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Tomatoey polenta with chestnuts & greens

Tomatoey polenta with chestnuts & greens

This simple recipe conjures up a bowl of nourishing comfort. Although the mushrooms and wine are optional, both offer a brilliant flavour boost.

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Vegetarian
  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook20 mins
  • Total time30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 250 pack frozen Cooks’ Ingredients Whole Chestnuts
  • Olive oil, for frying
  • 400g can plum tomatoes
  • 10g Cooks’ Ingredients Wild Mushrooms, crumbled or chopped (optional)
  • 2 clove/s cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 100ml white wine or cider (optional, or use more stock)
  • 1.2 L vegetable stock, hot
  • 250g polenta
  • 250g cavolo nero, kale, Savoy cabbage, sweetheart cabbage or a mix
  • ½ x 25g pack flat leaf parsely, finely chopped
  • Chilli flakes, to serve
  • Vegetarian hard cheese alternative, to serve
  • Extra virgin olive oil, to serve

Method

  1. Place a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion, the frozen chestnuts and a good splash of oil. Soften for 5-7 minutes.

  2. Using a masher, roughly break the chestnuts up into quarters, as you still want their texture. Add the tomatoes, wild mushrooms, if using, and garlic. Crush the tomatoes with the masher. Add the wine or cider, if using, and bring to a bubble.

  3. Pour in 1L stock. Bring the pan back to a simmer, then scatter in the polenta and stir well to combine. Bring back to a bubble and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring often, loosening it with the remaining stock if needed. Meanwhile, discard the tough stalks from the greens, then roughly chop the leaves.

  4. Add the greens to the pan and stir in to wilt over the heat for 2-4 minutes, or until just tender. Season and add the parsley. Serve immediately in shallow bowls, with the extra toppings – chilli flakes, cheese alternative and oil – of your choosing. More chestnuts, grated, also work well.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving excluding wild mushrooms, wine, cheese alternative or extra virgin olive oil when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,024kJ/ 480kcals

Fat

9.5g

Saturated Fat

1.9g

Carbohydrates

83.2g

Sugars

14.4g

Fibre

8.3g

Protein

11.1g

Salt

3.1g

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