Instant Pot Creamy Polenta

Instant Pot Creamy Polenta 

This is the second Polenta recipe and of course I have to make it in my Instant Pot. If you missed my first recipe Baked Polenta with Ricotta Cheese and Tomato Sauce you can see it here at: How Do You Like Your Polenta?

You can make the polenta three ways; basic creamy, cheesy and with feta and sun-dried tomatoes Serves 4 Total Time: 12 minutes 

Ingredients:

For Basic Polenta 
4 1/4 cups water or chicken broth 
4 tablespoons butter 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 cup Polenta


For Creamy, Cheesy Polenta add the following ingredients when the basic polenta is done cooking.

1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 
3/4 cup whole milk or half and half
1/2 teaspoon pepper 

For Feta and Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta add the following ingredients when the basic polenta is done cooking.
8 oz feta cheese, crumbled 
2/3 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped 
8 lrg basil leaves
Salt, to taste

Directions:


To Cook the Basic Polenta

1. Press the Sauté (Normal) button on the Instant Pot.
2. Add the water, butter, and salt. Bring to a simmer.
3. Whisk in the polenta, and put the lid on the pot. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
4. Cancel the Sauté function (usually by pressing the Keep Warm/Cancel button).
5. Press the Manual (or Pressure Cook) button, and then the + or - button to select 7 minutes (4 minutes for the quick cooking variety). When cook cycle ends, turn off the pressure cooker and let the pot naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes. Then manually release the remaining pressure.
6. When the pin in the lid drops, open the lid and stir the polenta well, scraping up any that may have stuck to the bottom of the pot 
7. Serve with your favorite sauce or toppings. Yum Yum! Or
   
   

For Creamy, Cheesy Polenta

1. After you have opened up the pot when polenta is done cooking, stir it well and add the parmesan cheese. Stir to incorporate.
2. Stir in the milk.
3. Taste and adjust salt to if needed.
4. Serve warm. Or
   
   

For Feta and Sun Dried Tomato Polenta

1. After you have opened up the pot when polenta is done cooking, stir it well and add the feta cheese. Stir to incorporate.
2. Stir in the milk, sun dried tomatoes, and the basil.
3. Taste, and adjust salt if needed.
4. Serve warm.
   

   

   
   

The 3rd Polenta recipe Creamy Polenta with Spinach and an Egg see next post.