Polenta with Italian Herbs - serves 4 1 Cup Cornmeal, medium grind 3 T Butter 1/2 Cup Fontina cheese, grated 1/2 Cup Your favorite prepared red sauce or pesto 1 tsp Fresh parsley, minced 1 tsp Fresh marjoram, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Preheat broiler. Lightly oil 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside. Bring water to a boil over high heat in a two-quart saucepan. Slowly pour in cornmeal and then, with a wire whisk, stir continuously. Reduce heat to low, add butter, and continue stirring. Allow cornmeal to simmer for 10 minutes or until cornmeal thickens. Stir often. Remove from heat and stir in parsley and marjoram, as well as salt and pepper. Spoon into prepared baking pan; spread red sauce or pesto on top, then top with grated Fontina. Broil until cheese melts, then remove from oven. Top with a small spoonful of sauce, cut into squares, and serve. Penne with Quick Tomato Sauce & Ricotta Cheese - serves 6 1 pound Penne, Mostaccioli or other medium pasta shape, uncooked 1 28-oz. can whole plum tomatoes with liquid 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil 2 small cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese Chopped fresh basil or parsley for garnish Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine the tomatoes, basil and garlic in a blender or food processor. Blend at low speed until tomatoes are completely pureed. Pour mixture into a large saucepan. Heat to boiling, reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes. When pasta is done, drain well. Return pasta to cooking pot, add the tomato sauce and heat over low heat until sauce is simmering and the pasta is coated with sauce. Remove pot from heat and stir in ricotta and Parmesan cheeses until evenly distributed. Divide among serving plates and top with chopped fresh basil or parsley.
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