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Italian Sausage and Bean Stew with Polenta



1/4 lb. Italian-style turkey or chicken sausage (bulk or link)

1/2 cup dry white wine

2 - 14-1/2 ounce cans diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

1 - 15 ounce cans cannellini, Great Northern or pinto beans, drained and rinsed

Salt and pepper to taste

1 - 16-ounce package prepared polenta, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices



1.  In a large non-stick skillet, cook sausage (heat if it is pre-cooked), until it is no longer pink, about 3 minutes.



2.  Add wine and stir, scraping up any browned bits.  Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 6 minutes.  Stir in beans, reduce heat to low and simmer until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper.



3.  Lightly coat a medium-skillet with vegetable cooking spray (preferably use a cast-iron skillet with ridges to give a grilled appearance).  Heat pan over medium-high heat.  Cook polenta in batches until pieces are crusty, about 3 minutes per side.



4.  Divide the polenta slices between  plates and spoon stew over the top.  Serve immediately.  (Sprinkle each serving with 2 tsp. parmesan cheese if desired.)



Makes 6 cups of stew for 4 servings, with 480 calories per serving, 5 g. fat; 18 mg. chol., 1,340 mg. sodium, and 4 g. fiber.

I don't even know if you can purchase polenta around here.  Maybe at the new Marsh's grocery that has just about everything.  It sounds similar to a tortilla..is it?

Polenta is a type of corn meal. That cooks up like hot cereal only very thick. not tortilla like at all. Most times ist is cooked and then sliced and fried for breakfast and used in other dishes such as this on. It is sold where the flour is. Prepared polents can be purchased in deli's.

Marilyn, I will have to look for this where the flour is.  Now it sounds like Fried Mush....

We have a new store fairly new here that has everything imaginable!!!