Best Creamy Polenta Recipe + Tofu-Pepper Sauté
This is the best creamy polenta recipe you can make! It's not only easy and healthy, but it's also a great whole meal with comfort food qualities!
Ingredients
- Creamy polenta:
- 1 cup ~170g cornmeal
- 2 cups water
- 100 ml coconut milk
- 3 Tbsps nutritional yeast flakes
- sea salt to taste
- Tofu-Pepper Saute:
- 300 g tofu
- 2 red bell peppers chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- chopped parsley
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Creamy polenta:
- Pour water in a medium pot. Bring it to a boil. Add salt.
- Slowly add cornmeal, while continuously stirring.
- Add coconut milk and nutritional yeast flakes.
- Stir continuously or else it will easily burn.
- Cook it for 10 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Tofu-Pepper Saute:
- Chop tofu in small cubes.
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan.
- Add chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add tofu and chopped peppers.
- Add spices.
- Saute for 5 minutes.
- Add chopped parsley.
- Serve it over creamy polenta.
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