Roasted Vegetables & Italian Sausage with Polenta |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 75 Minutes |
Ready In: 95 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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We've shrunk the calorie count of this dish by using lean turkey sausage. To save time, use store-bought polenta in a tube. Ingredients:
cooking spray |
4 cups water |
1 cup polenta |
1 small fennel bulb (about 1/2 pound), stem and fronds removed, sliced thin |
1 yellow or orange bell pepper, sliced (about 1 cup) |
1/2 red onion, sliced (about 1 cup) |
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved |
4 garlic cloves, crushed |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
4 (4-ounce) lean italian turkey sausage links |
1 cup water |
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Combine 4 cups water and polenta, and pour into prepared baking dish. Set aside.
3. Place fennel in a 9- x 13-inch baking dish. Add bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes, and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with oregano. Toss to coat. Arrange turkey sausage on top, and add 1 cup water.
4. Bake sausage and vegetables, uncovered, at 425° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven; turn sausages, and toss vegetables. Place half of vegetable mixture on top of sausages before returning baking dish to oven.
5. Reduce temperature to 350°. Stir polenta mixture lightly, and place baking dish in oven. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Remove polenta from oven; stir gently with a fork, and return to oven. Bake both dishes an additional 10 minutes or until vegetables are completely soft and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a sausage registers 170°. Remove from oven.
6. Stir polenta with a fork; polenta will continue to thicken as it stands. Serve polenta and sausage topped with vegetables and pan sauce. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
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