Polenta Zucchini Eggplant Stacks with Basil

Polenta Zucchini Eggplant Stacks

The challenge continues with finding creative ideas for using the the fresh garden veggies. The kids really liked these, which is good since they both claim to hate eggplant and zucchini. Polenta for those who have never had it, is really just an Italian corn porridge that can be baked or fried. Here we choose to bake it with zucchini and eggplant. This is a quick and yummy.

I used Polenta that I cooked according to package directions, but there is a pre-made polenta you can get that comes in tubes that is even easier. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 box of quick cooking polenta (I found it in the Italian section at the supermarket)
  • Fresh Eggplant. I like mine with the skins peeled. You can leave the skins on if you prefer. Slice them into thick rounds
  • Fresh Zucchini sliced into thick rounds
  • Ma

Baked Hash Brown Nests

We are experimenting all summer with all the different recipes that we are able to make with what we grow in the garden. Some great successes, some that the little food critics said two forks down too.

Baked  Hash Brown Nests with Fresh Cherry Tomatoes and Basil