I am a changed woman.
I have embraced my love of oatmeal and there is no turning back!!
I was chomping at the bit today to try out the Lunchtime Oats I was dreaming up all morning. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I was willing to throw caution to the wind!
Loaded Lunchtime Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill Old Fashioned Oats
- 1.75 cups water
- 1/2 cup frozen veggies
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly minced garlic
Toppings:
- Organic Black Beans
- 1/2 teaspoon Parsley flakes
- P.C. Sundried Tomato and Herb Seasoning
- P.C. Organic Primavera Spaghetti Sauce
- Hummus
- More black pepper
Directions: Throw oats and water into a pot on medium heat and stir frequently for 5 mins. Add frozen veggies directly into pot, black pepper, sea salt, garlic. Cook for about 7-8 more minutes on low-medium heat, stirring often. Pour into bowl and add toppings!
I showed the French side for those of you who get a kick out of seeing French on our labels. ;) Biologique = Organic.
After cooking, I poured it into the bowl and it looked like pure heaven. But of course, I knew it was not complete…
I treated the oatmeal as a baked potato and I loaded on the toppings! Spaghetti sauce, hummus, parsley, black beans…oh my!
I used this beautiful wooden elephant spoon that I picked up in Mexico.
I rest my case.
To say this was pure bliss in my tummy is an understatement. I can’t remember a lunch that I have adored this much in a long time!!
Expect to see lots of Lunchtime oats in the near future! I am currently testing this batch to see how long it keeps me full for. Will report back with results!
Do you make savoury oats? What do you put in them?
I feel like the combos are ENDLESS. I already have my next Lunchtime oats planned out- Pizza Oats.
On today’s agenda:
- Workout (30 min treadmill hill workout, speed 4.1, incline 12%)
- Speed Clean house
- Bake 200 Glo Bars
- Huge Bakery Ingredients delivery + call to pay
- Blog
- Packaging + Shipping
- Pick up OSGMOM from Toronto airport (her flight was delayed from snow!!)
- Pick up a few groceries + figure out dinner
- Catch up on 2 weeks worth of email
- Finish Whittle My Middle Exercises
- Import invoices into Excel Spreadsheet
- Take after picture for Whittle My Middle
Enjoy your day!
What a creative way to eat oats! I never thought to make oats with savory ingredients but they look so good. Thank you for thinking of this and sharing :) I can’t wait to try!
I prefer my oats savory. My favorite way to eat them is just with cheese and lots of fresh ground black pepper. They are SO good like that!
This looks delis I can’t wait to make it. This is perfect right now being I’m sick as can be and all I want on my sore throat is hot meals like oatmeal.
Love from Florida
Amy
How cool! I never thought of oats that way!!!! Is is snowing like crazy up there? Because it’s a white out down here in Buffalo!!
I’m ALL about the savory oats. My favorites concoctions are:
peas, cheese, hot sauce, spices, flax, and topped with a sunny-side-up egg.
Or Tex-Mex style:
refried beans, sautéed bell pepper and onion, cheese, topped with egg.
I can’t believe it has never even occurred to me to make oatmeal with savory toppings! I feel a but DUH hovering over my head right now!
I have at least thought of making quinoa for breakfast although I haven’t managed to actually do it yet!
Another brilliant post…
WOW those look really yummy!! i really need to start eating healthy again… just found out this morning that i’m pregnant!! :) so no more excuses! you will be great inspiration for me, hehehe.
Yeah! Congratulations!!!
I LOVE oatmeal! I tried it for the first time about a year and a half ago and I seriously think I’ve had it for breakfast almost every day since!
I would never have thought to put those toppings or pair oatmeal with veggies before…but why not!?! Looks yummy….
I like to think of oats as a blank canvas too. So many topping possibilities. I have never tried savory oats though. It doesn’t appeal to me. Glad you rediscovered your liking for oatmeal =)
Oats are such a blank canvas and savory oats sound interesting. I think that is next on my lunch menu once I finish up leftovers.
I am soooo scurrred to try savoury oats!!! I know I shouldn’t be – but I am!! Yours look SO good. I usually prefer all things savoury to sweet, so I am sure I would like them – I just have to get over my silly fear!
you almost make me want to try those! but im still a little nervous….
I can’t believe I’ve never heard of savory oats. I’ve only been reading food blogs for, oh I don’t know, 5 months! LOL Yours look awesome..def something I need to do with the massive amount of oats I have in the cabinet. Thanks for the idea! :)
Part of me thinks this is a fabulous idea since I don’t really like sweet, but the other part of me is scared. Perhaps, I’ll have to try….
Your savory oatmeal looked delicious, glad you are having better luck with oats!! We love Bob Red Mills, great products.
Seriously? Frozen veggies and canned pasta sauce? Looks nasty. Might be better with fresh ingredients.
cool! my family usually does it savory but i usually have mine the norm, they normally put egg, anchovies (the white kind) or corn. I once experimented it with fish ;P it’s nice like fish congee… :) glad you like savory ones too and yours look delish!
I have never had savory oatmeal before but now I definitely want to try some!!! Your oats look delicious :)
never had savory oats but they look great!!! i’ve been trying to transition over into veganism for weeks now – but i’ve been having a hard time – anyways, your recipes and meals make me keep trying! they always look so good :)