Heart Healthy Steel Cut Oatmeal (With Choice Of Variations) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon light margarine
1 cup steel cut oats
3 cups boiling water
1 cup skim milk
Preparation
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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.
(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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