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Easy Slow-cooker Polenta

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  • Prep Time15 min
  • Total Time3 h 45 min
*PLUS Serves: 6
Slow cooker polenta

Slow cooker polenta. (Photo, Roberto Caruso.)

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Make the best kind of comfort food with this slow cooker polenta recipe. Flavoured with parmesan and truffle oil, the dish pairs perfectly with roasted tomatoes.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups milk

  • 1 1/3 cups cornmeal

  • 3 tbsp butter

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 cup finely grated parmesan

  • 3 tbsp best-quality truffle oil, optional

Instructions

  • SPRAY slow cooker insert with oil.

  • STIR milk with cornmeal, butter and salt in insert. Cover and cook on high, whisking well around sides of insert every hour until creamy but loose, about 3 1/2 hours. Keep polenta on warming function until ready to serve. Just before serving, transfer insert to a rack. Stir in Cheese, then scrape polenta onto a serving platter. Drizzle with truffle oil.

Kitchen tip

Our slow cooker recipes are developed with a 7 quart slow cooker.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 420, Protein 20g, Carbohydrates 44g, Fat 18g, Fibre 1g, Sodium 642mg.
Excellent source of vitamin B12.

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