Recipe: Chicken and Sausage with Grilled Polenta

Chicken and Sausage with Grilled Polenta
rec.food.recipes/OKW94/2001

This recipe was handed out during the Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2000 at Walt Disney World.

12 oz. skinless chicken breast cut into 1-inch cubes
12 oz. Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
3/4 cup chopped mushrooms
1/3 cup chopped onions
1 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp pinot grigio wine
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp Italian parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp olive oil

Saute onion and mushrooms with a touch of olive oil in a medium pan for 1 minute. Add chicken, sausage, salt and white pepper. Saute for 2 more minutes.

Add wine, tomato sauce and parsley. Saute 2-3 more minutes. Serve immediately over polenta.

Polenta:
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 Tbsp Parmigiano cheese
2 1/2 cups polenta

Heat water in a saucepan until boiling. Add butter, salt and polenta and reduce heat to medium low. Cook 10 minutes over medium low heat, stirring frequently. Add cheese and mix thoroughly.

Note: for grilled polenta - pour mixture into shallow rectangular dish coated with butter and cool for 1-2 hours in refrigerator until polenta maintains it's shape. Cut polenta into 3/4-inch rectangular pieces and grill until marked well and heated.