{"id":11379,"date":"2023-11-10T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/?p=11379"},"modified":"2023-11-10T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:11:00","slug":"polenta-breakfast-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/polenta-breakfast-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Polenta Breakfast Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none \" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/PolentaBreakfastCasserole.jpg\" alt=\"Polenta Breakfast Casserole\" \/><br><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/polenta-breakfast-casserole\/emailpopup\/\" onclick=\"email_popup(this.href); return false;\"  title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Polenta Breakfast Casserole<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 15 minutes plus standing<br \/>\nBake: 40 minutes \u2022 Serves: 8<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span> <\/span><strong>PICS nonstick cooking spray<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>8\t<\/span>slices <strong>PICS smoked bacon<\/strong>, cut crosswise into 1\/2-inch pieces<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>cans (14 ounces each) <strong>PICS less-sodium chicken broth<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>cup <strong>PICS whole milk<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons <strong>PICS unsalted butter <\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon <strong>PICS salt<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon <strong>PICS ground black pepper<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1-3\/4 <\/span>cups yellow cornmeal<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>package (8 ounces) shredded reduced fat sharp Cheddar cheese<br \/>\n<span>5\t<\/span>green onions, thinly sliced<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span><strong>PICS roasted red peppers<\/strong>, chopped (1-1\/2 cups)<br \/>\n<span>8\t<\/span><strong>PICS large eggs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span> Preheat oven to 325\u00b0; spray 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. In large saucepot, cook bacon over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span> In same saucepot, heat broth, milk, butter, thyme, salt and pepper to a boil over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in cornmeal until incorporated; reduce heat to medium-low and cook 4 minutes, whisking occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in cheese, onions and roasted red peppers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span> Spread polenta mixture in prepared dish. With back of large spoon, make 8 evenly spaced wells in polenta mixture; bake 15 minutes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span> Remove baking dish from oven. Carefully crack eggs, 1 at a time, into small cup, and slowly slide into wells; cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes or to desired doneness. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 squares.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 square):<br \/>\n402 Calories, 20g Fat (8g Saturated), 227mg Cholesterol, 893mg Sodium,<br \/>\n35g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 2g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 22g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polenta Breakfast Casserole Prep: 15 minutes plus standing Bake: 40 minutes \u2022 Serves: 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-11379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breakfast","category-recipes","tag-23hol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11380,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11379\/revisions\/11380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}