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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. First cook the polenta:. | 2. Place water in large saucepan and bring to the boil. Mix the dry polenta with sage, parsley and parmesan. Gradually add this dry mix to the boiling water, whisking all the time to prevent lumps. | 3. Lower the heat and simmer stirring frequently and cook for 10-15 minutes until the mixture thickens. | 4. Spoon the polenta into a lined baking tray, flattening it with the back of a spoon to create a layer that is 2 cm deep. Place this tray in the fridge or cold place whilst you prepare the rest of the bake. | 5. Heat low fat cooking spray in a large frying pan and add the onions, garlic and fennel and cook for 10 minutes add the remaining ingredients and stir well. Transfer mixture into a shallow baking dish. Cut the polenta into small triangles and arrange these on top of the veg. Sprinkle with a little more parmesan and bake in preheated oven at gas mark 4 until golden. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fennel	6	ounces	trimmed sliced	52.7301	12.4171	2.1092	0.3402
borlotti bean	8	ounces	cooked	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
button mushroom	4	ounces	sliced	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
onion	1		peeled chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
tomato	400		chopped tinned	24827.5862	5505.2474	1295.3523	215.8921
cooking spray			low fat	-	-	-	-
tomato puree	1	tablespoon		5.9375	1.4031	0.2578	0.0328
pesto sauce	1	tablespoon		65.835	1.5892	1.5482	5.922000000000001
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
fennel seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.45	0.5229	0.158	0.1487
black pepper				-	-	-	-
vegetable stock	50	ml		2.3353	0.4344	0.1121	0.0327
polenta	6	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
sage	1	teaspoon	rounded	-	-	-	-
parsley	1	teaspoon	rounded	0.45	0.0791	0.0371	0.0099
parmesan cheese	1	tablespoon	rounded	18.5	2.0	2.0	0.25
water	900			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.