Italian · Comfort Food

Beef Bolognese Polenta Bowls

Slow-simmered tomato beef sauce spooned over creamy Parmesan polenta.

Beef Bolognese Polenta Bowls recipe

20 minutes prep · 45 minutes cooking · 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1.25 lb Ground beef
  • 1 can Crushed tomatoes
  • 1 item Yellow onion
  • 2 item Carrot
  • 1.5 cup Polenta
  • 4 cup Chicken broth
  • 4 oz Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 0.5 tsp Black pepper
  • 0.25 tsp Red pepper flakes
  • 0.5 tsp Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Brown beef in a deep skillet and drain excess fat; confirm 160°F in the center with an instant-read thermometer.
  2. Add finely diced onion and carrot and cook until softened.
  3. Stir in tomatoes and seasoning and simmer until thick and rich.
  4. Cook polenta with broth until creamy, then stir in Parmesan.
  5. Spoon Bolognese over polenta and finish with extra Parmesan.

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