Premade polenta recipes

Q: Even though I’ve read numerous articles about it, I’ve never cooked, or eaten, polenta. My husband is a fan and I’d like to start making it, so I decided to ease into it by purchasing a premade roll of the stuff. Most of the recipes I find are based on creamy polenta — any tips on how to use the kind that I have? I’m a little lost on where to start.

This delicious Creamy Polenta Recipe is a classic Italian side dish of slow-cooked corn meal in stock and finished with butter and cheese.

Fried polenta is a traditional side dish popular in Northern Italy made with leftover polenta. Crispy outside and creamy inside.

Creamy Parmesan Polenta is a delicious side dish. Irresistibly yummy with parmesan cheese. But simple to make with just 5-ingredients!

Polenta that comes in a tube is a great natural product that lends instant character to all kinds of dishes. #polentatube #polentarecipes

Our favorite mushroom polenta casserole topped with lots of cheese and herbs. Served with a garlic yogurt sauce.

So you bought a tube of polenta - now what? Here are 4 of our favorite ways to use them.

Polenta Cakes.

This simple 15 minute chicken and polenta with broccoli looks fancy but can't be easier to make (and you squeeze in those veggies too!)

A jar of spaghetti sauce is dressed up with fresh veggies and spicy Italian sausage, then served over prepared polenta rounds. Topped with Parmesan, it's an easy meal that's ready in half an hour.