Heart Healthy Steel Cut Oatmeal (With Choice of Variations)
"I have combined a few different methods of cooking this hearty grain and came up with my favorite way. I usually cook up a batch on the weekend and then scoop out a serving as I need it through the week. It reheats in the microwave perfectly! Listed below are some variations to the basic recipe...my favorite is pumpkin! These additions are not included in the nutrional analysis."
photo by PalatablePastime
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4-5
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon light margarine
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1 cup skim milk
directions
- In a large pan, melt the margarine and add the oatmeal.
- Stir the oatmeal into the margarine and toast it until it's golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Add the boiling water and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fittig lid.
- Simmer for 25 minutes. Watch the mixture carefully and stir to prevent overflow and sticking to pan.
- After 25 minutes, add the milk to the oatmeal.
- Stir gently and cook on low for an additional 10 minutes.
- Scoop into a serving bowl and top with sweetener and milk, if desired.
- Variations to be added at same time as milk.
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(choose one):
- *1/2 can pure pumpkin and 1 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
- *one chopped apple (with or without skins) and 1 teaspoons apple pie spice.
- *2 ripe, smashed bananas and 1 teaspoons cinnamon.
- *1 cup cranberries and 1 teaspoons cinnamon.
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Reviews
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Great recipes that doubles up well. Freeze in freezer bags and let thaw overnight for a healthy and hearty breakfast. -
I tried the pumpkin puree with spice; not a fan. Maybe b/c the ginger in the spice was overkill for me. Anyways, i will try this again with a different variation, and modify my review. -
This is my new favorite breakfast. It is so worth the time it takes. It reminds me of mornings at my grandmother's, and it's good for you, too. Can't get any better than this. Thanks so much DuChick! -
YUMMO! I love the toasty flavor of this. I served it with a little brown sugar and some frozen red raspberries, and a little milk. Delish! -
A healthy, delicious, make ahead breakfast...what's not to love? Your cooking times were perfect for my stove. Thank you for posting an easy recipe that has me put me on the road to lower cholesterol. :)
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I am...
~a mother of 2 kids (19 and 22) who are extremely picky eaters. The mere mention of "healthy" sends them running in the opposite direction. They prefer the creamy, cheesy, fried stuff that they weren't brought up on!
~a wife of a wonderful man who fights an expanding waistline and will lovingly eat most anything I set before him. Everything is 5 stars to him. :) He's the easiest customer a cook could ask for!
~a teacher who tends to reach for comfort foods to relieve stress. I am a middle school reading specialist. The miracles I see on a daily basis keeps me going! But it's also stressful, so keep me away from the cookie jar! I really have to fight off the sugary, fat-laden stuff that has no worth beyond the momentary comfort in my mouth.
~and I'm also a daughter who was brought up on home cooked meals back when calories meant nothing and taste was everything! That is an idea built into my system that's hard to shake! My mother raised 8 kids (I'm #7) on her home-cooking and I always teased her that she didn't raise a single skinny kid! I luckily inherited her great love of cooking and baking. (I miss you Mom!)
~finally, I'm "mom" to the best Bichon in the world. He is Quincy, our kid in a dogsuit. He's 13 years old, but still a puppy to us.
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