Easy Pre-made Polenta. I should say be careful with salt as the cheese also adds it. I came from Argentina and polenta is really big , but you make it from an instant packet. Here I only can find it in the latin store and is very expensive.

Polenta is a delicious, easy-to-make, gluten-free dish that can be stand on its own or serve as the start of some amazingly delicious meals. Instant polenta or quick-cooking polenta is pre-cooked and dried so it can be prepared in just a few minutes. However, the flavor and consistency is lacking. You can cook Easy Pre-made Polenta using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Pre-made Polenta

1. You need 1 Package of Polenta (mine was 18oz).
2. It's 4-6 Tablespoons of butter.
3. Prepare To taste of salt (I used about 1 teaspoon).
4. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Olive oil (optional).
5. You need 1 cup of cheddar cheese grated.

Basic easy creamy polenta made in the instant pot. This is the easiest polenta recipe you will ever find and my favorite way to use A warm creamy bowl of polenta is a dream come true. A starting point for something spectacular, or a comforting meal all on. How to Make Quick and Easy Polenta.

Easy Pre-made Polenta step by step

1. I used olive oil in the bottom of my frying pan and brought it to medium heat.
2. Empty Polenta into pan and use a fork to chop up into fairly small clumps.
3. Add butter and continue to stir and "mash" up the clumps.
4. Add salt to taste and keep stirring until it is hot all the way through and no more clumps remain..
5. Add cheese and remove from heat..
6. Serve and enjoy!.

Today, there are more convenient types of polenta, including quick-cooking or instant polenta and pre-cooked polenta in a tube. Cooking your polenta fully and allowing it to cool will thicken it to produce a cakelike mixture. Polenta is made of cornmeal—the same stuff that grits are made from, or that you'd use to make cornbread—it's really as simple as that. Polenta originated in Northern Italy, though, and food historians believe that the dish polenta predates the arrival of corn in Europe, and in fact dates back to antiquity. Make your next meal easier than ever by picking up a tube of precooked polenta.