post.

zena824 7 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I have never made polenta.... this sounds like i may need to make it soon..

lenora 5 months ago said:
Polenta was discovered when my Mom made us tamale pie. It was so delicious to me. My kids didn't like it much but has always been one of my favs. Thanks for the post.

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