Creamy Polenta with Beans & Greens
This polenta with greens and beans the perfect comfort food dinner. Packed with so much flavor you are sure to love.
Ingredients
Creamy Polenta
- ½ cup polenta paid link
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ cup light coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Beans & Greens
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- 1 cup white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups baby kale and baby spinach blend 3 ounces
- ½ lemon juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili onion crunch
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan combine ½ cup polenta, 1 ½ cups water, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 cup light coconut milk, and ½ teaspoon garlic powder. Bring it to the stove and bring to a boil over medium high heat for 5 minutes, whisking continuously. Once it boils drop heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium nonstick frypan pour the ½ cup light coconut milk in and 2 to 3 cloves garlic. Cook for 1 minute over medium heat.
- Then add the 1 cup white beans, drained and rinsed, 2 cups baby kale and baby spinach blend, ½ lemon juiced, and ½ teaspoon paprika. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until greens are wilted and some of the liquid has been absorbed. Add salt and pepper to tasteIf desired you can add in some of the chili onion crunch here. There will be some liquid in the pan but it will be thick, which is exactly what we want.
- Once the beans and greens are done cooking, spread the polenta over a plate or in a bowl. Top with the beans and greens. Garnish with lemon and 1 tablespoon chili onion crunch or more red pepper flakes.
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Nutrition
Serving: 400gCalories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 61.3gProtein: 10.7gFat: 24.4g
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