Creamy Polenta

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My favorite new recipe, thanks Melissa! I've made it a few times, and last time I made it I was craving polenta but also craving chiles rellenos. So after an hour in the crock pot, I added a 27 ounce can of Ortega whole green chiles, drained and chopped into large chunks, as well as probably about 1 1/2 cups of jack cheese (didn't measure. Left out the Parmesan. Oh my goodness, awesome!

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I have been making this polenta recipe for more than a year. It is the bomb.

I use de la Estancia organic polenta from Argentina because it is readily available to me. Everyone for whom I make this recipe raves. I always direct people to Melissa's recipe and frequently ship or carry the organic polenta with me as a present, with the recipe.

The temperature and length of time vary a little with the cooker available. I have used all cream at times. The method of cooking and the recipe amounts are so good that I am sure the recipe can excel with thoughtful variations.

Thank you, Melissa. I thought it was time to tell you that I have found no better recipe and continue to use yours.

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Mine turned into an awesome dessert because my son brought me home French Vanilla half and half! I cut out the Parmesan, added cinnamon and raisins and voila! Everyone really liked it. Next time I will add a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream!

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Great way to cook polenta! I added some roasted garlic to mine to give it a little extra zip and turns out wonderful.

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There are three great tips here for super creamy polenta. One, using a larger liquid to polenta ratio than is usually suggested. Two, using milk or cream instead of water or stock. Three, using a slow cooker makes the entire process easy while also ratcheting up the creaminess. I followed the recipe exactly on the first try. My slow cooker was too hot at the highest setting and needed a lot of adjustment, stirring, etc.

On the next attempt I decided to try my fuzzy logic rice cooker instead of the slow cooker. If you don't have one, they are fantastic - somewhat expensive, but you can make risotto in addition to rice and other dishes with no stirring over a hot stove top.

I added the polenta and milk directly to the rice cooker (instead of starting on the stove, stirred, and used the porridge cycle. I also used instant polenta because I thought the coarse grind results were not that creamy. It worked like a dream. I stirred once or twice during the cycle. Perfection!

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It is the creamiest polenta !! With a special needs child, it was nice not to have to babysit the stove !! At the end, since it was so creamy, I added 3/4 cup stock with the cheese and I have set it in a plan to cool and will cut it and grill it for dinner !! It will be yummmyyy !!! Thank you so much Melissa!!!!

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This one was sooo worth the wait. Try to be patient, and maybe hold back on tasting too much so that you can enjoy its full potential after it's finally done. It was fun though, tasting each stage of it's creamy development. I doubled the recipe as I saw myself eating at least 2 servings easy. Brace yourself.

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Mine came out more like a scrambled egg consistency. I did add all the half and half in at the beginning of the recipe - so I'm not sure why it wasn't super creamy. I did add the the 1/3 cup in at the end as I was supposed to so it should have been super creamy. It was tasty, just not creamy. I think I need to make a double batch next time as the crock pot seemed to dry it out somewhat. Delish, but not a 5 star for me. The spare ribs rocked though!

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2 thumbs up! I didn't use the crockpot because I was making so little (just enough for 2, which is a good thing, because if I'd made more, I wouldn't have been able to resit eating more. This is definitely not low cal, so I will use it for special occasions only. It is scrumptious. I'm going to serve it next weekend for a dinner party - - red wine braised short ribs over this polenta. I expect my guests to be gasping with delight.

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Wow!!! Delicious.. and easy. I don't even call myself a polenta fan. Everybody who eats this agrees that it is the best polenta they have ever had. I have probably made this recipe 7 times. I triple the recipe. I would have made it more times, but it is very hard to stop eating this, and I find I gain a pound every time I make it. The Braised Ribs that go with them are a favorite too by the way. This is my first review of anything ever.