What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cornmeal, 5 oz$0.08/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.40Typical price |
 | Corn kernels, 1 oz$0.09/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.09Typical price |
 | Milk, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.17Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 2 oz$0.22/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.46Typical price |
 | Mint, a little$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.06Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $1.57 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
- $typical cost tier
ItalianVegetarianGluten-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
Typical price
$0.78 per serving$3.14 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup polenta
- coarse salt (optional)
- 1 ear corn
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup cream
- fresh ground black pepper (optional)
- 1 tbsp fresh chives (optional)
Steps
- Bring 4 cups water and salt to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Whisk in the polenta, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 40 minutes, stirring often.
- Cut the corn from the cob and stir it into the polenta with the milk and cream.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until the corn is tender and the polenta is creamy.
- Season with pepper and stir in the chives.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
Vegetarian Italian dinners 276Gluten-free Italian dinners 42