Quick polenta with sausage ragu

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 tablespoons Butter
1½ quart Water
2 teaspoons Salt
2 cups Instant polenta
1 cup Parmesan cheese; grated
2 cups Sausage ragu, jarred or frozen
8 ounces Mozzarella cheese cut in 1/4\" slices

Directions

Recipe by: 365 Easy Italian Recipes - ISBN 0-06-016310-0 Preparation Time: 0:55

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Use 1 Tbs butter to greas an 18 x 12-inch baking pan. In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil over high heat. Stir polenta into boiling water in a slow steady stream.

Reduce heat to medium and continue stirring 5 mins, or until thickened to the consistency of hot cereal. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 3 Tbs butter and ½ cup Parmesan cheese.

2. Spread half the hot polenta into buttered baking pan. Top with half the ragu. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and half the mozzarella. Spread on remaining polenta and ragu and top with remaining mozzarella and ¼ cup Parmesan. Bake until heated through and lightly golden, 20 to 25 mins.

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