Polenta. What can I do with the stuff ?

Yes I did the same, totally bland.

Do you mean you have left over cooked or raw polenta Greenfinch?
If it's cooked I would bin it.
If it's raw, I've made corn bread with it. It's not really bread, more a semisweet cake that in the Southern US is served with nearly everything. Goes well with chilli con carne.
You can google a recipe.

If you have uncooked polenta how about this lovely cake.
Polenta is a great ingredient in cakes. My DD has made polenta cakes. Yummy.

Thanks Jane.I have some cooked and the rest of the packet which is of course raw.I will try corn bread.

Now that does look good hildajenniJ

these look good. If you make them Greenfinch please let me know how they turn out. I have half a pack of polenta sitting in my cupboard, I have no idea what to do with it.

I've twice bought it when I've been on holiday and realised I had no idea what to do with it . I also buy green tea when I'm on holiday and never drink it #mustbeaholidaything

SorryvI don't think that link worked, I'll try again. www.mattersofthebelly.com/baked-cheesy-polenta-chips/

Lemon and polenta shortbread. Just substitute one Oz of polenta for one of flour.

Thanks everyone. I have become quite enthusiastic about polenta with all these ideas.I will try some out tomorrow.

I think polenta is similar to cous cous in that it will take on the flavours of what you add to it.

I had the most delicious lemon drizzle cake at a National Trust property recently and it was made with polenta instead of flour so as to be gluton free. I have bought some and am going to try it out, with different receipes.

I love polenta. It's only tasteless if you just put a lump of it on a plate with nothing else mixed in.
Lots of herbs and olive oil, chopped olives, mushrooms, tomato sauce over it, can't be tasteless if you put chillies in it!

Ive made a lovely lime and polenta cake. Google gluten free cakes.

Have you tried Nigella's mock mash? Ages ago she did on a tv programme,I tried it and liked it.

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Mixed with a little white sauce and it make a perfect filler for cracks in the wall.

Make it quite thick using some veg stock instead of water with a teaspoon of curry powder, flake very finely a tin of Tuna and mix through, put in a square tin or dish and refrigetate for at least 3 hours.
Cut into small squares dip in egg and breadcrumbs and deep fry until golden for a tasty party snack.

You can make a lovely corn bread/cake with it.

It's OK if you cook it in a light stock. Try it with the sticky chicken recipe on today's page just below this.
I must admit I usually only use it in cakes but it is Ok if you flavour it.

They serve polenta chips in some restaurants e.g. Jamies Italian and they are wonderful- deep fried though!!

I think polenta needs something with a lot of sauce maybe beef in red wine.

Cornbread is lovely or look up recipes for cakes, it's very versatile! I use it alot.

It is pretty boring on its own! Some people suggest deep frying it, but personally I find that it absorbs too much oil and is more of a snack than a meal in any case.

We like it best mixed or topped with cheese, parmesan is less greasy, left to set in a tin, grilled and then cut up. You can add other toppings if you like.

If you Google "grilled polenta toppings" there are loads of recipes and pictures. You can see from the google images that it looks much more appetizing if it is grilled, and the cheese (or herbs and spices) makes it actually taste of something.

My mother was coeliac and loved orange or lemon polenta cake which is, I guess, what previous posters have called lemon drizzle cake.

I would use it to hang wallpaper.