When it comes to weeknights after work, I want dinner, and I want it fast. I guess some would think that because I love to cook, I have some form of extravagant dinner every night. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Monday through Friday I’m all about the leftovers and super simple meals that take seconds.
So this recipe is actually pushing my weeknight time threshold because of the time it took to marinate (30 minutes!). But I managed to find something productive to do for 30 minutes while the portobellos marinated.
Creamy Polenta with Balsamic Marinated Portobello
1?2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1. Marinate the Portobello’s in the combined balsamic vinegar, oil, garlic and thyme.
2. Make the creamy polenta by bringing the stock to the boil. Once boiling, add the polenta in a steady stream, whisking continuously. Once the polenta has thickened stir through the oregano and parsley.
3. Grill the marinated Portobello’s over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes each side.
I love the consistency of the polenta in this dish, but you can definitely make it creamier if you like. To do this you replace 1 cup of the stock with any form of milk (nut, rice, cows etc) and even stir in 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast (or parmesan, if you’re not vegan). I think nutritional yeast would be wonderful stirred-in but I didn’t have any at the time.
I’m in complete agreement about the fast weeknight dinners, but when something as amazing as this come about from a longer cook time I think I could be convinced! Delicious
Glad to hear I’m not alone
Yum that’s tonights dinner sorted – thanks
I hope you enjoyed it
oh wow…this looks delicious. I am completely new with polenta !
Thanks Lysa! Polenta is lovely
Am I correct in assuming you used fresh herbs, not dried?
Hi Heather,
Yep, I used fresh herbs! I’ll update this on the post – Thanks!
Oh sweetie, this looks divine! Another must try recipe. So very happy I’ve found your blog for the recipes and mouth-watering images.
Hi Beach Mama,
Thank you for the kind words!
I hope you enjoy all of my other posts too
We’ve made this twice now and it is delicious! It’s a keeper and will go into regular rotation. We used an 18oz package of ready-made polenta, thinned it with a cup of broth and added the herbs. Beautiful! Thanks so much for this recipe!
Ohhh I’m so glad to hear it’s going into regular rotation! Thank you for letting me know – I love to hear when other people enjoy my recipes!