This was my first attempt at cooking polenta, and it turned out really well. I bought a tube of pre-cooked polenta, sliced it into 1 inch rounds, and sauteed the slices in a pan with a little olive oil over medium heat, about 5 minutes per side, until golden.
I topped the rounds with basic marinara sauce that I doctored with some extra veggies. I sauteed 1/2 of a large red onion (sliced into strips), 1 red bell pepper (sliced into strips), and 3 garlic cloves (chopped) in olive oil until they were soft, about 5 minutes, and then added marinara sauce from a jar. Just because, I also added some frozen veggies (a pre-packaged mix of broccoli, carrots, snow peas, and kidney beans) from the back of my freezer solely because they had been in there forever and I wanted to get rid of them to make space.
Top with grated parmesan cheese and you have a really quick, inexpensive dinner. One log of polenta fed myself and my two hungry roommates. I had tons of sauce leftover, which I will use for another quick vegetarian meal later this week.
