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Chicken Cheddar Polenta

Fri, 04/10/2009 - 18:50 — Sarah

Summary

Yield
Prep Time10 minutes
Recipe TypesOne Pot Meals

Description

Spicy polenta

Ingredients

  • 1⁄4 c instant (1 minute) polenta
  • 1 t butter powder
  • 1⁄4 t dried garlic
  • 1 t red pepper flakes
  • 1 oz cheddar cheese
  • 1 c water
  • 1 cn 3 ounces chicken

Instructions

At home pack the dry ingredients in a small bag, tucking with the chicken and cheese.

Cube up the cheese and set aside.

In your pot or mug bring the water to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, add in the dry ingredients and start stirring rapidly. Meanwhile lower the stove to as low as it will go. Be careful with the heat - polenta can be a mini-volcano if you don't lower the heat fast!

Cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and add in the chicken (with any broth) along with the cheese. Stir in till melted. The polenta will get stiff as it sits and cools.

Notes

This is a very fast meal to make - it can be done in a pot or a Titanium or steel mug. It is a great fall meal - it warms you up on cold days. The combination of quick cooking polenta, chicken, cheese and spicy red pepper flakes will fuel you.

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Comments

Sun, 08/21/2011 - 20:13 — MountainMel

So good!

I love this recipe, but was not sure where to find instant polenta. The slower cooking variety worked well but we did not use the freezer back method. The little bit of red pepper makes this recipe just perfect.

Sun, 08/21/2011 - 20:25 — Sarah

Instant Polenta

I have found the instant polenta in bigger grocery stores, it will often say "1 minute" on the bag so look for that! Also, for truly instant one can use instant plain grits, found in the cereal aisle. 2 packets per person + boiling water called for on package + added goodies works well.