Creamy Baked Polenta With Herbs And Green Onions

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups	1422ml	Water
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Polenta (coarse cornmeal)
		= (or yellow cornmeal)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - (1/4 stick)
4		Green onions - thinly sliced
3 tablespoons	45ml	Minced fresh Italian parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Minced fresh thyme
1/4 cup	59ml	Whipping cream
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Grated dry Jack cheese or
		Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated lemon peel

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour 6 cups water into 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk polenta, salt, and pepper into water. Bake uncovered 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add green onions and saute 2 minutes. Stir in parsley and thyme, then cream. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Stir polenta to blend. Stir green onion mixture, cheese, and lemon peel into polenta. Continue to bake uncovered until polenta is creamy and liquid is completely absorbed, about 10 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes; serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, April 2001

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