Polenta With Sausage and Tomato Pepper Sauce

By Marian Burros

Total Time
25 minutes
Rating
4(32)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings
  • 5ounces reduced-fat spicy chicken sausage
  • 1teaspoon olive oil
  • 12ounces whole onion or 11 ounces chopped ready-cut onion
  • 1large clove garlic
  • 2cups no-salt-added beef broth or stock
  • 12ounces whole red and green peppers or 11 ounces ready-cut peppers, 2¼ to 2½ cups
  • ⅛ to ¼teaspoon hot pepper flakes
  • 1teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1cup crushed no-salt-added tomatoes
  • 3tablespoons dry sherry
  • ½cup quick-cooking polenta
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • ⅛teaspoon salt
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

516 calories; 15 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 68 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 18 grams sugars; 23 grams protein; 1372 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat a large nonstick pan until it is very hot.

  2. Step 2

    Remove sausage from casing, and break into bite-size pieces. Reduce heat to medium high; sauté sausage until it browns on both sides.

  3. Step 3

    Chop whole onion.

  4. Step 4

    Add oil to pan. Then, add onion and cook until it softens. Mince garlic, and add to pan.

  5. Step 5

    Bring broth to boil in covered pot.

  6. Step 6

    Wash, trim, seed and chop peppers. Add them and the hot pepper flakes to the onion as it cooks. Sauté a minute or two, and stir in thyme, oregano, tomatoes and sherry; reduce heat to low, and cook mixture.

  7. Step 7

    Slowly stir the polenta into the boiling stock. Cook over medium high heat until polenta boils and thickens. Season with pepper and salt. Serve topped with the sausage-vegetable mixture.

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Is the recipe asking for 2 cups of peppers? The description is confusing.

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