Polenta and Sausage Pies

Name: Polenta and Sausage Pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb hot Italian sausage (casings removed if present); 1 1/2 cups chopped red sweet peppers (2 medium); 1 1/2 cups chopped green sweet peppers (2 medium); 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium); 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons instant polenta; 4 cups water; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/3 cups instant polenta; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (2 ounces)

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Homey, filling cold-weather comfort food! Recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb hot Italian sausage (casings removed if present)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped red sweet peppers (2 medium)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped green sweet peppers (2 medium)
¹⁄₂ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons instant polenta
4 cups water
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
1 ¹⁄₃ cups instant polenta
¹⁄₂ cup grated parmesan cheese (2 ounces)

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease six broiler-proof 8- to 10-ounce ramekins; set aside. For filling, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook about 5 minutes or until brown, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Drain off fat.
Add sweet peppers, onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning to sausage in skillet. Reduce heat to medium; cook for 5 minutes more. Stir in tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Cook for 3 minutes more.
Remove skillet from heat. Stir in the 2 tablespoons instant polenta.
For polenta mixture, in a medium saucepan bring the water and the 1-1/2 teaspoons salt to boiling. Add the 1-1/3 cups instant polenta to the boiling water in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir polenta about 3 minutes or until medium-soft. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
Divide filling among prepared ramekins. Top filling in each ramekin with about 1/2 cup of the polenta mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes.