Polenta With Roasted Red Peppers And Fontina Cheese

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Veg06	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Red bell peppers
14 1/2	oz	Whole tomatoes, undrained
		and
		chopped
		Cooking spray
16	oz	Polenta
		cut crosswise into 12
		slices
1 1/4	c	Shredded fontina cheese
		Fresh basil, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat broiler. Cut peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and
membranes. Place pepper haves, skin sides up, on foil 2. Preheat oven
to 350 oF. Drain tomatoes in sieve over bowl; reserve liquid. Set
aside. 3. Place a large skillet over medium-low heat; add chopped
tomatoes. Cook 1 minute. Gradually add tomato liquid; simmer 1  minute.
Add pepper strips; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. 4.  Spread 1/4
cup pepper sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish  coated with
cooking spray. Arrange polenta slices over pepper sauce;  spread
remaining pepper sauce over polenta. Sprinkle with cheese.  Bake at 350
oF for 25 minutes. Garnish with basil, if desired.  Yield: 6 servings.
CALORIES 187 (38% from fat); FAT 7.8g (sat 4.6g; mono 2.1g, poly
0.6g); PROTEIN 9.3g; CARB 20.2g; FIBER 3.4g; CHOL 27mg; IRON 2.4mg;
SODIUM 622mg; CALC 151mg.  Recipe by: Cooking Light Magazine, May 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 425 Calories From Fat: 89 Total Fat: 10.1g Cholesterol: 31.9mg Sodium: 444.7mg Potassium: 602.3mg Carbohydrates: 67.4g Fiber: 13.2g Sugar: 5.9g Protein: 17.4g