Your perfect pasta night just got a little spicier with polenta jars topped with a spicy Italian sausage and red wine mushroom ragu.

I love a good Italian Night!  The only problem is that pasta sometimes does not agree with me.  I think since I went gluten-free for a month, my body just can’t take the large amounts of pasta that I can consume.

I used to eat pasta for breakfast, that’s how much I love it!  Just because I can’t eat the pasta noodles doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t get to enjoy Italian night just like everyone else.  The best way to still get that comfort food feeling without the pasta is to use polenta.

I never knew how fun polenta could be until I watched Michael Chiarello make a polenta night for some guests on his Easy Entertaining show in Napa Valley.  It was so much fun watching him make all these tasty sauces, cheesy ones and spicy ones, and this perfectly creamy polenta.

He served it by pouring it down the middle of a table that was topped with brown paper.  The polenta was so warm and thick that it stayed in the middle of the table.  Everyone could spoon some from the center and then dress it with their favorite sauce or pesto.

How fun it would be to serve dinner like this. Talk about family style!

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I don’t think I have a table long enough to pour it out so dramatically, so I will have to serve it in something a little less spacious.  Tapas is the name of the game here so how about a tapas style portion in a cute jar complete with a thick and chunky ragu for the top?  

You can eat it straight from the jar, which my husband did, or smear it on some crusty bread.  The first choice keeps it gluten-free while the second one makes it more of a creamy spread for your crostini.

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Either way, this polenta jar will satisfy your cravings for Italian food and make you #FallForFlavor on another level!

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Italian night is something that everyone likes and is very family friendly.  How would you like to win your own Perfect Pasta Night?

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