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Creamy Polenta

Classic Italian-style creamy polenta made with yellow cornmeal, slowly simmered and finished with butter for a smooth, comforting side dish.

4 servings
46 min
Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

  • •4 cups water
  • •1 teaspoon salt
  • •1 cup polenta
  • •2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Bring water and salt to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, then add polenta in a thin stream, whisking. Cook over moderate heat, whisking, 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cover pan, then cook at a bare simmer, stirring with a long-handled spoon for 1 minute after every 10 minutes of cooking, 45 minutes total. Remove from heat and whisk in butter until incorporated.

    45 min

  2. 2.

    Serve polenta warm.

    1 min

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