polenta

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A braised beef ragù that’s great on top of pasta or a creamy polenta, or as a stew if you add more vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Spoon it over a comforting bulk grain — pasta, rice, polenta, beans — top it with a single egg, and it will set you right almost every time.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

The caption of the video, which was shared in conjunction with the Instagram account home.made.nation, notes that Ray served the Bennetts osso bucco with creamy polenta and bread.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

“I guess I’m going to have this polenta I’ve had 12 times,” he says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Bobby Gene had dumped a whole stick into the polenta and was trying to whisk it in.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon