Polenta with sausage and tomato sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 pounds Sweet Italian sausage, cut
Into 2-inch pieces
½ pounds Cremini mushrooms
1 Recipe Garden Tomato Sauce
(recipe follows)
1 cup Instant polenta
2 tablespoons Butter
3 tablespoons Mascarpone cheese
¼ cup Grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons Salt
pinch Pepper

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan and cook the sausage over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and continue to saute for another 3 to 4 minutes. Mix with the tomato sauce and reserve.

Prepare the polenta as instructed on the package. Immediately after the final stage of cooking, stir in the butter and cheeses, and season with the salt and pepper. Spoon the polenta onto individual plates or a platter, making a well for the sauce. Spoon the sauce into the well and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings as a main course or first course CHEF DU JOUR DAVID RUGGERIO SHOW #DJ9449 (courtesy David Ruggerio, "Little Italy Cookbook")

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