Recipe: Chicken and Sausage with Grilled Polenta

Chicken and Sausage with Grilled Polenta

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

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

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:
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.

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

Source: Walt Disney World, Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2000