Quick and Easy Polenta – Your Healthy Choice

Polenta from best food blog 5starcookies
Polenta from best food blog 5starcookies

Hello my dear readers,

If you are on the hunt for a quick and easy meal, I have solution for your.

THE POLENTA!

Done in less than 10 minutes and bonus:

HEALTHY!

So, let’s try to make this delicious meal.

3-2-1

Time for our SHOW!

POLENTA-SHOW TIME!

Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Ingredients
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Ingredients

Ingredients

1/3 cup of polenta

1 1/3 cup water

1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Pour 1 and 1/3 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt into a medium saucepan and bring to the boil.

Once the water is boiling, add 1/3 cup polenta.

Lower the heat to medium-low and stirring constantly cook the polenta until thickens.

Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens

I will repeat again: Stir NON-STOP until thickens and little bubbles “erupt”!

For me it was 4 minutes.

Remove from the heat. Serve…

Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens. This is my ideal.
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens. This is my ideal.

Use the ice cream scoop to scoop your polenta into a serving dish.

Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens. Scoop into your plate.
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Cook until polenta thickens. Scoop into your plate.

Optional:

Sprinkle with feta cheese or Italian parsley.

Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Enjoy
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Enjoy

Serve with Greek yogurt or sour cream.

Enjoy.

Quick and Easy Polenta - Healthy Choice

Quick and Easy Polenta - Healthy Choice

Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes

Quick and easy meal made in less than 10 minutes. You need only 2 ingredients. Your body will say:Thank you.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup of polenta
  • 1 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Pour 1 and 1/3 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt into a medium saucepan and bring to the boil.
  2. Once the water is boiling, add 1/3 cup polenta.
  3. Lower the heat to medium-low and stirring constantly cook the polenta until thickens.
  4. I will repeat again: Stir NON-STOP until thickens and little bubbles "erupt"!
  5. For me it was 4 minutes.
  6. Remove from the heat.
  7. Use the ice cream scoop to scoop polenta into a serving dish.
  8. Sprinkle with feta cheese and Italian parsley.
  9. Serve with Greek yogurt or sour cream.
  10. Enjoy.

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Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Enjoy
Polenta from the best food blog 5starcookies-Enjoy

This quick and easy lunch/dinner is one of my top picks.

It can be on your table in well under 10 minutes.

I like to serve with basil pesto. (Link for the recipe is below)

One of these simple menus can be on your table in well under an hour.
One of these simple menus can be on your table in well under an hour.

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For additional option check below.

Other options for you

To make the basil pesto please check the link: How to make basil pesto?

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basil pesto from the best food blog 5starcookies and cookie – Ingredients

For dessert you can make Tiramisu

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tiramisu from the best food blog 5starcookies

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Lucky Food – Cabbage Rolls Part 2

Where did we stop last time?

5 star cookies -cosily tucked cabbage rolls
5 star cookies -cosily tucked cabbage rolls

When your dish is full of cosily placed cabbage rolls,cover with the remaining cabbage leaves, pour water over all so that the cabbage rolls sinks.

At the beginning cook on a high temperature until water boils.

Then continue cooking at medium temperature for 3 hours, adding more hot water as necessary. (always have a lots of water above your cabbage rolls …just imagine underwater swimming

and your head is like cabbage roll)

After 3 hours add can of crushed tomatoes (28 oz) and 1 TBSP of salt. (you can add less or more salt, taste to your liking).

Continue cooking for another 15 min…and then it is ready for you and your family.

It can be lunch or dinner for a few days.

cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes
cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes

You can serve cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes, polenta, sour cream…

cabbage rolls and mashed potato
cabbage rolls and mashed potato

or you can just eat cabbage rolls

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cabbage rolls part 2 5 star cookies 001

You really don’t need anything else…just plain and simple food that our grandparents use to eat…

cabbage rolls part 2 5 star cookies
cabbage rolls part 2 5 star cookies

Enjoy your meal!

Tips:

1. Before you make the rolls i suggest you soak the sour cabbage in water because it might be too salty and sour.

2. Don’t add too much salt into your food, always taste to your liking. This recipe is using just 1/2 tsp into meat filling and 1 TBSP to the crashed tomatoes and water.

3.Practice making the cabbage rolls

Hold one cabbage leaf in your left hand and place a meat filling near stem end.

Fold stem over the meat filling

Fold the two sides to the middle

Roll up.Use your finger to tuck the open side of the leaf inside.

Place in a large pot and say “thank you” to your cabbage rolls.

cabbage rolls and mashed potato for 5starcookies food blog
cabbage rolls and mashed potato for 5starcookies food blog

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To check first part of “HOW TO MAKE CABBAGE ROLLS” click the link below…

How to make Cabbage Rolls Part 1

 

 

 

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