| 1 | Heat a large dutch oven, non-stick or sprayed with pam. |
| 2 | Add onions and push around to brown a little. |
| 3 | Add a few tbsp water and stir to unstick from bottom. |
| 4 | Add chopped kale or spinach and stir about 5 minutes until all is wilted and onions are translucent. |
| 5 | Add more water as needed to prevent burning. |
| 6 | Add jalapeno, cumin, cinnamon and garlic, saute 3 minutes. |
| 7 | Stir in mushrooms, cover and cook 5 minutes, stir in tomatoes, cover and cook 5 minutes, add salt, pepper and mashed pumpkin and stir well. |
| 8 | Cook uncovered 3 minutes, stirring well. |
| 9 | Remove from heat. |
| 10 | Prepare basic polenta, spread half in 11x7x2 inch baking dish coated with non-stick spray. |
| 11 | Spread pumpkin mixture evenly over polenta. |
| 12 | Sprinkle with swiss cheese (optional) spread remaining polenta evenly over. |
| 13 | Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.. |
| 14 | Let stand 5 minutes before serving. |
| 15 | Yeild 6 servings. |
| 16 | Basic polenta: 1 ?cups cornmeal ?teaspoon salt 4 cups water Place cornmeal and salt in large saucepan. |
| 17 | Gradually add water, stirring constantly with a wire wisk. |
| 18 | Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cook uncovered 15 minutes, stirring frequently. |
| 19 | Yeild 4 cups. |
| 20 | Microwave method: place cornmeal and salt in a 3 quart microwave cassarole. |
| 21 | Gradually add water, stirring until blended. |
| 22 | Cover, microwave on high 12 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes. |
| 23 | Let stand covered 5 minutes. |
| 24 | I made this two times, the first time i couldn"t find kale in the particular grocery store that i went to so i used spinach. |
| 25 | I used the microwave method for polenta since i tend to scorch things and it worked great. |
| 26 | The first 2 times i stirred i wasn"t sure it was going to thicken by the time it finished it was perfect and it sure is easy to just set the timer for 3 minutes and stir when it beeps. |
| 27 | The non-fat cheese is totally optional, in fact i shredded it then forgot to put it in the first time . |
| 28 | In is fine without cheese, but the cheese tasted good on the microwaved leftovers too. |
| 29 | (the only edible non-fat cheese i"ve found is called lifetime brand and they don"t sell it in every store here). |
| 30 | The effect is rather like lasagna but different |
