Breakfast Polenta
by Sep 2nd, 2010 // Breakfast, Recipes, Veggie Friendly
Breakfast Polenta
Breakfast can get really repetitive in our house, so we decided to mix things up this morning with a vegetarian friendly breakfast polenta. My kid wakes up very hungry so I tried to speed the process along with a little help of the microwave. *Gasp* It doesn’t taste microwaved. I promise.
Believe it or not using veggie sausage made this dish incredibly flavorful. My kid asked for some extra veggie sausage on the side. I obliged and we enjoyed a nice family breakfast veggie style. Now for the recipe…
Breakfast Polenta Recipe
Prep Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
3/4 cup polenta
3 cups water
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic (crushed)
2 veggie sausage patties (such as Morning Star)
1 cups frozen spinach (mostly thawed)
salt & fresh pepper
In a large microwave safe bowl combine polenta, salt and water and microwave on high for 8 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for a minute or two. Add veggie sausage patties and break up with the back of a spoon until crumbly. Add spinach and continue to saute. When polenta is done, give it a good stir and add it to the skillet. Stir to combine and sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Serves 4.
I LOVE savory breakfasts. O Magazine has some wonderful inclusions in the current issue, including a savory hot cereal that I will make right after your breakfast polenta dish. My mainstays are Trader Joe's steel cut quick oats, with several tablespoons of nutritional yeast stirred in, once it's ladled into a bowl, and then I salt it with Herbamare or plain old salt. I also love to poach eggs in Imagine's Cuban black bean soup puree, OR in the TJ black bean soup (in the Tetrapack) Then I serve it over millet toast, sprinkle with nutritional yeast, and slice some avocado and plop that on top, too : )
Keep up the good work; I love your blog! Are you familiar with Mothering magazine? We have a cooking feature each issue (Peggy's Kitchen) and I'd love to talk to you about contributing an article.
Candace
Features Editor
Mothering Magazine
Looks so tasty, Rebecca…thanks! I can't wait to try it. Please tell Chef Gus the girls say hi!!!
This looks spectacular and easy AND I have the ingredients on hand. I know what we'll be having for dinner tonight!
Trader Joe's sells frozen fresh chopped garlic. You can just pop out a cube and add it to whatever you are making without having that garlic smell on your hands.
Let us know how it comes out!
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