Polenta With Turkey & Mushrooms - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb assorted fresh mushrooms, cleaned & sliced (shiitake, crimini, or button)
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced br
1 teaspoon salt, divided
2 cups cooked turkey, cubed
2 cups nonfat milk
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
fresh tarragon leaves (to garnish)
Preparation
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In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot olive oil, saute mushrooms, minced tarragon, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until mushrooms are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Add cubed turkey and 1/3 cup water, stirring to loosen all browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Keep warm.
Meanwhile, in a 3-quart saucepan, place 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1-1/3 cups milk; gradually whisk in cornmeal until smooth. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat remaining 2/3 cup milk and 2 cups water to boiling over high heat; whisk into cornmeal mixture. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, whisking. Reduce heat to low. Cook while stirring, 5 minutes or until thick. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
Serve polenta with turkey/mushroom mixture. Garnish each plate with a sprig of fresh tarragon leaves.
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