Creamy Pumpkin Polenta Recipe

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Creamy Pumpkin Polenta
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Directions:

  1. Bring water or stock and salt to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  2. Stir in pumpkin.
  3. SLOWLY pour in corn meal while continuously stirring.
  4. An easy way of doing this is to pick up handfuls of cornmeal and let it run through your fingers in a very SLOW stream. NEVER STOP STIRRING.
  5. If mixture gets too thick and impossible to stir, add more boiling liquid.
  6. Once cornmeal has been added, stir in the small pieces of cream cheese (a little at a time) until cheese is completely melted and incorporated into the mixture.
  7. Continue cooking and stirring for about twenty minutes.
  8. If you don't cook the polenta long enough, you won't achieve the proper creamy consistency.
  9. Continue to add additional liquid as necessary.
  10. The proper consistency should be that of a thick Cream Of Wheat Cereal.
  11. Your spoon should be able to stand straight up when stuck in the middle and the mixture should pull away from the sides of the pot.
  12. Serve with pat of butter and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 226.87 Kcal (950 kJ)
Calories from fat 69.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.68g 12%
Cholesterol 20.59mg 7%
Sodium 749.23mg 31%
Potassium 388.74mg 8%
Total Carbs 31.23g 10%
Sugars 5.53g 22%
Dietary Fiber 2.24g 9%
Protein 10.26g 21%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 35.9mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 81.44 Kcal (341 kJ)
Calories from fat 24.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.76g 12%
Cholesterol 7.39mg 7%
Sodium 268.96mg 31%
Potassium 139.55mg 8%
Total Carbs 11.21g 10%
Sugars 1.98g 22%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 9%
Protein 3.68g 21%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 6%
Calcium 12.9mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.7
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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