Creamy Polenta with Butternut and Spinach

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Ingredients

• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into small dice and pre-roasted
• 1 cup, instant style polenta
• ¾ cup chopped fresh spinach
• ½ cup or so grated parmesan or romano cheese
• 2 cups chicken broth, homemade or low sodium store bought
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• extra olive oil for drizzling

I also added sauteed onions and it was good

Instructions

1. Roast squash at 400 degrees on a baking sheet drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast around 15 minutes or until slightly golden. Set aside.
2. In a large saucepan add the broth, water, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper, bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to low and slowly start whisking in the polenta, keep whisking so as not to get lumps, it will bubble and squirt, be careful!
4. Switch over to a wooden spoon and keep stirring until thickened, remove from heat.
5. Fold in the grated cheese, the spinach and the butternut squash, drizzling more olive oil all over the top.
6. Serve immediately.
7. Leftover polenta can be warmed up the next day by adding more water or broth, or leftovers can be molded into ramekins.