Creamy polenta with spinach

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• Alica K

  08 April 2008

  Alica K rated and commented on this recipe

  

  whenever I have spinach or chard I make this meal- ideal for midweek supper. I use ricotta instead of mascarpone to save some calories.

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• Belkey

  29 May 2008

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This makes a really good alternative to mash or pasta, particularly when serving italian inspired casseroles. I made far too much and let the leftovers harden before slicing into large chunks, brushing with olive oil and popping under the grill & then added to salad boxes for lunch at work.

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• Poolio

  20 January 2009

  Poolio rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I had never prepared polenta before but this was delicious! I also used ricotta in stead of mascarpone.

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• teapot

  19 May 2010

  teapot rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was so quick and easy, and a great alternative to potatoes or rice! Will definitely make again.

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• wetday

  24 August 2010

  wetday commented on this recipe

  I don't know: perhaps I expect too much from these recipes. Again, this was a recipe that never quite "gelled". Sure, all of the ingredients were fine, but there was no real flavour to this dish. It would have benefited immensely from the addition of a more flavourful cheese, such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or from the addition of onions or garlic. Polenta is quite bland, and the addition of a semi-sweet and creamy cheese such as mascarpone only adds to this bland sweetness.

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• rancegal

  06 November 2011

  rancegal commented on this recipe

  I'm puzzled. It says "serve with the pork" What pork? No mention of it until the end.

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• honeybee

  03 April 2012

  honeybee commented on this recipe

  I agree with Rancegal - I guess that it the mag this was featured next to a pork dish. It works as an accompaniment but would not be interesting on its own. We had it with meatballs in tomato.

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• Emz

  23 May 2012

  Emz commented on this recipe

  Because polenta looks so lush I suspect we expect it to taste of something... It doesn't especially. Like couscous, tofu, pasta ... It's just a great vehicle for other flavours and ingredients. This recipe didn't have much oomph for what I needed it for so added sautéed onions, garlic and mushrooms too and refried it. But the method of wilting the spinach in the just cooked polenta is a winner.

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• Nat

  25 December 2012

  Nat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A very useful and superquick meal and a change from rice, potatoes and pasta, doesn't need the mascarpone - can use a bit of butter or milk instead.

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Ingredients

• 175g quick-cook polenta
• 5 tbsp mascarpone
• 100g bag spinach

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• 175g quick-cook polenta
• 5 tbsp mascarpone
• 100g bag spinach

240 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 33.0g, fat 10.0 g, saturated fat 6.0g, fibre 2.0g, salt 0.14 g

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