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Polenta Hearts
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show:  Paula's Home Cooking
Episode:  Romantic Meal for Two
1 quart hot water
Salt
1/3 cup polenta cornmeal (aka instant polenta)
2 tablespoons butter
Nonstick cooking spray
2 tablespoons olive oil

Heart-shaped cookie cutter

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add salt to taste and return to a rapid boil. Slowly whisk the polenta and stir for approximately 5 minutes. Stir in butter.

Spray an oven dish or sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour polenta into dish and spread evenly to make a 1/2-inch layer. Chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour. Punch out heart shapes with the cookie cutter and set aside.

Heat a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add the olive oil and sear polenta hearts until golden on both sides and heated throughout.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

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