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Italian Summer Squash Polenta Bake

SUBMITTED BY: Melissa McGee 

Even the name of this dish makes your mouth water. But we love polenta, and so will you after tasting the colorful vegetables that are first cooked in olive oil and then spooned over garlicky slices of pan fried polenta. Heaven, when it emerges from the oven.

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