Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta
Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, swiss chard and mushroom polenta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook swiss chard and mushroom polenta using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta:
  1. Take 150 grams Cornmeal
  2. Take 800 ml Water or thin soup stock
  3. Make ready 1 tbsp Butter
  4. Take 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese (optional)
  5. Take 3 large leaves Swiss chard
  6. Take 10 Button mushrooms
  7. Get 1 bunch Pine nuts (or other nuts or seeds)
  8. Prepare 1/2 Onion
  9. Prepare 1 tbsp Olive oil
  10. Get 1 Salt and pepper
Steps to make Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta:
  1. Blanch the Swiss chard for a few minutes and then squeeze out the water. Cut into bite-size pieces.
  2. Slice the mushrooms and onions.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the onion until translucent and soft.
  4. Add the mushrooms and pine nuts and stir-fry. Add the Swiss chard and lightly stir-fry. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Boil the water (or stock) in a pot. Stir the cornmeal, a little at a time, into the boiling water.
  6. The cornmeal will thicken; stir constantly with a wooden spatula. Lower the heat and continue stirring.
  7. After it's simmered for 20 minutes, add the butter and parmesan cheese (if desired) and mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Polenta becomes firm once it cools. You can then slice it and grill it. (The photo shows firm polenta that I made with 600 ml of water).

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