Herbed Polenta Spoon Bread

Name: Herbed Polenta Spoon Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges egg whites; 1 large egg yolks; 473 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage; 59 milliliters minced fresh chives or green onions; 118 milliliters evaporated nonfat milk; 118 milliliters shredded parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters polenta; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste

Herbed Polenta Spoon Bread is a gluten free recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 162 calories. If you have egg whites, parmesan cheese, evaporated nonfat milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan, blend polenta, chicken broth, 1 cup water, and evaporated nonfat milk. Stir over high heat until mixture boils, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until polenta is smooth to taste, about 15 minutes. Stir in the shredded parmesan cheese, minced fresh chives or green onions, sage, and salt and pepper to taste.

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Parmesan

Salt And Pepper

Chicken Broth

Fresh Chives

Green Onions

Fat Free Milk

Polenta

Water

Sage

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Frying Pan

While polenta cooks, in a deep bowl, with a mixer on high speed, whip 4 large egg whites until they hold soft peaks.

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Egg Whites

Polenta

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Blender

Bowl

Remove polenta from heat and stir in 2 large egg yolks and about 1/3 of the whipped egg whites, then fold in remaining whites.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Polenta

Scrape mixture into a lightly oiled shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole (8- by 11-in. oval) and spread level.

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Spread

Bake spoon bread in a 375 oven until well browned at the edges and lightly browned on top, about 40 minutes (about 30 minutes in a convection oven). Spoon portions onto plates.

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Bread