Baked Polenta with Tomato Sauce

Polenta is also excellent with tomato sauce.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 60 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 500 g Polenta

  • 30 g Onion, raw

  • 1 pod Garlic, fresh

  • 500 g Tomato, red

  • 2 spoons Oil, olive

  • 1 pinch Spices, oregano, dried

  • 1 pinch Spices, pepper, black

  • 1 pinch Salt, table

  • 20 ml Sour cream

  • 100 g Cheese, cottage cheese, from skimmed milk

Steps

  1. Cook the polenta. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Let the polenta cool until lukewarm. Grease a baking dish and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs. Crumble the cheese and mix it with the polenta. Pour the polenta into the baking dish and smooth the top. Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.

  2. Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and dice them. Peel and chop the onion. Heat oil in a pan, add the onion, and sauté until lightly browned. Add garlic, tomatoes, oregano, pepper, and salt. Let the sauce simmer slowly for 20 minutes. Remove the garlic halfway through cooking. At the end, add sour cream to the sauce and mix well.

  3. Cut the baked polenta into cubes and arrange them on plates. Pour the tomato sauce over the polenta and serve.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 198.59 kcal
  • Fat: 3.29 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.19 g
  • Carbohydrates: 37.78 g
    • Sugars: 1.03 g
  • Protein: 3.76 g
  • Fiber: 3.85 g

Advice

The tomato sauce can be prepared with canned tomatoes. Serve baked polenta with tomato sauce as a side dish to meat dishes or as a standalone dish with a salad. Enhance the tomato sauce by frying diced bacon with onions. You can also add other herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme).