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Mushroom & Sausage Ragu with Polenta

Mushroom & Sausage Ragu with Polenta

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This Mushroom and Sausage Ragu with Polenta is rich, filling and feels like a very sophisticated dish!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Italian Sausage, WW Recipes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 259
Author Sunny Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 8 oz hot turkey Italian sausage removed from casings (I used the Jennie-O brand and 2 links were exactly 8 oz)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 pound baby bella mushrooms sliced
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt divided
  • 14.5 oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes undrained
  • 2 ½ cups fat-free lower-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup uncooked polenta
  • 4 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
  • ½ tablespoon light butter

Instructions

  • Add 1 ½ t olive oil to a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add sausage to the pan and brown while breaking up meat with a spoon. When browned, remove sausage from pan.
  • Add 1 T oil to the same sauté pan and swirl to coat. Add the chopped onion and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add sliced mushrooms and sauté 4 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and sauté an additional minute, stirring constantly to combine. Stir in sausage, 1/8 t of salt and can of tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  • While tomato mixture is simmering, pour broth and water into a medium saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, add polenta and stir well. Reduce the heat and simmer 20 minutes or until thick (mine was thick in a little less time), stirring occasionally. Once polenta is thick, stir in cream cheese, butter and 1/8 t of salt until thoroughly combined. Serve 2/3 c ragu over 2/3 c polenta.

Notes

NUTRITION INFORMATION:
259 calories, 26 g carbs, 4 g sugar, 12 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 12 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (2/3 cup polenta with 2/3 cup of ragu) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 7 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Adapted from Cooking Light

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal