Polenta Bar

Having a Party or Holiday Celebration?  Want an easy food recipe that'll help feed a crowd in a creative way?   Try having a Polenta Bar.  It's easy, fun and inexpensive plus your family and friends will be happy to create their "own" tasty masterpieces.  I love the beautifully creamy consistency of Polenta and the hearty meal it makes. My family thoroughly enjoyed our Polenta Bar and I can't wait to make it again!

 

 

Easy Polenta Recipe(This feeds up to 14 people as a side. It'll make about Eight 1/2 cup portions for a larger portion) 

7 cups water

2 teaspoons salt

2 cups Polenta or yellow cornmeal

3 tablespoons vegan margarine

 

Boil water in a large pan or polenta pan on high heat. Add salt.  Whisk in cornmeal. Reduce heat to low and cook about 15 minutes, making sure to stir it every couple of minutes (this is where having kids can come in handy).

Turn off heat, add the vegan margarine, and stir until Polenta is nice and creamy.

I love to serve mine on a nice piece of wood or wooden cutting board.

 

 Here are some mix in ideas.  Have fun and create your own too.

Mix ins~

 

Grilled Mushrooms,

Grilled Red Onion,

Grilled White Onion,

Tomato Sauce,

Vegan Parmesan or Vegan Shredded Cheese,

Vegan Sour Cream,

Fresh Herbs like Rosemary, Oregano or Basil,

Grilled Vegetables like zucchini, broccoli or cauliflower,

Salsa,

Black Beans,

and the list could go on and on and on.

 

Enjoy!

 

Need a quick meal to go? I packed up these left overs and took it to my parent's house since my daddy just had surgery.  They heated in the oven when they were ready to eat.