Parmesan Polenta Pie with Sausage and Broccoli make it your own: replace the broccoLi with your favorite vegetabLe. Like mushrooms, belt peppers or spinach. nice Great luxury elegant Hotel Restaurant Recipe

4 SERVINGS

PREP TIMES min

COOK TiME 20 min

Ingredients

2hz tablespoons extra-virgin olive

oil, plus more for greasing

1½ pounds uncooked sweet or

spicy Italian sausage

1 cup milk

Salt

1 cup instant polenta

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

cheese

1 garlic clove, sliced

1 pound broccoli, trimmed and cut

into 2-inch forets (about 4 cups)

Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Method 

1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil ¡n a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage with 1/2 cup water and cook, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, preheat the broiler and lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan with olive oil. In a medium saucepan, combine the milk, 2 cups water, ½ tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. 

3. Reduce the heat to low and slowly stir ¡n the polenta. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. 

4. Spread the polenta evenly in the pie pan. Top with the cheese and broil until golden, about 8 minutes.

5. In a medium skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat and add the garlic. Cook until the garlic is golden, 1 to 2 minutes. 

6. Add the broccoli, red pepper flakes and ¼ cup water, cover and cook, stirring once, until the broccoli is fork-tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

7. Slice the sausage on the diagonal into 1/4-inch pieces and toss with the broccoli. Cut the polenta pie into wedges and top with the sausage and broccoli.