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Blue cheese polenta with meatballs recipe

9 ratings

Creamy blue cheese polenta is the perfect winter comfort food. Serve as a hearty alternative to mash or spaghetti with these juicy beef meatballs and a herby tomato sauce for a cosy twist on an Italian classic. See method

Serves 4
15 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
547 calories / serving

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
10g fresh sage, finely chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
500g beef mince
1 tsp dried oregano
1 medium egg, lightly beaten
handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

For the polenta

150g polenta
500ml hot vegetable stock
120g Stilton

If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

Energy
2295kj
547kcal 27%
Fat
25g 35%
Saturates
11g 56%
Sugars
9g 10%
Salt
2.3g 38%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 43.8g Protein 40.7g Fibre 5.2g

Method

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large, deep frying pan. Add half the onion and cook for 10 mins until soft. Add half the garlic and cook for 1 min. Mix in the sage, tomatoes and 200ml hot water. Bring to the boil, then lower to a simmer and allow to reduce slowly while making the meatballs.
Put the mince, oregano, remaining onion and garlic in a large bowl. Add the egg, season well and mix together until well combined. Roll into 16 balls.
Heat the remaining oil in a nonstick frying pan and add half the meatballs. Fry until lightly browned all over. Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining meatballs.
Add all the meatballs to the simmering tomato sauce and cook gently for 10 mins until cooked through.
Bring the stock to the boil in a large pan and pour in the polenta. Cook over a low heat for 5 mins until smooth, stirring constantly. Add in the Stilton and stir until smooth and the cheese has fully melted. Spoon into bowls and top with the meatballs and sauce. Garnish with parsley to serve.

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