Polenta With Zucchini Ragù & Chicken
plus Toasted Ciabatta Points & Parmesan
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
Creamy polenta and ragù are a classic pairing you can make extra-fast! Heat our precooked polenta, then swirl in sour cream, cream cheese, Parmesan, and butter for a luxuriously rich texture. Top it with a hearty tomato ragù packed with zucchini, onion, and carrots, and serve crisp ciabatta toasts alongside, ready to scoop it all up.
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Ciabatta
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
6 ounce
Carrot
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Precooked Polenta
1 unit
Zucchini
1 unit
Crushed Tomatoes
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
½ tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
½ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Halve, peel, and cut onion into ½-inch-thick wedges. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wipe out pan.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onion, and zucchini; season with garlic powder, half the Italian Seasoning (all for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are softened and lightly browned, 7-10 minutes.
Add crushed tomatoes, ¼ cup water, and ½ tsp sugar (½ cup water and 1 tsp sugar for 4). Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has slightly thickened, 2-4 minutes.
Use pan used for chicken here.
Meanwhile, heat a small pot over medium heat. Add polenta and ⅓ cup water (⅔ cup for 4 servings). Mash with a potato masher until mostly smooth, 30-60 seconds.
Whisk in sour cream, cream cheese, Parmesan, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4); cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. (If polenta seems too thick, add water 1 TBSP at a time until it reaches desired consistency.)
Meanwhile, halve and toast ciabatta.
Cut ciabatta on a diagonal into triangles and drizzle with olive oil.
Divide polenta and ragù between shallow bowls in separate sections. Serve ciabatta on the side.
Slice chicken crosswise. Serve atop polenta.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the cheesy polenta, while some found the ragu too sweet. Consider adding all the Italian seasoning for more depth 🌿.
- Ease of prep: Some found it time-consuming; slice vegetables thinner for faster cooking and fewer packets would streamline preparation.
- Suggestions: Try adding chicken or mushrooms for extra heartiness. A dash of heat or extra cheese could boost the ragu's flavor.
- Portions: Generous servings satisfied most diners, with some finding it enough for 3 portions.
- Polenta texture: Use cornmeal instead of the precooked brick for a smoother, creamier consistency.
Reviews from our home cooks
What a very pleasant surprise on something we've never had before. The polenta is a really nice alternative to mashed potatoes, not quite as good, but mashed potatoes is our favorite way to eat potatoes, followed closely by baked. The Ragu was very tasty, and I'm glad I added the chicken, not sure if we would have liked it as much meatless. I was thinking that chicken sausage might have been even better. We would definitely order this meal again. Kudos to the chef(s) for this meal.
This took like an hour. Need to account for more time to open packets (fewer would be better - vegetables did not need to be in plastic) and cook vegetables slightly thinner slices would cook faster). Need to provide range of times to account for time to cook optional proteins and for larger portions. Cheesy polenta was best part, but there was time to prepare corn meal from scratch and would have turned out even better.
I could eat this every day for the rest of my life. Yum! And not too heavy with the ragu.
Polenta is a great change from rice. Bravo! Loved the huge portions.
I liked the polenta, much different side from what we normally see!
Amazing taste for me it was more like 3 servings tons of amazing food.
This has to be one of my favorite Hello Fresh meals. Every bite was beyond delicious!! Please offer this again!
Unique flavors, good with added chicken. Garlic bread didn't seem necessary, might make a different extra option, like mixed fruit.
Very tasty. Next time I'd use all of the Italian seasoning provided though!
This was one of our lesser favorite meals. Too tomatoey and could have benefited from more vegetables. I added in some yellow and orange peppers
