Sausage and Polenta Breakfast Casserole

This was fabulous for those who like Polenta, for the non foodie it was too far out there, oh well more for the rest of us. I used Portobello chicken sausage which was a perfect marriage. I had a sweet and savory casserole for the brunch, this rocked the savory category.

This was an outstanding breakfast, but would be great for dinner too. My instant polenta had the same grain:liquid ratio, but only required 2-3 minutes to cook, and it was definitely ready far before 7 minutes, but other than that I made this just as written. Reheats well too, so next time I will make a bigger tray and use for weekday breakfasts.

I actually made this for dinner. It was great because I made it Sunday afternoon and then cooked it on Monday night for a fast, make ahead dinner. I used chicken chorizo from Whole Foods. I also used regular cornmeal/polenta because that's what I had. I did 4 cups of milk, and then just added water until the texture looked right (about 1 cup). I had the leftovers for breakfast the next day, it was really good and re-heated well in the microwave. You definitely need to pick a good flavorful sausage, because that really flavors the whole dish.

Just tried it this morning and it's really good! I was wondering how firm/runny it's supposed to be? I cooked it the recommended time and then left it under the broiler a little longer, and I wasn't sure how to make sure it is done in the middle.