Quick (Microwave) and Nutritious Steel Cut Oatmeal
"This is from McCann’s website. I love that you can use the microwave and not have to worry about scorching your pot on the stovetop. Of course, you can always use a double boiler, but that can take a while. I always enjoy steel cut oats because they are more nutritious than rolled oats and have a nice, nutty texture. Note: Cooking times may have to be adjusted for your microwave oven wattage. I have 1000 watts and had to cook 5 minutes covered and 11 minutes uncovered."
- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup steel cut oats
- 2 cups water
directions
- Mix oats with water in a 2-quart glass microwaveable dish. (The size of the bowl is important because it needs to be large enough to allow the oats to bubble without spilling over.).
- COVER and place the dish in the microwave oven on high for 5 minutes.
- Stir. Cook UNCOVERED for another 5 minutes.
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How can I cook 1 serving in microwave
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Utter fail. 5 minutes covered in the microwave equaled 90% of it spilling over the rim of the huge bowl I had it in. I must have a mighty-powerful microwave. You might want to try fewer minutes at first, and watch it closely! -
Good recipe; but add a dash of salt. Also VERY important to use the right size bowl. I cooked covered for 4 mins on full power, then cooked 6 mins on 50% powder at 2mins at a time, stirring in between ea 2mins. Then cooked for another 6 mins at 60% power at 2mins at a time, stirring in between ea 2min. TOTALLY worth the effort - came out perfect consistency and good quantity for 2 people. -
Utter Success, but did take longer than recipe calls for. Using a 2 Quart Glass bowl, the bubbles got only as close as 1" to the top, so it never boiled over in my 1000watt micro. I zapped them for 5 minutes covered, but after 5 minutes uncovered there still was a lot of water left. So it took a total of 8:30 minutes uncovered, after cooking for 5 minutes covered for the oatmeal to come out JUST RIGHT (i like them thickish). Beats 50 minutes on the stove top!! Thank for you for recipe!
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I bought a set of Pyrex bowls at the flea market just for the prized 2 quart bowl. Your method is the hands down the best for me and my family. Oats like we've never had before.
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For the love of God, if my review stops one person from trying this recipe, I've succeeded. 5 minutes is way too long. I had a horrible mess in my microwave. Everything boiled over and it was too hot to clean. 9After it cooled I was able to clean my whole microwave. After I got everything cleaned, I started over with 3 minute increments while watching the whole time.
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