Ingredients:

1 tube prepared polenta
about 6 cups of Bolognese sauce
soy mozarella, grated

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, butter a casserole dish.
Take 1 tube prepared polenta and slice into 1/4″ thick discs. Layer the polenta in the dish, making three rows of discs. Salt and pepper the polenta.  Spoon bolognese sauce in between the rows of polenta and top with mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes.  

Spaghetti Bolognese
4 servings…Core or 8 points per serving

¾ pound ground lean beef
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 carrot, chopped
3 cups sliced mushrooms
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 TBS tomato paste
½ tsp each dried basil and oregano
¼ cup fat free milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ pound whole wheat spaghetti

Spray skillet with nonstick spray. Add beef and cook, stirring to break up until browned. Add the onion and garlic, cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the carrot and cook about 2 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms, tomatoes, paste, and herbs and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered 10 minutes. Add the milk and cook, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes longer. Stir in the salt and pepper.  Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain, divide among 4 plates, and top with sauce.  

Instead of making the spaghetti, I used the Bolognese Sauce over the Polenta and used the Soyakaas Mozzarella Cheese and it turned out great.  Definitely one to try when you are craving italian.   I’m not sure what the points are for the polenta, but the Spaghetti Bolognese is only 4.

It amazes me when I go into a restaurant to see how many places still wrap their potatoes in foil in order to “bake” them.  And I am completely not surprised when you unwrap said potato that it is yucky & chunky and the furthest thing from fluffy white goodness.

When you wrap it in foil, you actually create a moisture lock, so instead of baking them, you are steaming them.  Potatoes do not like steam.

The correct way to BAKE a potato is to stick it in the oven, naked as a jaybird.  Don’t poke it, Don’t wrap it.  Just put it on a pan and stick it in the oven.  For regular potatoes, use 450 degrees for an hour.  For sweet potatoes, 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Also, potatoes are known to help you sleep, so if you are suffering from insomnia… bake a potato and you should sleep like a baby.