Polenta with Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) tube of polenta, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• Cooking spray
• 12 ounces hot Italian turkey sausage
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 2 (14.5-ounce) cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 cup preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Arrange polenta slices in the bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes, turning once.
3. While the polenta bakes, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Remove casings from sausage. Place sausage, bell pepper, and fennel seeds in pan; cook 5 minutes or until the sausage is browned, stirring to crumble. Add seasoning and tomatoes; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Pour the sausage mixture over polenta, and top with cheese. Bake at 450° for 3 minutes.