Breakfast Polenta with Chorizo and Queso Fresco
A hearty breakfast dish combining creamy polenta with spicy chorizo sausage, cherry tomatoes, and crumbled queso fresco. The polenta is baked with corn kernels until tender, topped with a flavorful chorizo-tomato sauce and finished with fresh cilantro.
Ingredients
- •1⅓ cups queso fresco
- •½ cup fresh cilantro
- •3¼ cups water
- •1 cup polenta
- •1 pound frozen corn kernels
- •1 pound chorizo sausage
- •1 pound cherry tomatoes
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss cheese and cilantro in small bowl. Mix 3 1/4 cups water, polenta, and corn kernels in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and stir to blend well. Bake until water is absorbed and polenta is tender, stirring once, about 25 minutes.
25 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, sauté chorizo in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, breaking into small pieces with side of wooden spoon, about 6 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until tomatoes soften, about 6 minutes. Uncover; crush some tomatoes with fork. Simmer until tomatoes release juices and sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Spoon polenta onto plates. Top with chorizo mixture, then cheese mixture.
22 min