Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

and feta cheese

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 2m
Cook Time: 28m
Total Time: 30m
Temp.: 360 °F
Servings: 3
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (9 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

417
Calories
25.8g
Fat
35.5g
Carbohydrates
13.4g
Protein
15mg
Cholesterol
1153mg
Sodium
Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

Recipe Description

This Italian-inspired Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes is the ultimate answer to lunch or light dinner. Creamy and cheesy polenta topped with oven-roasted tomatoes and homemade green pesto. Finish it off with a sprinkle of crumbled feta cheese and freshly cracked black pepper for extra flavor. Yum!

Start out by roasting the cherry tomatoes with olive oil until they burst. Meanwhile, toast the walnuts and make the green pesto in a food processor. Next, make a batch of quick-cooking polenta and stir in the feta cheese. Make sure to pour the polenta into the saucepan in a thin stream, whisking constantly as you go. Once the polenta is cooked, spoon the polenta onto plates, swirl with green pesto, and top with roasted cherry tomatoes. Sprinkle with more feta cheese, and enjoy!

To make the Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven

    Preheat the oven to 360 °F.

  2. 2

    Prepare tomatoes

    1 min
    Step 2 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    On a lined with parchment paper baking sheet, place the cherry tomatoes and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

  3. 3

    Roast tomatoes

    15 min
    Step 3 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    Roast the tomatoes for about 10-15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Toast walnuts

    6 min
    Step 4 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    Meanwhile, toast ¼ cup walnuts in a dry skillet until golden. Set aside to cool.

  5. 5

    Make green pesto

    3 min
    Step 5 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    In a food processor, combine 1 cup chopped parsley, 1 cup chopped basil, 1 crushed garlic clove, 2 tablespoons olive oil. Blend until smooth and season with salt and black pepper to taste.

  6. 6

    Bring broth and milk to boil

    2 min
    Step 6 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    In a saucepan, bring ½ cup whole milk and 2 ⅓ cups vegetable broth to a boil.

  7. 7

    Cook polenta

    2 min
    Step 7 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    Gradually pour in ⅔ cup polenta, whisking constantly, let simmer for about 2 minutes.

  8. 8

    Add feta

    1 min
    Step 8 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    Stir in ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese. Season with salt to taste.

  9. 9

    Serve

    Step 9 - Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

    To serve, divide the polenta among serving bowls and top with green pesto, roasted tomatoes and more feta.

Make this simple Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes, and enjoy a bowl of summer comfort food. Paired with homemade pesto, burst cherry tomatoes, and feta, this creamy dish is the perfect weeknight dinner. If you try this recipe, let us know! Snap a photo and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes on Instagram so we can see it.

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

Recipe Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 (9 reviews)
Grace Adams
December 23, 2024
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Simply the best!

Quinn Anderson
September 23, 2024
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Superb! My kids gobbled this up! We had it for lunch on a sunny day, and the roasted tomatoes were a hit. So simple to make, I felt like an Italian chef! This will be a regular in our house for sure!

Tania
August 12, 2024
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Sencillo y delicioso. Prepare este plato cuando tuvimos a unos amigos en casa y todos amaron la combinación de sabores. Definitivamente lo haré de nuevo para la próxima reunión familiar. Comparto este recetario para que todos lo prueben!

Xena
December 1, 2023
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Delicious! Made it for my friend's dinner, and everyone loved it!

Tina
August 22, 2023
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I made this polenta dish for my family last weekend and it was a hit! The flavors of the pesto and roasted tomatoes really bring it to life. It was so simple and quick to prepare, making it perfect for a busy evening with the kids. Thank you for such a lovely recipe!

Nathan Brown
April 26, 2023
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Superb! Made this for a cozy dinner. The creamy polenta and fresh pesto tasted amazing together. It was easy and look at how vibrant those roasted tomatoes are! Can't believe how good it was!

Olive
October 6, 2022
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So easy! Made this for my husband's birthday and he loved it! The roasted tomatoes were bursting with flavor, and the homemade pesto was a hit. Will definetly be making again!

Fiona
September 3, 2022
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So easy, delicious! I whipped this up for a quick dinner after work. It was the perfect comfort meal. The bursting tomatoes and tangy pesto made me smile. Definitely a recipe I’ll be making again!

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