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Easy Polenta with Tomato Sauce

My entire family loves this recipe. A quick baked polenta topped with red sauce. Very easy to make and great the next day too (and the day after that!) Top with additional Parmesan cheese if you like.

Easy Polenta with Tomato Sauce
AllRecipes.com
Servings: 6; Old Points 6 pts per serving; Calories: 270; Total Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 631mg, Total Carbs: 34.2g, Dietary Fiber: 3.1g, Protein: 12.2g

Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups spaghetti sauce, or your favorite recipe

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.

In a large pot, combine the milk and chicken stock. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When it is at a rolling boil, gradually whisk in the cornmeal, making sure there are no lumps. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese.

Pour the polenta into the prepared baking dish, and spread spaghetti sauce over the top.

Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until sauce is bubbling.

Filetto di Pomodoro

Here is her simple pomodoro sauce recipe from canned tomatoes. Make a large batch so you can keep it on hand for recipes throughout the week.

Filetto di Pomodoro
Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 2 pt
Calories: 90.9 • Fat: 1.8 g • Protein: 0.3 g • Carb: 15.3 g • Fiber: 3.7 g

Ingredients:

2 (28 oz) cans imported crushed tomatoes (Tuttoroso)
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 large onion finely chopped
1 cup carrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup fat free chicken stock
fresh basil

Directions:

Saute garlic in oil, add onions and carrots and saute on medium-low for about 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add tomatoes and chicken broth and simmer 45 minutes on low.

Add fresh basil last 10 minutes (herbs will become bitter if cooked more than 20 minutes). Julia always adds herbs into the sauce near the end.

Taste for acidity, if sauce is a bit tangy (acidic) then add 1 tbsp of sugar. For a calorie free way to cut the acidity in the sauce add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.