Green Beans and Mushrooms with Creamy Polenta
Sautéed green beans and marinated mushrooms with creamy polenta is such a delicious and healthy dish. It's also vegan and gluten free.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine General
Green beans sauté
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 200 g green beans fresh or frozen
- 100 ml water
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce
- ⅔ tbsp salt or to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 4-5 garlic cloves minced
Marinated mushrooms
- 400 g brown Champignon mushrooms sliced
- 5-6 tbsp all purpose soy sauce
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Polenta
- 500 ml water
- 120 g corn flour sieved
- 1 tbsp salt or to taste
- 20 g vegan butter
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
Prepare the mushrooms
Put in a large bowl sliced mushrooms, minced garlic and soy sauce; combine gently and set aside for 10-12 minutes;
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet, than add the marinated mushrooms; sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the mushrooms soften; set aside;
Cook the green beans
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan or a wok and, when it's hot, add the diced onion; sauté over medium heat for 2 minutes; stir from time to time ;
Add in the green beans, water and tomato sauce; once heated, add salt, ground pepper, and thyme; cook over medium high heat for about 8 minutes; stir from time to time;
When the beans are almost cooked, add the minced garlic and give it a stir; cook for 2-3 minutes then turn off the heat;
Make the polenta
Put the water into a saucepan, sprinkle 1 tsp of corn flour on top and bring it to a boil;
When the water starts boiling , turn the heat down to minimum and add salt;
Add corn flour gradually while you keep stirring with a wooden spoon;
Cook for about 15 minutes, until you get a thick paste; don't stop whisking;
Add vegan butter and nutritional yeast; stir for a few seconds, until all ingredients are incorporated;
Turn off the heat and transfer the polenta on serving plated while hot;
Add the green beans on top or next to the polenta and enjoy.
Keyword creamy polenta, garlicky green beans, marinated mushrooms