Best 5 Polenta With Spicy Sausage Veggie Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our delectable polenta with spicy sausage and veggie sauce. This hearty and comforting dish is a delightful fusion of textures and tastes, sure to tantalize your palate. Tender polenta, cooked to perfection, serves as the canvas for a vibrant and flavorful sauce brimming with savory sausage, a medley of crisp vegetables, and a touch of zesty spice. Each bite offers a journey through a landscape of flavors, from the succulent sausage to the sweetness of roasted peppers and the earthy notes of mushrooms. Accompanying this main course is a selection of equally enticing recipes, including a refreshing fennel and orange salad, a creamy polenta with roasted tomatoes and goat cheese, and a delectable chocolate polenta cake that will leave you craving more. Embark on a culinary adventure and explore the diverse flavors and textures waiting to be discovered within these pages.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CREAMY POLENTA WITH PARMESAN AND SAUSAGE



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Polenta is such a natural base for so many savory foods - more flavorful than either pasta or mashed potatoes, but somehow just as forgiving - that it's hard to pick a favorite topping. Having said that, I know what mine is: sausage. The fatty succulence of a banger combined with the lean graininess of the cornmeal is somehow perfect.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, main course

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 good-quality sweet Italian sausages
1 cup medium-to-coarse cornmeal
Salt
1/2 to 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
2 tablespoons butter
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Put oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add sausages and cook, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, put cornmeal in a medium saucepan along with 1 cup water and whisk well to make a slurry; continue whisking mixture to eliminate any lumps. Put pan over medium-high heat, sprinkle with salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, whisking frequently and adding water as needed to keep mixture loose and free of lumps, between 3 and 4 more cups. If mixture becomes too thick, simply add a bit more water; consistency should be similar to sour cream's.
  • Polenta will be done in 15 to 30 minutes, depending on grind. Add cheese and butter. Taste and add salt, if necessary, and lots of pepper; serve topped with sausages.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 731, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 54 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 27 grams, SaturatedFat 21 grams, Sodium 1121 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

POLENTA CAKES WITH QUICK SAUSAGE SAUCE



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Provided by Anne Burrell

Time 1h50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 30

1 cup milk
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
Pinch cayenne pepper
Kosher salt
1 cup polenta
4 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup mascarpone
4 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving
Half recipe Italian Sausage, recipe follows
1/2 onion, peeled and diced
1/2 fennel bulb, diced
1 celery rib, diced
1 clove garlic
Kosher salt
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup white wine
2 cups tomato puree
2 pounds pork shoulder (with a good amount of fat), cut into large chunks
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon fennel seed
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1/2 tablespoon ground coriander
Ice cold water
Oil
Hog casing
Special equipment: stand mixer with meat grinder and sausage horn attachments

Steps:

  • For the polenta cakes: In a saucepan, combine the milk, water, bay, and cayenne. Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat and season generously with salt. Take the seasoning to the edge of too salty. To do this you must taste as you go. Polenta acts as a salt eraser, if you don't season abundantly here you will never recover from it.
  • Once the liquid is at a boil and is seasoned appropriately, sprinkle in the polenta, whisking constantly. Once the polenta is combined, switch over to a wooden spoon and stir frequently until the polenta has become thick. Taste the polenta to see if it has cooked through. If it still feels mealy and grainy, add some more milk or water and cook it to a thick consistency. Repeat this process, as needed, until the polenta feels smooth on your tongue, about 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the sage and mascarpone.
  • Line a 7 by 7-inch square pan with plastic wrap. Pour the polenta into the prepared pan. Cover the top with more plastic wrap smoothed onto the surface of the polenta. Chill in the refrigerator until needed. (All of this can totally be done ahead of time, like yesterday! Cool!)
  • For the sauce: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Place the sausage in the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
  • In a food processor, puree the onions, fennel, celery, and garlic until it becomes a coarse paste. Season with salt and give a sprinkle of crushed red pepper.
  • When the sausage is roasted, remove it from the oven and coarsely chop.
  • Coat a wide, deep pot with olive oil and add the pureed veggies. Cook the veggies until they start to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the white wine and reduce by half. Toss in the chopped sausage and the tomato puree. Taste and season with salt, if needed. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the polenta from the pan and cut into desired shapes. Coat a nonstick saute pan with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot and starting to smoke just a little, add the polenta shapes. Cook the polenta on both sides and finish by sprinkling with the Parmigiano.
  • Transfer a few polenta cakes to a plate and top with the sausage sauce. Sprinkle with more grated Parmigiano.
  • Place the pork shoulder in a bowl and keep cold until ready to use. Fill a large bowl with ice and place the bowl with the pork shoulder on top.
  • Season the pork with garlic, salt, fennel seed, crushed red pepper, and coriander. Mix to combine well.
  • Grind the pork shoulder twice through a grinding disk with large holes. Grind the meat into the bowl sitting on ice.
  • Cook a small amount of the meat mixture to test for seasoning. Add more spices and salt, if needed. Thoroughly mix in a splash of cold water. Allow the seasoned pork to chill on ice or in the fridge before stuffing into the casing.
  • Replace the grinder attachment with the horn. (Be sure to thoroughly clean the attachment area before proceeding.) Rub oil onto the horn, and then put the casing on, leaving a few inches of slack at the end.
  • Stuff the casing, tie off the ends, and prick the sausage with a pin or the tip of a knife.
  • Refrigerate the sausage until ready to cook.

POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups polenta
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
4 ounces grated Parmesan
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Two 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes, hand-crushed
6 links Italian sausage, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 bell peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
Ricotta, for topping
Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Steps:

  • Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer and add the polenta. Cook over low heat, stirring often, 45 minutes. Stir in the butter, Parmesan and olive oil and keep warm.
  • Add the tomatoes, sausage, garlic, peppers, onion and crushed red pepper to a large cast-iron pot and simmer, 30 minutes. Serve sauce over polenta, topped with some ricotta and basil.

POLENTA WITH SPICY SAUSAGE-VEGGIE SAUCE



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Refrigerated polenta with a stove top sauce. We prefer the flavored polenta and spicy Italian sausage and also use spicy Italian seasoning to give it some more kick, but you can also use the regular sausage and Italian seasoning. This will serve 4 to 6 people.

Provided by SPICYGIRL

Categories     Polenta

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

olive-oil cooking spray
1 (16 ounce) tube prepared polenta, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
1 cup sliced onion
1 cup sliced red bell pepper
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup cubed zucchini
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  • Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Arrange the polenta slices on the sheet and spray them lightly with cooking spray. Broil until lightly browned about 5 minutes; turn and broil other side for 5 minutes. Keep warm.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage, breaking it up as it browns. When sausage has lost any pink color, add the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, and Italian seasoning. Cook until vegetables are crisp tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and cook until heated through and just starting to simmer.
  • To serve, spoon the sauce on slices of polenta. Top with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 490.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 69.1 mg, Fat 25.3 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 24.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 1635 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

POLENTA WITH SPICY SAUSAGE-VEGGIE SAUCE



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Refrigerated polenta with a stove top sauce. We prefer the flavored polenta and spicy Italian sausage and also use spicy Italian seasoning to give it some more kick, but you can also use the regular sausage and Italian seasoning. This will serve 4 to 6 people.

Provided by SPICYGIRL

Categories     Polenta

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

olive-oil cooking spray
1 (16 ounce) tube prepared polenta, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
1 cup sliced onion
1 cup sliced red bell pepper
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup cubed zucchini
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  • Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Arrange the polenta slices on the sheet and spray them lightly with cooking spray. Broil until lightly browned about 5 minutes; turn and broil other side for 5 minutes. Keep warm.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage, breaking it up as it browns. When sausage has lost any pink color, add the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, and Italian seasoning. Cook until vegetables are crisp tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and cook until heated through and just starting to simmer.
  • To serve, spoon the sauce on slices of polenta. Top with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 490.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 69.1 mg, Fat 25.3 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 24.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 1635 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

Tips:

  • To make the polenta, use a heavy-bottomed pot and stir constantly to prevent sticking.
  • If you don't have vegetable broth, you can use water instead.
  • Add more or less crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
  • If you don't have Italian seasoning, you can use a blend of dried oregano, basil, and thyme.
  • Serve the polenta with grated Parmesan cheese and a side of your favorite vegetables.

Conclusion:

This polenta with spicy sausage and veggie sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. The polenta is creamy and flavorful, the sausage and vegetables add a savory and spicy kick, and the sauce is rich and flavorful. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.

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