Ingredients

Preparation about 45 minutes

8 ounces sweet Italian sausage links
1 medium onion, diced
14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
18-ounce tube prepared polenta, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 cup shredded mozzarella or fontina cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Remove casing from sausage links; break up meat. Cook sausage until well browned on all sides in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove sausage to bowl. In drippings remaining in skillet, cook onion until softened over medium heat. Add to bowl with sausage. Stir in tomatoes and their liquid and hot pepper sauce.

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Cook polenta slices, half at a time, until browned on both sides. Repeat with remaining butter and polenta slices.

Spoon half of sausage mixture into a 9-by-9-inch baking dish. Top with half of polenta slices, and half of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Repeat layer again, ending with Parmesan cheese. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and bubbly.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: about 436 cal., 19.63 g pro., 20.42 g carbo., 31.27 g total fat (14.44 g saturated), 77.58 mg chol., 1,152 mg sodium, 2.21 g fiber.