Roasted Vegetables & Italian Sausage with Polenta

Roasted Vegetables & Italian Sausage with Polenta
You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Roasted Vegetables & Italian Sausage with Polentan a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 418 calories, 27g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes. A mixture of fennel bulb, orange bell pepper, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as a reasonably priced side dish.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 42
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Coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
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Combine 4 cups water and polenta, and pour into prepared baking dish. Set aside.
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Place fennel in a 9- x 13-inch baking dish.
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Add bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes, and garlic.
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Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with oregano. Toss to coat. Arrange turkey sausage on top, and add 1 cup water.
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Bake sausage and vegetables, uncovered, at 425 for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven; turn sausages, and toss vegetables.
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Place half of vegetable mixture on top of sausages before returning baking dish to oven.
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Reduce temperature to 35
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Stir polenta mixture lightly, and place baking dish in oven.
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Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
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Remove polenta from oven; stir gently with a fork, and return to oven.
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Bake both dishes an additional 10 minutes or until vegetables are completely soft and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a sausage registers 17
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Remove from oven.
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Stir polenta with a fork; polenta will continue to thicken as it stands.
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Serve polenta and sausage topped with vegetables and pan sauce.
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Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 35 m.
Servings4
Health Score14
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