Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

Vegetarian recipe - Spinach, bean, ricotta, polenta...aw, I admit it, I was cleaning out the fridge

This is a recipe-in-progress started by half a container of ricotta cheese left over from a lasagna I made last week. I didn't want to make another lasagna, so I started looking around the kitchen...I'd bought a tube of polenta without anything in particular in mind, and I always have beans and tomatoes. So...

I cut the polenta up into slices and put it in a baking dish. Then I sauteed a bag of baby spinch in some oil and garlic, and mixed it with the ricotta, a drained can of white beans, and a can of tomato with the sauce. I poured that over the polenta, sprinkled it with more cheese (mozzarella and parmesan) and baked.

The result was gloppy, but tasty. The polenta took on a really creamy texture; I might try it again flying or baking the polenta and just topping it with the glop. I could also have left out the sauce and just used the tomatoes.

Oh, and to bring home the point that this was a get-rid-of-leftover meal, I served it with toasted hot dog buns. Nothing but the finest at Chez Nic...