Chicken & Polenta Primavera

Chicken & Polenta Primavera

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • button mushrooms
    8 oz
  • chicken cutlets
    24 oz
  • cooking oil
    1 tsp
  • garlic
    4 clove
  • grape tomatoes
    8 oz
  • green bell pepper
    2 unit
  • nutritional yeast
    4 tbsp, 0
  • olive oil
    2 tsp
  • precooked polenta
    2 unit
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • scallions
    4 unit
  • veggie stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • zucchini
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • small bowl
  • large pan
  • small pot
  • potato masher
  • mostly
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Rinse and season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Core, deseed, and dice green bell pepper into ½-inch pieces. Trim and quarter button mushrooms (skip if pre-sliced). Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch half-moons. Halve grape tomatoes . Peel and mince garlic . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Transfer ½ tsp nutritional yeast (1 tsp for 4 servings) to a small bowl ; set aside for serving. You'll use the rest of the nutritional yeast in Step 3.
    chicken cutlets: 24 oz, green bell pepper: 2 unit, button mushrooms: 8 oz, zucchini: 2 unit, grape tomatoes: 8 oz, garlic: 4 clove, scallions: 4 unit, nutritional yeast: 4 tbsp
  2. 2
    In a large pan , heat a large drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, scallion whites, and season with salt and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are browned and just softened, ⏱️ 5 minutes . TIP: While veggies cook, move on to Step 3! Add tomatoes and garlic; cook, stirring, ⏱️ 30 seconds until fragrant. Add 2 TBSP water (4 for 4 servings) and cook, stirring constantly, until liquid has mostly reduced, ⏱️ 1 minutes . Season with salt and pepper.
    olive oil: 2 tsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    While veggies cook, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a small pot over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add precooked polenta , veggie stock concentrate , and ⅓ cup water. Mash with a potato masher until mostly smooth, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add remaining nutritional yeast and cook, stirring, until thickened, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper if desired. Tip: if polenta seems too thick, add water 1 TB mini time.
    cooking oil: 1 tsp, precooked polenta: 2 unit, veggie stock concentrate: 2 unit, nutritional yeast: 0
  4. 4
    Divide polenta between shallow bowls. Top with sautéed veggies. Sprinkle with reserved nutritional yeast and scallion greens. Serve.