Polenta Breakfast Bowl

Have leftovers? Trying to meal prep?

Make it simpler by making lots of eggs and paring it down! Have a side of toast. Add black beans instead of eggs. There’s no one way!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Polenta

• 5 cups water

• Bacon (amount to your liking) (optional)

• Butter or oil

• 1 cup of good melting cheese of choice

• Eggs (amount to your liking and how many guests)

• Handful of mustard greens, radish greens, Arugula or other greens/microgreens

• Salt

• Pepper

• Onion pow

• Garlic pow

• Paprika

• Cayenne

Cooking Instructions:

• Make bacon in pan until crispy (or desired done-ness)

• Remove from pan and drain on paper towels

• Leave grease in pan, if not using bacon then use several tablespoons of butter or oil

• Add 1 part polenta to 5 parts water until well mixed and not clumpy

• Simmer until to desired consistency. I like mine fairly thick and somewhat gloppy.

• Once desired consistency, add cheese if adding, until fully mixed in and salt and pepper mixture.

• Meanwhile soft boil eggs or poach eggs.

• Chop bacon into pcs for easier consumption

• Braise greens, if using hardier greens like mustard greens or radish greens, or simply add raw as a topping if delicate like arugula or microgreens.

  • To braise: put greens into a hot pan with a small amount of fat of choice (bacon fat, butter, oil, etc)

  • when they are browning slightly and reducing turn off heat and put a cover over the pan so they continue to steam until fully wilted.

• Ladle polenta into bowl and sprinkle bacon over the top, place egg, and add greens. Season the top of bowl with just a pinch of each seasoning as listed above, or use your own favorite spices!