Whole Grains for Every Meal Part 13

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is often more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water

Vegetable stock enhances flavor without animal products.

mushrooms

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned mushrooms

Zucchini is lower in calories and can be more cost-effective.

Bring water to a boil in a pot.

Stir in polenta (corn grits) into the boiling water.

Reduce heat and let it cook until it expands and thickens.

Show a previously made polenta with a beautiful texture.

Pour cooked polenta into a bread pan and refrigerate to firm up.

Remove the firm polenta from the pan and slice it.

Serve sliced polenta with marinara sauce.

Optionally, fry the polenta slices in butter and serve with maple syrup.

Cooking Techniques

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