Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

Followed the recipe but the "polenta" had zero flavor and didn't set. Was bland and mushy. :(

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2011

4 stars for me, 1 for boys (they said they didn't like it, but ate most of it), 3 for husband. Whatever, I liked it, and not totally unhealthy.

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tcswj

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2011

Sooo good and healthy! Used just a little olive oil to fry the slices of polenta. I used what i had: frozen spinach, red peppers, red onion, mushrooms and it was unbelievable!

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Stacey

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2011

Great recipe! I made it exactly as written. My husband and son both had seconds! Some helpful hints: 1) add the cornmeal to the boiling water as you whisk, not vice versa, 2) after 20 minutes in the oven, touch the surface of your polenta gently to make sure it's "set"- mine felt like it the surface of a just-baked cheesecake but grittier. The polenta itself has almost zero flavor, but with the sauce baked on top, the sausage juice gets in there and it's delicious! Add more parmesan, or maybe cook the polenta with broth rather than plain water if you want more flavor.

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Kesih

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Riner, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2010

I have this recipe with tweaks to it...this makes a HUGE difference. Layer of cream cheese mixed with tsp of garllic and a bit of basil (just warm the cream cheese in the microwave so it spreads easier. You can also buy Polenta in the tube form. It is already cooked. So super easy. You just slice that up. They are then little circles of polenta. I layer the polenta in one flat layer. Then start layering everything else. So you put it together like a lasagna. But all these ingredients are the same. So yum!

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CaydenLogansMa23

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2010

Did not go over very well with the family. I thought it was alright, but they were not crazy about the polenta.

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Liz

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Longview, Washington, USA

Living In: Vancouver, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2010

A unique way to have serve sausage. I did as others suggested, baked the polenta, sauteed the sausage w/sauce and waited until time to serve then placed a slice of polenta on plate and topped w/sausage and sauce mixture.

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Cook with Wine

Home Town: Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2009

The polenta was bland the sauce would have been better served over pasta. I will not be making this again.

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Ladybug

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

just like mom mae

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ostapack

Home Town: Massillon, Ohio, USA

Living In: Horse Cave, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: May 27, 2009

It just made kind of a weird mush. I'm going to try scraping off the top and baking the bottom more for the leftovers before giving up. Maybe the top and bottom should just be made separately and combined at the table.

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