Eat for Eight Bucks: Polenta with Broccoli Rabe

Name: Eat for Eight Bucks: Polenta with Broccoli Rabe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 567 grams broccoli rabe; 1 teaspoons crushed chile flakes; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 59 milliliters olive oil; 4 servings Salt

Eat for Eight Bucks: Polenta with Broccoli Rabe might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This side dish has 155 calories, 5g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe serves 4. If you have olive oil, chile flakes, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Put the cornmeal into a bowl. Slowly add 3 cups of water, stirring with a wooden spoon as you do so.

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Put 4 1/2 cups water into a large pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat.

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Add the salt. Stir the cornmeal mixture again and then slowly pour it into the boiling water, stirring with a wooden spoon as you do so. Bring to a boil, stirring all the time. The mixture will thicken very quickly into a homogeneous paste. Quickly pour this paste into the baking dish, smooth over the top with the back of your wooden spoon, cover, and bake for 50 minutes.

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Serve as is (perhaps stirring in a small slice of butter or some grated cheese) or cool, cover, and refrigerate. Polenta that has cooled will firm up and may be toasted or fried.

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Broccoli Rabe with Garlic

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Broccoli Rabe

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- serves 4 -

Cut the coarse stems off the broccoli rabe and wash it well. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Put 2 teaspoons salt into the water and then add the broccoli rabe. Cover, bring to a boil again, and boil rapidly for 2 minutes, or until just tender.

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Drain and rinse immediately under cold running water.

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Drain and set aside until just before eating.

Put the oil and garlic into a large frying pan and set over medium heat. When the oil begins to sizzle and the garlic turns a light golden color, put in the broccoli rabe.

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Sprinkle with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and the chile flakes and stir gently to mix. Turn the heat to low and turn the greens gently until heated through.

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Red Pepper Flakes

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Servings:

567grams

broccoli rabe 1teaspoons

crushed chile flakes 3

garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 59milliliters

olive oil 4servings

Salt

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Piccini Chianti Classico. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.