Easy Oven-Baked Pumpkin Polenta

Recipe is from Relish.com.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

•  cooking spray
• 4  cups water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  cup  stone-ground cornmeal (not instant polenta)
• 1 1⁄2 cups  cooked pumpkin, coarsely mashed
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream or 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1  cup  shredded gruyere or 1  cup  jarlsberg cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Generously coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Combine water, salt and cornmeal in dish, mixing well (the mixture will separate). Bake, uncovered, 40 minutes. Remove from oven; stir in pumpkin, sour cream, pepper, nutmeg and half the cheeses. Bake 10 minutes.
3. Remove from oven, top with remaining cheese, and place under the broiler for a few minutes, until top is brown and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.