Polenta With Green Chiles and Cheese

We love polenta, this is a delicious with green chiles and cheese. This can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated.Makes 4 main course servings or 8 side dish servings. I got this recipe off of the internet.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-8

Ingredients

• 2  cups milk
• 1  cup water
• 3⁄4 cup  yellow cornmeal (quick cooking) or 3⁄4 cup polenta (quick cooking)
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  teaspoon salt
•  pepper
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (7 ounce) can whole green chilies (drained)
• 1  cup  canned corn, drained or 1  cup frozen corn
• 2⁄3 cup cilantro
• 2  cups  grated monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  whipping cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees; Butter an 8x8x2-inch baking dish.
2. Mix milk, Water, cornmeal, garlic, and salt in a heavy saucepan, bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook until polenta is thickened, stirring often, 12 to 15 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste; stir in Parmesan cheese.
3. Pour half of polenta into prepared dish; cover with half of the chilies and half of corn, sprinkle with half of the cilantro and 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese; drizzle with 1/4 cup of cream.
4. REPEAT; Spoon remaining polenta over and cover with remaining chilies, corn, cilantro and cheese, pour the other 1/4 cup cream over top.
5. Bake until polenta puffs and cheese begins to brown, about 25 minutes; cut into squares and serve.