Delicious crispy baked polenta chips make an easy side dish or appetizer. Super versatile, season with your favourite herbs and serve with aioli, mayonnaise, pesto, or your favourite dipping sauce.

Polenta chips on plates with a bowl of basil sauce and a white cloth.

If you want a change from regular potato chips or fries these baked polenta chips are tasty, super satisfying and kids love them too!

Crispy on the outside, well seasoned, and slightly creamy in the middle, chunky polenta chips go well with a variety of mains.

Key Ingredients

  • Polenta (not quick cook)
  • Good quality vegetable broth or stock
  • Garlic powder
  • Dried oregano or herbs of choice
  • Nutritional yeast – gives the “cheesy” flavour without using cheese.

Step-by-Step Instructions with Photos

First, get prepared. Line a 23cm x 33cm / 9” x 13”/ baking dish with baking/parchment paper.

Stock/broth in saucepan with seasoning in glass bowls.
  1. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a large saucepan.
Ingredients for polenta fries in saucepan.

2. Add the polenta, garlic powder, and oregano, stirring vigorously to avoid clumping.

Ingredients for polenta fries in saucepan.

3. Cook the polenta in the broth/stock over medium-low heat for 5-7 minutes.

Ingredients for polenta fries being stirred in saucepan while thickening.

4. Cook until the polenta is well-saturated and no longer visibly granular.

Seasoning and salt being added to polenta in saucepan.

5. Remove cooked polenta from heat and stir in nutritional yeast, black pepper, and salt.

Polenta fries mixture pressed into tray.

6. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth into a very even layer, getting all the way to the corners. Loosely cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Polenta fries chilled before going in oven.

7. Preheat oven to 220 °C/425°F. Line a baking tray with paper.
Turn the chilled polenta out onto a cutting board. Slice into 12mm-18mm – ½” – ¾” thick and 7.5cm-10cm/3”-4” long slices.

Brushing oil on polenta fries.

8. Brush all sides of the polenta chips with olive oil.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, flipping half-way through, until lightly golden on the outside.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. The polenta chips are best eaten right away.

Birdseye view of polenta chips on 2 plates on wooden background with pepper grinder, mayonnaise and basil in background.

How to serve:

  • Serve the baked polenta chips with marinara sauce, basil oil, aioli, mayonnaise, pesto, or dip into this dairy-free ranch dressing.
  • Sprinkle the chips with fresh rosemary and extra black pepper if desired.
  • These are delicious as a starter or go well on the side with steak, lamb, or chicken such as baked honey garlic lemon pepper chicken thighs with some greens or a salad.

Additional Recipe Notes

  • If your vegetable stock or broth is very salty, you may need no or less additional salt. Homemade vegetable broths may need more.
  • Polenta chips are more filling than chips or fries made from potatoes so you will need less per serve.

Other recipes you might like:

This Mediterranean chicken bake is full of Mediterranean flavours.

Healthy and full of fresh veggies these Greek chicken bowls with dairy-free tzatziki are delicious.

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Polenta Chips

Polenta Chips

Yield: 5-6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Additional Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes

Easy basked polenta chips make a tasty appetizer or side dish. Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups/225g polenta (not quick cook)
  • 4 cups/940ml vegetable broth*
  • 1 tsp/2g garlic powder
  • ½ tsp/ ½ g dried oregano
  • ½ tsp/1g ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp/11g nutritional yeast
  • ½ tsp/3g salt*
  • 3 tbsp/45ml olive oil

Instructions

    1. For step-by-step instructions with photos please see post. First, get prepared. Line a 23cm x 33cm / 9” x 13”/ baking dish with baking/parchment paper.
    2. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a large saucepan.
    3. Add the polenta, garlic powder, and oregano, stirring vigorously to avoid clumping.
    4. Cook the polenta in the broth/stock over medium-low heat for 5-7 minutes.
    5. Cook until the polenta is well-saturated and no longer visibly granular.
    6. Remove cooked polenta from heat and stir in nutritional yeast, black pepper, and salt.
    7. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth into a very even layer, getting all the way to the corners. Loosely cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    8. Preheat oven to 220 °C/425°F. Line a baking tray with paper. Turn the chilled polenta out onto a cutting board. Slice into 12mm-18mm - ½” - ¾” thick and 7.5cm-10cm/3”-4” long slices.
    9. Brush all sides of the polenta chips with olive oil. Bake for 35-40 minutes, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden on the outside.
    10. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. The polenta chips are best eaten right away.

Notes

  • Serve the baked polenta chips with marinara sauce, basil oil, aioli, mayonnaise, pesto, or other dipping sauce.
  • Sprinkle the chips with fresh rosemary and extra black pepper if desired. If your vegetable stock or broth is very salty, you may need no or less
    additional salt. Homemade vegetable broths may need more.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 134Total Fat 9.9gCarbohydrates 8.8gProtein 3.6g

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