Savory Steel Cut Oats Recipe

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 8 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups vegetable stock or water (plus a bit more if needed)

1 cup steel cut oats

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon olive oil (or unsalted butter)

¼ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon ground paprika

8 ounces baby bella mushrooms (sliced / or any other one of your favorite mushrooms)

5 oz. fresh baby spinach leaves

1 clove garlic (minced or ½ teaspoon garlic powder - optional)

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 large eggs (- fried or soft boiled - optional)

1/8 teaspoon Red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

To soak steel cut oats: Place vegetable stock (or water) in a medium saucepan with a lid. Bring it to a boil. Off the heat, stir in the steel-cut oats and salt. Cover it with the lid and let it sit on the kitchen counter overnight.

To make the veggie topping: In the morning, before cooking the steel-cut oatmeal, prepare the topping. To do so, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add spices and cook them for a minute or so.

Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they are fully cooked, for about 6-8 minutes.

Add the baby spinach and cook until wilted, for 3-4 minutes.

If using, add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Finish it off with salt and pepper and set it aside.

To prepare the savory steel-cut oatmeal: Put the saucepan back on the stove and heat it over medium heat. Stir it frequently using a wooden spoon to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan. As it cooks, the excess liquid will evaporate, and the steel-cut oatmeal will form a thicker and creamier texture. If it gets too thick, feel free to add ¼ cup of water (or vegetable broth) to thin it out. This process happens in 3-4 minutes, so do not leave site of it.

Taste steel-cut oatmeal for seasoning and add more if necessary.

When ready to serve, ladle steel-cut oatmeal into a bowl. Top it off with cooked mushrooms and spinach. If using, add a fried egg on top.

Finish it off with salt and pepper and red pepper flakes. Serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 417 kcal
• Total Fat: 13 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Sodium: 647 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 61 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 18 g