Slow Cooker Polenta with Cheddar

Category

Slow Cooker

Servings

8

Ingredients

  • 7 cups hot water
  • 2 cups polenta (not “quick-cooking”) or coarse-ground yellow cornmeal
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 12 ounces Cabot Lamberton Cheddar, Sharp Cheddar or Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar, grated (about 3 cups)

Directions

  1. COMBINE water, polenta, olive oil and salt in slow cooker; whisk until well blended. Add cheese and whisk again.
  2. COVER and cook on high setting for 2 hours, or until liquid is mostly absorbed. Stir together well (polenta should have consistency of thick cooked cereal).

Nutrition

Nutrition

per serving
Calories
314
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
19 grams
29%
Saturated Fat
10 grams
50%
Cholesterol
44 milligrams
15%
Sodium
626 milligrams
26%
Carbs
24 grams
8%
Fiber
2 grams
8%
Protein
13 grams
Calcium
310 milligrams
31%
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Recipe Tips

(If not serving right away, pour onto oiled baking sheet with sides, spreading into even layer; cover with plastic wrap and let cool. When ready to serve, cut into rectangles and sauté in nonstick skillet with olive oil until golden on both sides.)

Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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