Polenta Pizza is certainly a delicious and equally easy dish. The procedure is really simple and the result is guaranteed. With this recipe, you will bring a gluten-free “pizza” to the table in no time! For the topping, you can personalize it as you prefer: by adding mushrooms, squash, and different cheeses. What do you think, doesn’t it seem like a great idea?
Check out these recipes if you are looking for other ways to cook polenta:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric Oven, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 135.11 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 7.11 (g) of which sugars 0.09 (g)
- Proteins 6.40 (g)
- Fat 9.34 (g) of which saturated 4.18 (g)of which unsaturated 2.18 (g)
- Fibers 0.84 (g)
- Sodium 350.59 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 130 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 30 cups water
- to taste salt
- 1 cup instant polenta
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups mozzarella
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- to taste dried oregano (optional)
- to taste basil
How to Prepare Polenta Pizza
Boil the water, then salt it and pour in the instant polenta slowly.
Stir continuously with a whisk until you get a thickened mixture. This will take about 4-5 minutes (depending on the type of polenta you choose).
Pour the polenta into a 13×11 inch rectangular baking tin lined with parchment paper and well-oiled. Level well with the spatula.
At this point, pour the tomato sauce and bake at 375°F in fan mode for about 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and top with the mozzarella cut into pieces, then bake again for a few minutes until the cheese is melted.
As a final step, drizzle with a little oil, basil, and oregano. Serve your polenta pizza still hot!
Storage and tips for polenta pizza
If you have leftover polenta pizza, store it in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap. It would be better to cut the mozzarella a few hours before use and let it drain in a colander placed inside a bowl to let it lose part of its preserving water. If you have leftover polenta, you can use it to create delicious crostini with a pastry cutter to top in 1000 different ways; I recommend sausage and stracchino cheese.
