Ricotta Polenta with Drunken Meatballs. Mouthwatering classic meatballs simmered in a hearty brown beer gravy with caramelized onions and served over creamy ricotta polenta. This 30-minute meal will knock your socks off.
I hope you love to indulge a few meatballs and some rich flavors to go with it. Here we add caramelized onions and simmer them with a dark beer until the pan sauce thickens.
We serve it over a delicious polenta swirled with ricotta. The ricotta cheese adds a creamy touch without a lot of fat, while the parmesan gives it depth and character. The ingredients are simple, the taste is huge. The whole dish comes together in about 30 minutes and will be a meal to remember.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO
RECIPE NOTES
Make this recipe your own!
- for the meatballs, you can use ground chicken, beef or pork
- add mushrooms to the gravy
- swap brown beer for beef broth
- use a dark beer with dominant malty sweet flavors
- serve with a simple salad, roasted broccoli or green beans
- no polenta? serve with mashed potatoes
More polenta, please!
Cooking Video
Calories Per Serving: 644 kcalRicotta Polenta with Drunken Meatballs
Ingredients
Ricotta Polenta
Meatballs
Gravy
Instructions
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
This looks so good!
Thanks! Hope you give it a try!
This was delicious!!! It made me very, very happy!! Thank you!
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for giving it a try and making!
This was awesome, Loved the richness of the gravy I questioned the dark beer but think it was a secret ingredient. And the polenta. Decadent yum!
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, thanks for giving it a try and making!
This recipe was amazing! We celebrated the New Year this evening with delicious meatballs and polenta. This is must to try! Thank you.
Yay! That’s so nice to hear, thank you so much for giving this recipe a try!
Anna…. This was amazing! I give this 5 stars hands down! The left overs were even better 🥰
Fantastic ! I’m so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for giving it a try!