Vegetarian Polenta Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon lemon-infused olive oil
• 1/3 cup diced sweet onion
• 1/3 cup diced green bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano, leaves stripped and finely chopped
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup instant polenta
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup canned dice tomatoes, mostly drained
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, garlic, and oregano in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. remove skillet from heat.
• pour water into a pot and bring to a boil; add polenta and a pinch of salt. whisk and cook polenta until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. remove from heat.
• spread and flatten polenta into a 9-inch pie plate, forming a crust. cool to room temperature.
• layer diced tomatoes into the cooled crust; top with onion mixture. sprinkle parmesan cheese over filling.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.