VEGETARIAN friendly! Polenta Lasagna mmmmm

espyrale · April 2012

I just recently made this for the first time for a family BBQ and everyone went absolutely nuts-even the meat eaters! Haha I had people calling and emailing asking for the recipe even! It is soooo good! Great Success

I've posted the recipe below but the whole thing with beautiful pictures is on this website link below (including the recipe for garlic polenta) which is filled with wonderful recipes and ideas for healthy eating and good nutrition with all natural ingredients. It is an amazing resource:
http://fooddoodles.com/2011/07/22/polenta-lasagna-2/

Polenta Lasagna
1 recipe Creamy Garlic Herb Polenta
oil for baking
3-4 C your favorite tomato based sauce(I use my basic marinara sauce to which you can add meat or any veggies you like, or just leave plain)
3-4 large handfuls spinach, roughly chopped
2-3 C mozzarella cheese
A few leaves of fresh basil if available
Make one recipe of the garlic herb polenta above and let it set in the fridge.

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

If you plan to cook the polenta in the pan you used to let it cool in then place immediately in the oven while the oven and the pan are still cold and let them heat up together. Otherwise cut squares out of the polenta and place on a well oiled baking sheet and spray or brush the tops with oil. Place in the oven and bake till your desired level of crispiness on the bottom(I bake mine till very brown and crispy, but even fairly soft polenta will be delicious) then broil just until the top is golden.

Remove from the oven and turn the oven back to 425 degrees. Top your polenta with your spinach or other greens to which you can also add fresh basil or other fresh herbs which would taste awesome, then add the tomato sauce and then a generous sprinkling of cheese. Return to the oven for about 10-15 minutes until the spinach is wilted, the cheese is melted and everything is heated through. Turn on your broiler again for 2-6 minutes(depending on how close your pan is to the heating element and how hot your broiler gets, as mine has different settings but a lot do not) or until the cheese is golden and bubbly then remove and serve while still hot. Top with fresh basil and Parmesan cheese if desired.

Vegetarian Polenta Lasagna - Polenta Lasagna
Servings: 1- 1 piece
Calories 200
Sodium 440 mg
Total Fat 2 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 31 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 5 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 12 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 1%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 2%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.