Polenta with Homemade Tomato-Seafood Sauce
"Add some fresh spinach, garlic, and Italian cheeses to your polenta to give it that extra amazing flavor. The homemade tomato seafood sauce in this recipe is the secret to impressing your guests! This recipe is easy to alter to your preferred taste by adding more or less spices as you please."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 19 of 22 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Squid | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- Tomato-Seafood Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 celery stalk, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 cubes fish-flavored bouillon cubes
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 3 cups canned diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch paprika
- 1 pound mixed frozen seafood
- 4 squid, cleaned and cut into rings and tentacles
- salt and pepper to taste
- Polenta:
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup coarse polenta (not instant)
- 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- garlic salt to taste
- Vegetable Mix:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise then into 1/4-inch slices
- 10 cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- sea salt and pepper to taste