Easy Oven-Baked Pumpkin Polenta

Name: Easy Oven-Baked Pumpkin Polenta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
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

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Recipe is from Relish.com."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
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

Preheat oven to 350°F Generously coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
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.
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.